The series Tools for Instructions and Reading Assessment is a companion piece to Dr. Jennifer Katz's book Teaching to Diversity. The series, which supports the three-block model of universal design for learning, offers two instructional guides, A Model Unit and Reading Assessment Program Guide for each grade from 1 to 12.

The Reading Assessment Program Guide includes:

  • A guide that focuses on how to assess students' progress in reading comprehension and fluency/decoding
  • Accompanying blackline masters and grade-specific rubrics
  • Four levelled Reading Passages to use for assessment throughout the school year
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Contents
  • Reading Comprehension and Fluency/Decoding 5
    • Explanations of TtD RAP Components 6
    • ReadInfo: Performance Standards in Reading for Information 6
    • TtD RAP: Four Assessment Packages per Grade 7
  • Calculation of Reading Levels in the Reading Passages 10
  • Recommended Timing for the Reading Assessments 11
  • Administering an Assessment 11
    • Individual Conference with Teacher 12
  • After the Assessment 14
    • Highlight Students’ Performance on Individual Rubrics 14
    • Summary/Profile of Class Performance 15
  • Blackline Masters 16
    • Titles and Levels of TtD RAP Reading Passages 16
    • Coding Guide 18
    • ReadInfo: Performance Standards in Reading for Information, Grade 4 19
    • ReadInfo: Summary/Profile of Class Performance, Grade 4 21
  • Grade 4 Assessment Packages 23
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781553794400
Publisert
2013-11-21
Utgiver
Portage & Main Press
Vekt
181 gr
Høyde
279 mm
Bredde
215 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Ark
Antall sider
50

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Biografisk notat

Jennifer Katz, PhD, taught for 16 years in diverse classrooms from K to 12, including special education and inclusive classrooms in Winnipeg and Vancouver. She has also served as a resource teacher and counsellor. Her work as an advocate of inclusive education has spanned several countries, provinces, and territories, and multiple audiences, including students, parents, teachers, educational leaders, and curriculum and policy development ministries. Dr. Katz received the MCEC Outstanding Achievement Award for Leadership, 2016. She now serves as an Assistant Professor of Inclusive Education at the University of British Columbia.