Assessment Literacy
An Educator's Guide to Understanding Assessment, K-12
Thomas DeVere Wolsey, Susan Lenski, and Dana L. Grisham
Foreword by Diane Lapp
HardcoverPaperbacke-bookprint + e-book
Hardcover$73.00 $54.75
orderFebruary 19, 2020
ISBN 9781462542086
Price: 194 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
Paperback$28.00 $21.00
orderJanuary 21, 2020
ISBN 9781462542079
Price: 194 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
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This clear, no-nonsense book guides current and future teachers through the concepts, tools, methods, and goals of classroom literacy assessment. The expert authors examine the roles of formative, summative, and benchmark assessments; demystify state and national tests and standards; and show how assessment can seamlessly inform instruction. Strategies for evaluating, choosing, and interpreting assessments are discussed, as are ways to communicate data to parents and administrators. User-friendly resources include boxed vignettes from teachers and researchers, practical assessment tips (and traps to avoid), and 12 reproducible planning forms and handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8½" x 11" size.