Assessment Literacy: An Educator's Guide to Understanding Assessment, K-12 by Thomas DeVere Wolsey
Thomas DeVere Wolsey . Unknown Year . English
This clear, no-nonsense book guides current and future teachers through the concepts, tools, methods, and goals of classroom literacy assessment. The expert authors examine the roles of formative, summative, and benchmark assessments; demystify state and national tests and standards; and show how assessment can seamlessly inform instruction. Strategies for evaluating, choosing, and interpreting assessments are discussed, as are ways to communicate data to parents and administrators. User-friendly resources include boxed vignettes from teachers and researchers, practical assessment tips (and traps to avoid), and 12 reproducible planning forms and handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
Categories: Literary Fiction
About the Author
Thomas DeVere Wolsey, Ed. D., teaches graduate courses in research and literacy. He leads professional development for teachers in Egypt, Guatemala, Mexico, China, on the Hopi Reservation, and throughout the United States, among other places. He is the author or co-author of eight books for teachers and teacher educators with two more in development. Dr. Wolsey has developed training materials for the California Department of Education, TextProject, San Diego State University, and North County (San Diego) Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Program. His specialties include exploring intersections of literacy and technology, middle grades and secondary literacy practices, teacher preparation, and green school design. Coming soon from Guilford Press: Literacy in the Disciplines--A Teacher's Guide for Grades 5-12, 2nd edition! by Thomas DeVere Wolsey and Diane Lapp with contributions from Dana L. Grisham, Denise Johnson, Stephen Mogge, David Scales, and many others. Just out from Springer: Teaching Refugees and Displaced Students: What Every Educator Should Know Edited by Thomas DeVere Wolsey and Ibrahim M. Karkouti
