Route to Reading: Do Regular Performance Checks
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Route to Reading: Do Regular Performance Checks
Assessment information helps inform your child’s reading profile and type of instruction and support best matched to his or her needs.
Screening Assessment: Is there an issue?
Diagnostic Assessment: What is the issue?
Questions to ask your child's school:
What screening practices for literacy does the school use and when?
How are children with reading difficulties identified?
What information does the school collect on my child’s literacy progress?
How is the information used to make decisions about my child’s literacy needs?
Suggested Citation
National Center on Improving Literacy (2020). Route to Reading: Do Regular Performance Checks. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Special Education Programs, National Center on Improving Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.improvingliteracy.org.
Abstract
Questions to ask about your child's assessments and instruction at school.
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The research reported here is funded by awards to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with the Office of Special Education Programs (Award #: S283D160003). The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. Copyright © 2024 National Center on Improving Literacy. https://www.improvingliteracy.org
