Ekwall / Shanker Reading Inventory
Shanker, James L.
ISBN 10: 0205388531 ISBN 13: 9780205388530
Published by Pearson, 2009
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Based on the time-tested criteria of the informal reading inventory, the research-based, clinically verified Ekwall/Shanker Reading Inventory is the most coherent and comprehensive reading assessment instrument ever developed. It provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions that tell the examiner exactly how to go about conducting and interpreting the diagnosis. The instructions for both administering the test and formulating a diagnosis have been carefully refined in this edition to make them even more user-friendly.
From the Back Cover:
Rave Reviews
“The best phonics assessment around. Exceptional assistance for examiners in deciding independent, instructional and frustration reading levels. Extremely sensible discussion of phonics as it relates to reading ability.”
— Lee Dubert, Boise State University
Based on the time-tested criteria of the informal reading inventory, the research-based, clinically verified Ekwall/Shanker Reading Inventory, Fifth Edition, is the most coherent and comprehensive reading assessment instrument ever developed. It provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions that tell the examiner exactly how to go about conducting and interpreting the diagnosis. The instructions for both administering the test and formulating a diagnosis have been carefully refined in this edition to make them even more user-friendly!
Key Features:
- Comprehensive inventory offers the greatest number of tests in the market and enables the user to identify individual students' abilities in all areas of decoding and comprehension.
- Covers all areas critical to reading — including phonemic awareness, concepts about print, letter knowledge, basic sight words, structural analysis, fluency, and comprehension — making it the most thorough and accurate inventory available.
- Provides complete instructions and specific examples for translating the diagnosis into a clear and complete, yet concise diagnostic report.
- Basic sight vocabulary is tested in a quick test format as well as in isolation and in passage context.
New to the fifth edition:
- New instrument for direct assessment of context clue usage.
- Crib sheets are provided for every assessment.
- Reorganized to have crib sheets, test sheets and scoring sheets together for each assessment.
The Ekwall/Shanker Informal Reading Inventory is a great companion book to Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties also published by this author team and Pearson Teacher Education.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Ekwall / Shanker Reading Inventory
Publisher: Pearson
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 5th or later Edition