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Download full textRabinowitz, Stanley; Wong, Judy; Filby, Nikola – 2002
With reading, as with all academic content and skills, effective instruction is informed by sound assessment. Teachers' knowledge about classroom-embedded reading assessment must continue to be developed so that they can use the information it yields to make informed instructional decisions. At the same time, districts and schools must develop…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods
Westheimer, Miriam, Ed. – 2003
Begun in Israel in 1960, the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) program is a family support, parent-focused, early childhood literacy program. This book compiles 17 evaluation studies of the program, from researchers and practitioners in 7 countries. The studies are organized around five themes: exploring theoretical…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation Methods
Allington, Richard L.; Cunningham, Patricia M. – 2002
This book presents practical information for those wanting to create elementary schools in which all children become readers and writers. It describes critical factors that can advance or impede the development of more effective educational settings, noting exemplary efforts in real schools and offering a variety of activities for taking stock of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Curriculum
