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More than 75,000 in print!
More than 75,000 in print!
Assessment for Reading Instruction
Second Edition
Second Edition
Michael C. McKenna and Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl
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"This text should be required reading for any undergraduate or graduate student of literacy education. Additionally, it is certain to be used widely as a reference tool on the desks of literacy coaches, teachers, reading specialists, tutors, curriculum coordinators, and principals. To date, I have not found any other book that covers literacy assessment with such depth and breadth while also being extremely accessible and easy to use. The second edition features several updates, including ways to assess digital literacy and an expanded section on fluency."
-Carolyn Strom, MEd, reading specialist, New York, New York
"I use this text in all of my assessment courses and my students find it to be a critical resource in their own classrooms. While the first edition has been invaluable to my teaching, the second edition is, if anything, even better. This book offers essential tools for evaluating learners as they develop as readers....In an age when informal evaluations are often overlooked, this book reminds us of their value in creating effective literacy instruction for readers at all levels."
-Melanie Kuhn, PhD, School of Education, Boston University
"During my first year as a literacy coach, the first edition of this invaluable book provided the guidance I needed for assessing both the strengths and weaknesses of the students in my K-5 school. I am so excited about the second edition! Changes in the content and structure will help coaches and teachers glean information about students even more quickly and thoroughly, and the table of assessments facilitates finding and using the reproducible forms."
-Elaine Merritt, EdS, literacy coach, Johnson County Elementary School, Wrightsville, Georgia
"An extremely practical 'must read' for teachers at all stages of their careers. The organization of the second edition emphasizes the developmental nature of reading, and reflects the current research related to the acquisition of literacy skills. Classroom teachers and reading specialists will find this to be their most-used reference on assessment of all reading components. Administrators will also find it valuable as they seek resources to support the professional development of literacy teachers."
-Jean Ray Korder, MEd, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Urbana School District 116, Urbana, Illinois
-Carolyn Strom, MEd, reading specialist, New York, New York
"I use this text in all of my assessment courses and my students find it to be a critical resource in their own classrooms. While the first edition has been invaluable to my teaching, the second edition is, if anything, even better. This book offers essential tools for evaluating learners as they develop as readers....In an age when informal evaluations are often overlooked, this book reminds us of their value in creating effective literacy instruction for readers at all levels."
-Melanie Kuhn, PhD, School of Education, Boston University
"During my first year as a literacy coach, the first edition of this invaluable book provided the guidance I needed for assessing both the strengths and weaknesses of the students in my K-5 school. I am so excited about the second edition! Changes in the content and structure will help coaches and teachers glean information about students even more quickly and thoroughly, and the table of assessments facilitates finding and using the reproducible forms."
-Elaine Merritt, EdS, literacy coach, Johnson County Elementary School, Wrightsville, Georgia
"An extremely practical 'must read' for teachers at all stages of their careers. The organization of the second edition emphasizes the developmental nature of reading, and reflects the current research related to the acquisition of literacy skills. Classroom teachers and reading specialists will find this to be their most-used reference on assessment of all reading components. Administrators will also find it valuable as they seek resources to support the professional development of literacy teachers."
-Jean Ray Korder, MEd, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Urbana School District 116, Urbana, Illinois
