Assessment

Assessment

Lesson Plans

We have hundreds of standards-based lesson plans written and reviewed by educators using current research and the best instructional practices. Find the perfect one for your classroom.

Peer Review: Narrative

Peer Review: Narrative

Minilesson
Grades
6 - 8
Active Reading through Self-Assessment: The Student-Made Quiz

Active Reading through Self-Assessment: The Student-Made Quiz

Recurring Lesson
Grades
6 - 12
Teaching Student Annotation: Constructing Meaning Through Connections

Teaching Student Annotation: Constructing Meaning Through Connections

Standard Lesson
Grades
9 - 12
Modeling Academic Writing Through Scholarly Article Presentations

Modeling Academic Writing Through Scholarly Article Presentations

Unit
Grades
9 - 12

Developing Reading Plans to Support Independent Reading

Standard Lesson
Grades
6 - 8
Peer Edit With Perfection: Effective Strategies

Peer Edit With Perfection: Effective Strategies

Standard Lesson
Grades
3 - 5
Involving Students and Families in Ongoing Reflection and Assessment

Involving Students and Families in Ongoing Reflection and Assessment

Recurring Lesson
Grades
K - 2
Our Community: Creating ABC Books as Assessment

Our Community: Creating ABC Books as Assessment

Standard Lesson
Grades
K - 2

Strategy Guides

Looking for new teaching strategies or interested in brushing up on the strategies you are already using in your classroom? Strategy guides define and provide examples of effective literacy teaching and learning strategies and offer a wealth of related resources to help sharpen your instruction.

Tracking and Supporting Student Learning with Kidwatching

Tracking and Supporting Student Learning with Kidwatching

Grades
K - 8
Assessing Student Interests and Strengths

Assessing Student Interests and Strengths

Grades
6 - 12
Promoting Student Self-Assessment

Promoting Student Self-Assessment

Grades
6 - 12
Making the Reading Process Visible through Performance Assessment

Making the Reading Process Visible through Performance Assessment

Grades
6 - 12
Differentiating the Reading Experience for Students

Differentiating the Reading Experience for Students

Grades
6 - 12
The Art of the Doodle: Writing with Imagination

The Art of the Doodle: Writing with Imagination

Grades
5 - 12
Exit Slips

Exit Slips

Assessment Tool
Grades
K - 12
Peer Review

Peer Review

Grades
K - 5

Professional Library

Inform your teaching with the latest research, find practical teaching tips, or get inspired. This selection of books, journals, and position statements comes to you from the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.

Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques

Preventing Plagiarism: Tips and Techniques

Grades
9 - 12
Beyond Standardized Truth: Improving Teaching and Learning through Inquiry-Based Reading Assessment

Beyond Standardized Truth: Improving Teaching and Learning through Inquiry-Based Reading Assessment

Grades
6 - 12
Authentic assessment

Authentic Assessments for the English Classroom

Grades
6 - 12

Blogs

Everyday Advocacy and Literacy Assessment

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We’re Still Working on Ways to Change the Conversation about Literacy Assessment
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Shifting Assessment “Home” Part I: Inviting Students to Self-Evaluation
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Shifting Assessment “Home”—Part II: Inviting Families to Expand Our Perspectives
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Assessment Stories On the Ground
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Are My Students Okay?
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The Biographic Biliteracy Profile: Assessing Linguistically Diverse Readers in Culturally Relevant Ways
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Working Toward Culturally Responsive Assessment Practice
Assessment

Empowering Teachers through Professional Learning and Assessment
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Assessing Linguistically Diverse Students
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Listening In on Student Learning