Literacy Assessment: Helping Teachers Plan Instruction - Softcover

Cooper, J. David; Kiger, Nancy D.

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9780618395972: Literacy Assessment: Helping Teachers Plan Instruction

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ISBN 10: 0618395970 ISBN 13: 9780618395972

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2004

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This text presents literacy assessment as a natural part of the instructional cycle. Through the text's practical, positive approach to the stages of developmental literacy, preservice teachers and reading specialists learn to assess student progress on a daily basis. Case studies, chapter summaries, and readings for further exploration make this text accessible and informative. A companion web site includes several interactive tools for instruction and learning.

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About the Author:

J. David Cooper (Ed.D., Indiana University) is a retired professor from Ball State University. Prior to teaching at the college level, he taught at elementary and secondary schools in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Cooper has served as a consultant to the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., numerous state departments of education, and school systems throughout the country. Active in the International Reading Association, he has spoken in all 50 states and eight countries. Dr. Cooper has authored or coauthored more than 20 books on the teaching of reading. He has served as an editor of Indiana Reading Quarterly and as a reviewer for such leading journals as The Reading Teacher, Journal of Reading, and National Reading Conference Yearbook. Currently, Dr. Cooper consults on literacy instruction with numerous school districts throughout the United States.

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"I would want to have this book in my classroom. It makes good reference material and is full of good ideas and teaching strategies." -- Review

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