TY - BOOK AU - Caldwell,Joanne TI - Reading assessment: a primer for teachers and tutors SN - 1572307277 AV - LB 1050.46 .C35 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - New York, London PB - Guilford KW - Reading KW - Ability testing N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index; Overview of the reading process: what do good readers do, and how do teachers and tutors assess this? -- Assessment as part of instruction: how can we assess as we teach? -- The informal reading inventory process: how does it address the three purposes of reading assessment -- Early literacy: what do we need to know about beginning readers? -- Word identification: how can we assess a student's word identification ability? -- Reading fluency: how can we assess reading fluency? -- Comprehension of narrative and expository text: how can we assess understanding of stories and textbooks? -- Motivation: what makes students want to read, and how can we assess this? -- Standardized tests: what do they tell us about reading performance? -- General summary: Assisting the good reader behaviors UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/guilford051/20022 80049.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/guilford05 1/2002280049.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/guilford041/200228 0049.html ER -