Literacy Assessment and Metacognitive Strategies A Resource to Inform Instruction, PreK-12

Packed with useful tools, this practitioner guide and course text helps educators assess and teach essential literacy skills and strategies at all grade levels (PreK-12). All six literacy modalities are addressed--listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing. Chapters on specific literacy processes integrate foundational knowledge, assessments, and strategies for students who need support in literacy, including English language learners. Presented are dozens of authentic assessments along with differentiation ideas. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book features more than 70 reproducible assessment forms and resources. Purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

1. Introduction to Literacy, Assessment, and Instruction
2. Building Relationships: Learning from Students, Families, and Community
3. Language Development
4. Word Analysis
5. Reading Fluency
6. Reading, Listening, and Viewing Comprehension
7. Writing Composition and Visual Representation
Appendix: Assessments and Resources

Stephanie L. McAndrews, PhD, is Professor and Director of the Literacy Program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). At SIUE, she developed the Master of Science in Literacy Education degree, the Post-Master’s Literacy Specialist Certificate program, and the Cougar Literacy Clinic. Dr. McAndrews is an experienced classroom teacher, reading specialist, and Reading Recovery teacher, and is certified in Structured English Immersion. She is an active contributor to the Literacy Research Association, the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, and the International Literacy Association. She is also a board member of the Illinois Reading Council, for which she has served as president of the Lewis and Clark Reading Council and the College Instructors of Reading Professionals special interest group. She is a former long-time editor of The Reading Teacher journal. Widely published, Dr. McAndrews has presented at national and international conferences, worked on assessment initiatives with the Illinois State Board of Education, and consulted with school districts in Illinois, Missouri, and Guatemala. Her primary goal is to enhance the literacy development of PreK-12 students by cultivating literacy leaders who are knowledgeable about literacy processes and can make informed instructional and programmatic decisions.