Topic: Assessments
This presentation by Dr. Nancy J. Nelson, NCIL Deputy Director, provides information on key issues for learning recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dynamic assessment is a testing approach that focuses on how well a student can learn something new as opposed to what a student currently knows. It combines features of single timepoint or “static” assessment and multiple timepoint assessment to predict reading problems, as seen in the diagram below.
The Literacy For All Series
This session will share evidence-based reading practices that can be used in response to screening to address students who show risks for reading difficulties or dyslexia.
This infographic explores The Reading House (TRH), a children’s book designed to assess emergent skills in 3-4 year-old children during pediatric wellness visits.
Assessments Resources
In this interview, Dr. Compton explains the purpose of universal screening, describes how it fits into a multi-tiered intervention system, and discusses using screening to identify students at risk for reading problems and place them into appropriate interventions.
Topic: General Literacy, Assessments, Screening
The three activities included in this tool provide building-level leadership teams and school administrators with a framework for reflecting on the implementation and quality of their universal screening programs and refining or improving screening practices.
Topic: General Literacy, Assessments, Screening
Iowa teachers use this error analysis sheet to identify student errors and plan interventions to address a student's specific needs using intensive instructional strategies.
Topic: Phonemic Awareness, Assessments
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