Formative assessment is the lived, daily embodiment of a teacher's desire to refine practice based on a keener understanding of current levels of student performance, undergirded by the teacher's knowledge of possible paths of student development. (from the NCTE Position Statement "Formative Assessment that Truly Informs Instruction")
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Beyond Standardized Truth: Improving Teaching and Learning through Inquiry-Based Reading Assessment
"Knowing Better: Examining Assessment"
English Journal, September 2013
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Supporting Adolescent Readers through Classroom-based Assessment (On Demand) (On Demand Web Seminar)
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Formative Assessment that Truly Informs Instruction
NCTE Framework for 21st Century Curriculum and Assessment
Framing Statements on Assessment
NCTE Position Statement on Machine Scoring
Working in Concert to Strengthen Literacy Education Across the Nation…Collaborative tools, resources, and groups engaged in professional learning around literacy topics such as using evidence to inform practice.
ReadWriteThink.org provides instructional practices and digital resources that support effective reading and language arts instruction for all learners.
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