| Description |
xii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-357) and index. |
| Contents |
A rationale for change in literacy classrooms -- Portfolios-the alternative "trend" -- The children: our populations, our future -- Effective classrooms for all children: what are they? -- Organizing, managing, and merging assessment and instruction -- Comprehension: processing and producing text -- Composition -- Phonics, spelling, and word study -- Reporting progress: engaging parents -- Epilogue: a final note -- Appendix A: Literature for developing readers and writers / Phyllis DeMartino Fantauzzo -- Appendix B: Glossary of terms often used when speaking about the "at-risk," "diverse," or "difficult" learners -- Appendix C: Checklist of characteristic behaviors associated with learning problems -- Appendix D: Skills usually associated with reading and the language arts: a checklist. |
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Language arts -- Ability testing -- United States.
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Portfolios in education -- United States.
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Educational tests and measurements -- United States.
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Curriculum-based assessment -- United States.
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| ISBN |
0926842773 |
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