Full Description
Reading Diagnosis for Teachershas what reading educators need to assess students' reading and writing abilities and to plan appropriate instruction accordingly. Well-known author/educators Rebecca Barr, Camille L. Z. Blachowicz, Ann Bates, Claudia Katz, and Barbara Kaufman combine an unrivaled wealth of actual case studies with sound theoretical foundation; solid research; and a developmental, constructivist perspective of literacy to prepare reading practitioners to connect diagnosis with instructional planning.
Contents
c o n t e n t sPreface ivAbout the Authors viii1 I Model for Reading Diagnosis and Instructional Planning 12 I Knowledge of Print: Its Development,Assessment, and Instructional Support 343 I Knowledge of Print: Oral Reading Analysisand Instructional Support 804 I Prior Knowledge and Vocabulary: Development,Assessment, and Instructional Support 1195 I Reading Comprehension: Its Nature and Development 1696 I Reading Comprehension: Assessmentand Instructional Support 2097 I Writing: A Window on Reading 2478 I Using Informal Reading Inventories and ExtendedPassages 2759 I Decision Making: Organizing, Using, and CommunicatingAssessment Information 322appendix A I Dolch Basic Sight Vocabulary 359appendix B I Blachowicz Informal Phonics Survey 361appendix C I Complete Records of Performanceon an IRI: James 365appendix D I Assessment Instruments 388appendix E I Resources for Leveling Books 401References 402Name Index 418Subject Index 421
