3-Minute Reading Assessments: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension: Grades 5-8: Short Passages and Step-by-Step Directions to Assess Reading Performance Throughout the Year-and Quickly Identify Students Who Need Help

by Timothy V. Rasinski, Nancy Padak

Overview

Leveled passages and assessment pages to quickly screen for reading problems.

Leveled passages with ready-to-use assessment pages help teachers quickly screen students for reading problems, such as low word recognition, poor fluency rate, and inadequate comprehension. Rubrics and grade-level norms make interpreting the data simple and easy, and record-keeping forms allow teachers to document and monitor student performance all year long. Meets Reading First guidelines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780439650908
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	02/01/2005
Series:	3-Minute Reading Assessments
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	460,535
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Timothy Rasinski is a Professor of Education in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literacy education. His major interests include working with children who find reading difficult, phonics and reading fluency instruction, and teacher development in literacy education. He has published over 100 articles and 10 books on various aspects of reading education. Dr. Rasinski is past editor of "The Reading Teacher "and is currently an editor for the "Journal of Literacy Research," He has served as president of the Colleg

Dr. Timothy V. Rasinski is a professor of education in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies. Dr. Rasinski teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literacy education. His major interests include working with children who find reading difficult, phonics and reading fluency instruction, and teacher development in literacy education. He has published over 100 articles and 10 books on various aspects of reading education. A past editor of The Reading Teacher, the most widely read journal in reading education in the world, Dr. Rasinski is currently an editor for the Journal of Literacy Research. Rasinski has served as president of the College Reading Association and he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	5
	Time for Assessment or Time for Instruction?	6
	Advantages of 3-Minute Reading Assessments	6
	Use 3-Minute Reading Assessments Throughout the Year	6
	What's Included in 3-Minute Reading Assessments	7
	A Word About Readability Determination	8
	Directions for Administering 3-Minute Reading Assessments	8
	Scoring and Interpreting the Assessment	9
	Word Recognition Accuracy (Decoding)	9
	Reading Fluency-Automaticity	10
	Reading Fluency-Expression	11
	Comprehension	12
	Administration and Scoring Aids	13
	Test Passages	15
	Grade 5	15
	Student Form A	16
	Teacher Form A	17
	Student Form B	18
	Teacher Form B	19
	Student Form C	20
	Teacher Form C	21
	Student Form D	22
	Teacher Form D	23
	Grade 6	25
	Student Form A	26
	Teacher Form A	27
	Student Form B	28
	Teacher Form B	29
	Student Form C	30
	Teacher Form C	31
	Student Form D	32
	Teacher Form D	33
	Grade 7	35
	Student Form A	36
	Teacher Form A	37
	Student Form B	38
	Teacher Form B	39
	Student Form C	40
	Teacher Form C	41
	Student Form D	42
	Teacher Form D	43
	Grade 8	45
	Student Form A	46
	Teacher Form A	47
	Student Form B	48
	Teacher Form B	49
	Student Form C	50
	Teacher Form C	51
	Student Form D	52
	Teacher Form D	53
	Charts for Recording Results	54
	Class Record Sheet	54
	Individual Student Record Sheet	55
	Instructional Ideas for Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension	57
	References	62