Reading Assessment and Instruction for All Learners

Abstract

Part I: Focus on the Learner. Understanding Our Role as Teachers: Facing the Challenges of Helping All Students Learn to Read and Write, Jeanne Shay Schumm, Maria Elena Arguelles. No Two Learners Learn Alike: The Importance of Assessment and Differentiated Instruction, Jeanne Shay Schumm, Maria Elena Arguelles. No Two Learners Are Alike: Learners with Linguistic and Cultural Differences, Mary A. Avalos. Part II: Focus on the Foundations of Reading. In the Beginning: Phonological Awareness, Elizabeth D. Cramer. The Alphabetic Principle, Phonics, and Spelling: Teaching Students the Code, Ana Maria Pazos Rego. Toward Independence: Sight Words and Structural Analysis, Peggy D. Cuevas. Practice Makes Permanent: Working Toward Fluency, Jodi Crum Marshall, Yvonne C. Campbell. Once Upon a Time: Comprehending Narrative Text, Adriana L. Medina, Paola Pilonieta. Making Sense of Knowledge: Comprehending Expository Text, Michele Mits Cash, Jeanne Shay Schumm. The Wonder of Words: Learning and Expanding Vocabulary, Lina Lopez Chiappone. The Magic of Literature: Trade Books in the Classroom, Jeanne Bergeron. The Parallel Bar: Writing Assessment and Instruction, Adriana L. Medina. Part III: Focus on Connections. The Digital Connection: An Exploration of Computer-Mediated Reading Instruction, William E. Blanton, Rita M. Menendez. Putting it all Together in Classroom and Resource Settings: Organizational Frameworks for Differentiated Instruction, Jeanne Shay Schumm. Appendix A. Student Reading and Writing Profile. Appendix B. Frequently Asked Questions About Informal Reading Inventories-Revisited. Appendix C. Assessment References. Appendix D. Children's Literature References. Appendix E. Research Skills. Glossary.