Here at The Gow School, the reading assessment done by our Reconstructive Language faculty is ongoing, diagnostic, and prescriptive in nature. Reading assessment is a term used to describe the observations that are made about students' reading.
Assessments can be objective or subjective.
An example of an objective assessment would be a standardized test of reading achievement such as the Stanford Achievement Test. Some examples of objective assessments include oral reading evaluations, developmental spelling inventories, non-directed reading activities, and directed reading activities. Assessment is most authentic when it is embedded into instruction so that observations are made about a student during the normal classroom activities. Assessment should be followed by careful evaluation. The evaluation then influences instructional choices.