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Grammar & Mechanics Jul 21, 2018

Don’t Assess What You Won’t Teach

It really is an either-or question: Is teaching or learning more important? DON'T assess to assess. Assessment is not the end goal. DO use diagnostic assessments. DON'T assess what…

Grammar & Mechanics Jul 19, 2018

ELA and Reading Assessments Do’s and Don’ts

Do's and Don't of ELA and Reading Assessments: DO use comprehensive assessments, not random samples. What teachers want are comprehensive assessments which specifically determine "What my…

Literacy Centers Apr 24, 2018

RtI Reading Tests and Resources

Teachers buy-in to the value of assessment-based RtI reading tests when the assessments meet seven criteria. Get these FREE comprehensive assessments for site-level Response to Intervention teams…

Literacy Centers Apr 14, 2018

ESL Reading Assessments

The best ESL resources are ones which are assessment-based, not program-based. Clearly, one-size-fits-all ESL resources would not work equally as well for divergent English-language learners. Catering…

Grammar & Mechanics Aug 15, 2010

Free ELA and Reading Assessments

However, let's bring some common sense to the what and how of English-language Arts and reading diagnostic assessments. What (which) assessments really provide meaningful and useful…

Reading Mar 7, 2010

How to Differentiate Instruction

With the Response to Intervention (RTI) model now being incorporated into many school districts today, it has become increasingly important to help frame the differentiated instruction…