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Formative Assessment for Literacy, Grades K-6
Building Reading and Academic Language Skills Across the Curriculum
Edited by:
- Alison L. Bailey - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
- Margaret Heritage - WestEd, California, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Foreword by Deborah Stipek
June 2008 | 224 pages | Corwin
Grounded in research and rooted in practice, this book shows teachers of elementary students how to use formative assessment to build literacy and language skills across the curriculum. Based onáthe authors'áworkáwith English Language Learners, but relevant to all learners, Formative Assessment for Literacy, Grades K-6 includes methods for using formative assessment strategies to develop listening skills, oral language, and reading comprehension. The authors assist instructors by: Showing how formative assessment fits within broader frameworks for assessment and instruction Examining the stages in literacy skill development Discussing the teacher knowledge needed to effectively incorporate formative assessment The final chapter offers guidance for planning professional development in literacy assessment.
Foreword by Deborah Stipek
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Formative Assessment: Stories of Language and Literacy Learning
2. Making Reading Instruction and Assessment Work for Students and Teachers
3. Formative Assessment: “Where Are My Students on Their Journey?”
4. Laying the Foundations for Reading Comprehension: Assessing Listening and Speaking Skills
5. The Essence of Reading: Assessing Reading Comprehension
6. Assessing Reading Through Writing
7. Schoolwide Formative Assessment
Index
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chatper 1: Formative Assessment: Strories of Language and Literacy Learning