ERIC Number: EJ1471939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
EISSN: EISSN-1940-6487
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Using Diagnostic Assessments to Improve Data Use
Brooke Wilkins
Phi Delta Kappan, v106 n7-8 p34-38 2025
An efficient assessment cycle is a necessary component of early literacy instruction. To support student growth, educators must screen, diagnose, and monitor student progress. Diagnostic assessments provide critical information that can empower educators to address student needs. Using information from diagnostic assessments requires educators to interpret data and understand how to apply the information to practice. When educators have access to diagnostic data, they can individualize instruction with confidence. Brooke Wilkins, a reading specialist at Mid Valley Elementary Center in Pennsylvania describes how the school implemented as assessment cycle for early literacy skills. This approach offers a model for detailed diagnostic assessments for other content areas and grade levels.
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Data Use, Emergent Literacy, Models, Elementary Education, Screening Tests, Reading Tests, At Risk Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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