Reading assessment
Subtitle: linking language, literacy, and cognition
By: Melissa Lee Farrall, PhD
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, New Jersey
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780470873939
Subjects: Psychology of Reading; Reading; Ability testing; Educational tests and measurements; Cognition in children; PSYCHOLOGY / Education & Training
Description: "This accessible, friendly guide is the first of its kind to present a research-based, integrated review of reading, cognition, and oral language testing and assessment. The theoretical underpinnings of reading, language, and literacy are covered, as well as detailed information and administration tips on the myriad reading inventories that may be used in a reading psychoeducational assessment. Unique in its inclusion of instruction on crafting professional evaluation reports to illuminate a student's strengths and weaknesses, this inviting book will enable school psychologists, reading specialists, and learning disabilities specialists to conduct effective interdisciplinary remedial recommendations and interventions"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Reading Theory and the Stages of Reading Acquisition Chapter 3: Oral Language Chapter 4: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Chapter 5: Statistics and Test Development Chapter 6: Test Administration and Report Writing Chapter 7: Response to Intervention Chapter 8: The Role of Intellectual Assessment Chapter 9: Oral Language Assessment Chapter 10: Underlying Processes Chapter 11: Decoding and Fluency Chapter 12: Comprehension Chapter 13: Informal Inventories and Readability Chapter 14: Written Expression and Spelling Chapter 15: Last Words Appendix A: Answer Key Appendix B: Glossary References Index.