Formative Assessment for Literacy, Grades K-6: Building Reading and Academic Language Skills Across the Curriculum

Grounded in research and rooted in practice, this book shows teachers of elementary students how to use formative assessment to build literacy and language skills across the curriculum. Based on the authors’ work with English Language Learners, but relevant to all learners, Formative Assessment for Literacy, Grades K-6 includes methods for using formative assessment strategies to develop listening skills, oral language, and reading comprehension. The authors assist instructors by showing how formative assessment fits within broader frameworks for assessment and instruction; examining the stages in literacy skill development; and discussing the teacher knowledge needed to effectively incorporate formative assessment. The final chapter offers guidance for planning professional development in literacy assessment.