Assessment Literacy

An Educator's Guide to Understanding Assessment, K-12

Thomas DeVere Wolsey, Susan Lenski, and Dana L. Grisham
Foreword by Diane Lapp

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January 21, 2020
ISBN 9781462542086
Price: $48.00
194 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
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January 21, 2020
ISBN 9781462542079
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194 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
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December 23, 2019
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194 Pages
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Listen to Dr. Wolsey on the Writing Matters podcast.
The reproducible materials can be downloaded and printed in PDF format.
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.