Evaluation and Assessment in Reading and Literacy Instruction

3 credits · Graduate

Explores both formal (e.g., standardized measures) and informal (e.g., reading inventories, portfolios) measures of assessing reading and writing ability. The course is designed to familiarize students with the most widely used reading measures, to develop competency in administering and interpreting these measures, and to develop an understanding of current issues in the assessment of reading comphrehension. Students will explore the issues of cultural bias in testing, the organization and display of student knowledge in different formats, and expectations for the achievement of cultural and linguistic minority students.