Day-to-Day Assessment in the Reading Workshop: Making Informed Instructional Decisions in Grades 3–6 - Softcover

Sibberson, Franki; Szymusiak, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439821320 ISBN 13: 9780439821322

Publisher: Scholastic Professional, 2008

Synopsis

In this book, two seasoned teachers show how to set reading goals, assess students to ensure goals are being met, and carry out instruction. Stressing that there are many ways to determine where students are and just as many ways to determine where to take them, they give teachers the tools to make that journey. They open with overview chapters on reading workshop and ""the first six weeks"" and move to detailed chapters on independent reading, read-aloud, whole-class instruction, small-group instruction, and conferences. In short, they provide a model for assessment-informed instruction. For use with Grades 3â 6.

About this title

About the Author

Franki Sibberson is currently an intermediate multiage teacher at Albert Chapman Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio. She has 20 years experience that includes classroom teaching in grades K, 1, 3, 4, and 5. She also works with teachers across the country in workshops dealing with reading in grades 3-6 and is a member of the Elementary Steering Committee for the National Council of Teachers of English. Franki is coauthor (with Karen Szymusiak) of Beyond Leveled Books and Still Learning to Read (both Stenhouse). She also has classroom videos including Bringing Reading to Life (Stenhouse), Making the Most of News Magazines (Stenhouse), Writers in Transition (Choice Literacy), and a forthcoming video about content literacy (Choice Literacy). Franki also maintains a blog, with colleague Mary Lee Hahn, about children's books, professional books, and adult books that they are reading at www.readingyear.blogspot.com. Karen Szymusiak is currently the principal of Glacier Ridge Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio. She has spent over 30 years in education as a teacher, coordinator of curriculum, and building administrator. She has presented at national conferences and workshops on reading in the intermediate grades and leadership for literacy. Karen is coauthor (with Franki Sibberson) of Beyond Leveled Books and Still Learning to Read (Stenhouse). She also collaborated on the videos Bringing Reading to Life and Making the Most of News Magazines (Stenhouse).

Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic Professional
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439821320
• ISBN 13: 9780439821322
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208