Essential Readings on Assessment

Reading assessment informs our understanding of individual students and our related efforts to best teach them, which shapes students self-concepts, motivations, and attitudes related to reading. It signifies, to many, the success and accountability of our teachers and schools.'' -Peter Afflerbach, from the Introduction Learn how reading assessment can improve instruction and learning with the research-based, peer-reviewed articles in this collection, selected and introduced by noted expert Peter Afflerbach. Fifteen articles cover a broad spectrum of practices and theory related to gathering, interpreting, and using assessment information, including: * The central role teachers can play in reading assessment * How assessment fits into our evolving understanding of reading * Systemic approaches to developing reading assessment * The impact of formative assessment on student development * The consequences of assessment Afflerbachs Introduction and the