 |  Teaching Reading: A Balanced Approach for Today's Classrooms Pamela Farris,
Northern Illinois University
Carol Fuhler,
Iowa State University
Maria Walther
Assessing and Evaluating Literacy Development
Web LinksFocus on Reading Assessment
(http://www.reading.org/focus/assessment.html)
The International Reading Association provides this website with links to many resources including meetings and conferences, publications, community links, and online press releases. |
| | | The Nation's Report Card: Reading
(http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/reading/)
This site provided by the National Assessment of Educational Progress offers to help you:- how it was developed.
- how the assessment is administered.
- sample questions from the assessment and see how they were scored.
- NAEP reading scale.
- NAEP reading achievement levels.
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| | | Early Reading Assessment Tools
(http://www.sedl.org/reading/rad/)
The Southwest Educational Development Laboratory provides this searchable database. The database describes in detail all available early reading assessment tools that are published and distributed in the SEDL region. It is intended to provide valuable information about all of the options available to teachers and administrators who are seeking reliable reading assessment tools for children in grades Pre-K to 3. |
| | | Performance and Portfolio Assessment for Language Minority Students
(http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/ncbepubs/pigs/pig9.htm)
NCBE Program Information Guide Series, Number 9, Spring 1992The National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education Authors Lorraine Valdez Pierce and J. Michael O'Malley address issues of assessment in initial identification, in the placement of students into appropriate instructional programs, in monitoring the progress students make within these programs, in reassigning students to different levels within a program depending on their growth in English language skills, in moving students out of special programs and into mainstream classes, and in following the progress of these students in the mainstream. |
| | | Creating Rubrics
(http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4521.html)
This site from Teacher Vision provides articles that guide the reader step-by-step through the rubric-creating process. |
| | | Teach-nology
(http://www.leveledbooks.com/)
This site for teachers provides a large collection of lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics, teaching tips, and much more. There is also a message board, resources for current education news, and teacher tools that help create classroom instruction. |
| | | Ericae.net
(http://ericae.net/)
Ericae.net offers balanced information regarding educational assessment, evaluation, and research methodology. Additionally, the site provides an online journal, Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation. |
| | | Reading A-Z
(http://www.readinga-z.com/)
A complete online reading program, this site contains book samples, lesson plans, worksheets, flashcards, and more. |
| | | Leveled Books
(http://www.leveledbooks.com/)
Search for books for emergent and beginning readers by level, title, author, or keyword. There is also a level equivalency chart. |
| | | Rhoades To Reading
(http://www.rhoadestoreading.net/free/)
Rhoades To Reading is designed for students enrolled in the fourth grade and above who have not reached grade level reading proficiency. Teachers, parents/guardians and paraprofessionals who have little or no formal training in the teaching of reading as well as the experienced reading teacher, may use Rhoades To Reading. The program includes a pretest and posttest assessment used for program placement and measurement of student growth, incorporates eight (8) process assessments, and includes built-in checkpoints to ensure that students have reached proficiency
before being introduced to new material. |
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