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Accessible Assessment
How 9 Sensible Techniques Can Power Data-Driven Reading Instruction Count on the assessment that only counts what really counts "With these nine sensible, essential assessments, teachers can gather all the data they need. We share these assessments and...
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Assessing Early Literacy with Richard Gentry (with DVD)
This is a three-part, DVD-based kit that shows you how one simple diagnostic test can reveal any student’s progress through the phases of early reading and writing. You’ll watch firsthand as Gentry meets children between ages three and seven...
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Developing Judgment : Assessing Children's Work in Mathematics
This book represents the next tier of work teachers will be doing in applying alternative assessment to mathematics in their classrooms. It is a resource book for developing professional judgment, crafted around examples of student work in mathematics...
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Kidwatching : Documenting Children's Literacy Development
This smart, practical guidebook shows preschool, kindergarten, and primary teachers how to refine their literacy evaluation practices through careful kidwatching. By observing and recording children's literacy development, teachers also develop new...
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Numeracy Nets: Quick Assessment Tasks, K-8
Provide simple diagnostic questions that give instant feedback and produce powerful school and system data Probe for understanding and uncover misconceptions about the critical mathematics that underpins the curriculum Help build clear and measurable...
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Portfolio Portraits
At professional conferences, educational experts recommend portfolios as alternatives to grading. Professional journals recognize portfolios as new systems for evaluating teacher and student performance. Several states are using portfolio assessments for...
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Rereading Fluency: Process, Practice, and Policy
Has your school spent tens of thousands or more dollars on fluency-based reading assessment programs? If so, you might be getting less for your investment than you think. Did you know? There is little consensus on what exactly fluency is. The...
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Taming the Standards: A Commonsense Approach to Higher Student Achievement, K-12
Make sense of state and national standards across the disciplines. Align them to your curriculum and classroom practices. And achieve the greatest student success. In these politically charged times, the mere mention of standards often leads to heated...
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