Assessing Readers: Qualitative Diagnosis and Instruction

by Rona F. Flippo

Grades K-6 Rona Flippo's Reading Assessment and Instruction received glowing reviews for its unabashed belief in the capabilities of knowledgeable teachers to make the correct literacy decisions for the students they teach. This revision continues to be unique among reading diagnosis books, bridging the gap between narrative/observation-driven assessment and the more traditional quantitative analysis that typically governs the work of reading specialists. And once again it supports individual classroom teachers' knowledge, beliefs, decisions, and roles, while incorporating the various philosophies in the field of reading and literacy education. Assessing Readers contains specific assessment, instruction, and organizational ideas and strategies, plus these distinctive A handy reference and resource, Assessing Readers above all empowers teachers, encouraging them to think about the value of their assessment and instruction choices and supporting them with tools to help them achieve their goals.

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2003