Full Description
The Practical Guide to Classroom Literacy Assessment, is every teacher's indispensable guide to assessment of all aspects of elementary literacy. It is an engaging and comprehensive resource for practitioners and pre-service teachers that integrates assessment and instruction activities to demonstrate practical ways for embedding test preparation into teaching and learning. Authentic teaching situations and dialogues in a story-like setting help readers become part of the background as observers, then use the structures and similar activities in their own teaching. The authors present specific assessment formats with how-to and when-to guidelines for reading, writing, and speaking--illustrated with rich examples, dialogues, scenarios, checklists, and student samples. An essential teacher's resource for linking literacy instruction and assessment more closely, evaluating grading, and providing meaningful instruction while conforming to current testing mandates, this is also an invaluable reference for coaches and administrators.
Contents
AcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsIntroduction1. Assessments With a Focus on Learning: Purposes and PromisesThe Historical Root of the MatterWhich Literacies?Audiences and Types of AssessmentsTiming of TestsReasons for AssessmentsFinal Thoughts2. Writing AssessmentsBrief Historical Overview of Writing AssessmentsWriting Assessments TodayTypes of Writing AssessmentsWriting TasksEvaluation ToolsWriting Assessment FormatsAssessing ProcessesAssessing ProductsOrganizing and Administering Your Own Scoring SessionFinal Thoughts3. Reading AsessmentTeacher-Created AssessmentsCommercial AssessmentsOngoing Assessments Used to Monitor ProgressEnd-of-Year AssessmentFinal Thoughts4. Oral and Visual AssessmentsSpeakingListeningViewing and ExperiencingAudience and PurposeImportance of a Variety of AssessmentForms and ProductsFinal Thoughts5. Assessment PortfoliosWhat Is an Assessment Portfolio?What Are the Issues Surrounding Portfolios?Final Thoughts6. Putting Assessment in PerspectiveOverview of Assessment DataUses of AssessmentA Few Final Assessment CaveatsAdditional Resources for AssessmentFinal ThoughtsIndex
