3-Minute Reading Assessments: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension: Grades 5-8

Nancy Padak; Timothy V. Rasinski

ISBN 10: 0439650909 / ISBN 13: 9780439650908

Published by Scholastic Professional, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 3-Minute Reading Assessments: Word Recognition, Fluency, and Comprehension: Grades 5-8
• Publisher: Scholastic Professional
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439650909
• ISBN 13: 9780439650908
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Nancy Padak, Ed.D, is a professor of Education at Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Padak serves as principal investigator and project administrator of the state literacy resource center at Kent State University. Her vast teaching experience includes middle school, high school, college reading and study skills instructor, K-12 administrator, and adult education teacher and administrator. Dr. Padak was recently given the honor of Kent State University Distinguished Professor.