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CORE and LETRS Phonics Screeners
In my following criticisms of the CORE and LETRS phonics screeners, I'm reminded that it's unfair to criticize a duck for being a duck. Of the…
Reading and Spelling Assessments
Following are accurate and teachable diagnostic phonemic awareness, reading, and spelling assessments with audio files, Google forms, Google sheets, and corresponding recording matrices to help teachers…
Tier 3 Reading and Spelling Assessments
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FREE Reading and Spelling Assessments
Get 13 FREE diagnostic reading and spelling assessments, most of which include audio files to pinpoint literacy deficits. Appropriate for reading intervention program placement and assessment-based…
Reading Counts! Claims and Counterclaims
The purpose of this article on Reading Counts! is threefold: 1. To briefly summarize the basics of the Reading Counts! (RC) independent reading management program 2.…
English-language Arts Standards
Over 25 articles, each with FREE resources focused on the Common Core State Standards for English-Language Arts.
ELA and Reading Diagnostic and Formative Assessments
DO use both diagnostic and formative assessments. DON'T assess to determine a generic problem. DO review mastered material often. DON'T solely assess grade-level Standards.
ELA and Reading Assessment as Instruction
Here's four Do's and Don't of ELA and Reading Assessments preview: DO treat assessment as instruction. DON'T trust all assessment results. DO make students and parents your assessment partners. Don't…