Learn what reading fluency is, why it is critical to make sure that students have sufficient fluency, how we should assess fluency, and how to best provide practice and support for all students.

Choosing a diagnostic or progress monitoring test depends on the age, grade, and the specific needs of the student to determine which reading skills to assess. Work with your school’s …

Reading comprehension: teaching and testing in New York Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, …

There are several ways that our students can practice orally rereading text, including student–adult reading, choral (or unison) reading, audio-assisted reading, partner reading , …

Nov 16, 2004 · Teachers can test students, analyze student work samples, observe students performing literacy tasks, or interview students on their reading skills. Teachers can gain the …

Group-administered assessments of students’ silent reading tend to miss many key components of reading. When you are giving an assessment, you should try to provide a comfortable, non …

Schools and teachers play an essential role in identifying students with reading difficulties, including dyslexia. This article offers a 5-step framework for identifying reading difficulties and …

Screening An informal inventory that provides the teacher a beginning indication of the student’s preparation for grade level reading instruction. , diagnosing, and progress monitoring …

Imagine reading Moby Dick, starting with sentence 16, then 5, then 32, then 1, etc. (Randomizing sentence order doesn’t hurt Maze or Cloze performance, but it wreaks havoc on summary …

Early identification is crucial when it comes to helping children who are having trouble learning to read. This seminal article by Joseph Torgesen explains the assessment process and reviews …