Assessment for Reading Instruction 4th Edition by Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl, Kevin Flanigan & Michael C. McKenna (2019)

Assessment for Reading Instruction, Fourth Edition (2019) by Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl, Kevin Flanigan, and Michael C. McKenna has helped more than 125,000 preservice and inservice teachers master systematic reading assessment in grades K–8. This accessible, widely adopted text explains how to use both formal and informal assessments to evaluate students' strengths and needs across every component of reading.

The revised and updated fourth edition walks teachers step-by-step through effective, engaging methods for targeted instruction in each area of reading development. The convenient large-size format includes 30 reproducible assessment tools, plus an additional multipage assessment available through the companion website where educators can access and print reproducible materials.

New to this edition: expanded coverage of the middle grades (4–8) with a new chapter and case study; explicit attention to this grade range throughout the book; new coauthor Kevin Flanigan contributing adolescent literacy expertise; updated coverage of computer-based testing methods; assessment of academic language; and improved approaches for using reading inventories accurately. Additional reproducibles include informal reading inventory summary forms, comprehension retelling forms, fluency rubrics, phonics and spelling inventories, and vocabulary assessments.

Key topics: phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, word recognition, oral reading fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, academic language, writing assessment, English language learners, struggling readers, response to intervention (RTI), Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and dyslexia screening.

Essential for: elementary and middle school teachers, reading specialists, literacy coaches, special education teachers, school psychologists, reading education graduate students, and teacher preparation programs.