ability testing

Contain sixteen three-minute reading assessments teachers may use to determine student abilities in word recognition, fluency rate and expression, and comprehension, each consisting of a brief reading passage and a grading form. Includes four passages per grade, from first to fourth.

Discusses assessment in the elementary grades, covering integration of assessment and instruction, performance and portfolio assessment, miscue analysis, and formal assessment instruments.

Presents a model for teaching students how to assess their writing, showing how to link assessment to revision, and includes focused lessons on the six traits of good writing, advice for adapting the six-trait teaching model, and samples of student writing.