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This indispensable resource offers a cutting-edge framework and practical tools for screening and assessing K-2 students at risk for reading problems. Provided are critical reviews of 42 specific measures, selected for optimal technical quality and presented in a clear, standardized format. Encapsulated are the scientific basis for each instrument; the components of reading acquisition measured; administration, scoring, and interpretation procedures; the instrument's psychometric soundness and usability; linkages to intervention; source; and cost. Detailed case examples drawn from the author's practice help the reader better understand the type of information generated by each measure and demonstrate how results can be written up in a variety of effective report formats.

Early Reading Assessment: A Practitioner's Handbook

IntroductionI. Advances in Early Reading Assessment1. Critical Issues in Early Reading Assessment2. Evaluating the Technical Adequacy and Usability of Early Reading Measures3. A Component-Based Approach to Early Reading AssessmentII. Early Reading Measures4. Early Reading Assessment Batteries5. Measures of Reading ComponentsAppendix A. Selected Test Publishers and SourcesAppendix B. Internet Resources for Early Reading AssessmentAppendix C. Glossary