内容简介
Thispracticalresourcehelpselementaryclassroom,remedialreading,andLDteachersmakethebestpossibleinformalassessmentofachild'sspecificreading,writing,andspellingstrengthsandweaknessesandattitudestowardreading.Writtenineasy-to-follownontechnicallanguage,itprovidesamultitudeoftestedinformalassessmentstrategiesanddevices,suchas"kidwatching,"retellings,journals,IRIs,writingsurveys,portfolios,thinkaloudsandmore--includingmorethan200reproducibleassessmentdevicesreadyforimmediateuse!You'llfindadetaileddescriptionofeachinformalassessmenttechniquesalongwithstep-by-stepproceduresforitsuseand,whereverpossible,oneormorereproduciblesampledevices.Completeanswerkeysforeachdeviceareincludedwiththedirections.AmongtheuniquetopicscoveredaretheinnovativeIndividualReadingInventory,SanDiegoQuickAssessmentList,ElPasoPhonicsSurvey,QADChart,HolisticscoringofwritingandReproducibledevicesforportfolioassessment.Inshort,AlternativeAssessmentTechniquesforReadingandWritingoffersawealthoftested,ready-to-useinformalassessmentinformationanddevicesthatshouldsavetheteacheragreatdealoftimeandenergyinmakingausefulassessmentofanystudent'sliteracyability!
作者简介
WilmaH.Miller,Ed.D.,isformerProfessorofEducationatIllinoisStateUniversityinNormal,whereshetaughtundergraduateandgraduatestudentsinreadingfor25years.PriortothatshewasanelementaryschoolteacherinIllinoisandArizona.Dr.Millerhaswrittennearly200publisherjournalarticlesdealingwithvariousaspectsofreadingforTheReadingTeacher,ElementaryEnglish,andReadingHorizons,tonameafew.Shehasalsoauthored17booksinthefield,includingReadingTeacher'sCompleteDiagnosisandCorrectionManual(1988),ReadingComprehensionActivitiesKit(1990),andCompleteReadingDisabilitiesHandbook(1993),publishedbyTheCenter.