Course Description
Formal and informal methods for assessing children's reading ability and planning instruction.
Athena Title
RD ASSESS ELEM SCH
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in READ 3430
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The objective is to provide new teachers with information and experiences that will enable them to utilize formal and informal methods for assessing children's reading ability and planning instruction.
Topical Outline
1. Phonemic awareness assessments 2. Phonics and decoding assessments 3. Fluency and oral reading assessments 4. Comprehension assessments (listening, oral and silent) 5. Individual vs. group assessments 6. Informal reading inventories 7. Issues of reliability and validity
Syllabus