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Well established as a teaching resource and course text, this guide to the ""whats,"" ""how-tos,"" and ""whys"" of reading assessment is now in a thoroughly revised fourth edition. Peter Afflerbach succinctly introduces major types of assessments, including formative and summative performance assessments, teacher questioning, and high-stakes testing. He provides an innovative framework (the CURRV model) for evaluating the suitability of assessments and combining them effectively to meet all students' needs. Emphasis is given to assessing core reading skills and strategies as well as noncognitive and social–emotional aspects of reading development. Helpful features include detailed examples of assessment done well, within-chapter ""Enhance Your Understanding"" questions and activities, and 25 reproducible and downloadable checklists and forms. New to This Edition *Explains assessment in a science-of-reading context. *Increased focus on equity issues, plus updated theory and research throughout. *Chapter on assessing early reading. *Chapter on assessing digital and critical reading.

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"""Afflerbach is without question one of the world’s leading authorities on reading assessment. I strongly and unreservedly recommend the fourth edition of this seminal text. Afflerbach goes beyond assessment in the well-recognized competencies of reading--phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension--to additional critical and often-neglected areas, such as metacognition, motivation, engagement, and self-assessment. If you are interested in taking a deeper dive into the complexities of reading assessment and gaining a fuller understanding of what it means to assess students’ reading, then you must have this book.""--Timothy Rasinski, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education, Kent State University ""In this classic text, Afflerbach thoroughly and compellingly addresses the foundational assessment content underlying reading development, from large-scale, high-stakes testing to arguably the more consequential consideration for assessment--the day-to-day individual classroom and the unique learners within that classroom. Among the unique aspects of the fourth edition is Afflerbach's attention to assessment of critical reading across disciplines and formats, including in digital environments. The volume masterfully develops the assessment aspect of the accomplished teacher's repertoire.""--Shane Templeton, PhD, Foundation Professor Emeritus of Literacy Studies, University of Nevada, Reno-"

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Peter Afflerbach, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research interests are individual differences in reading, factors influencing reading achievement, reading comprehension strategies, and reading assessment. Dr. Afflerbach has served on National Academy of Education and National Academy of Sciences committees related to literacy and literacy assessment. He is a member of the 2025 Reading Framework Development Committee of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and has served on other NAEP committees and on the board of directors of the Literacy Research Association. Dr. Afflerbach is an elected member of the Reading Hall of Fame and a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. A founding editor of the journal Metacognition and Learning, he has published his work in numerous theoretical and practical journals and several books. Prior to his university career, Dr. Afflerbach served as a Chapter 1 remedial reading teacher, a middle school reading and writing teacher, and a high school English teacher. He is a proud graduate of New York City public schools.

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