Assessment for Reading Instruction, Fifth Edition

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This trusted text and teacher resource is now in a revised and updated fifth edition, reflecting key advances in the science of reading. It covers the “whys,” “whats,” and “how-tos” of systematic reading assessment in grades K-8. The authors provide a roadmap and practical tools for evaluating students’ strengths and needs in each component of reading, resulting in a seamless integration of assessment, evidence-based instruction, and intervention. Essential topics include evaluating the comprehension of beginning readers, assessing older struggling readers, supporting English learners, and preparing diagnostic reading reports. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes 30 reproducible and downloadable tools, plus an online-only appendix with an additional multipage assessment.

New to This Edition

• Explicitly connects assessment guidelines to the science of reading.
• New chapter on morphology and significantly revised chapters on orthography and assessment of holistic reading.
• Aligns with the NAEP 2026 reading framework and definitions.
• Fully updated research, additional instructional resources, and two new assessments--Text Analysis Tool and Reading Engagement Scale.

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1. Introduction to Reading Assessment
2. General Concepts of Assessment
3. Emergent Literacy: Language Development and Phonological Awareness
4. Orthographic Knowledge: Phonics, Decoding, Encoding, and Word Recognition
5. Measuring Consolidation and Transfer: Analyzing the Reading of Connected Text
6. Fluency
7. Morphology
8. Vocabulary
9. Comprehension and Strategic Processing
10. Affective Factors
11. Assessing Reading in Grades 4–8: Guiding Concepts
12. Preparing a Diagnostic Reading Report
Appendix: Case Studies
References
Index