Accessible assessment : how 9 sensible techniques can power data-driven reading instruction /

Count on the assessment that only counts what reallycounts

With these nine sensible, essential assessments, teachers can gather all the data they need. We share these assessments and show teachers how to use them across a school year for maximum instructional effectMichael Opitz, Michael Ford, and James Erekson

"Data-driven instruction" is a new education watchword. But today teachers don't have time to collect data about readers that isn't absolutely essential. Accessible Assessment simplifies reading instruction by only counting what really counts.

Accessible Assessmentisn't like many of today's complex, time-consuming assessment programs. It combines nine informal techniques into a manageable, calendarized framework that makes sense and drives highly targeted, differentiated instruction. Opitz, Ford, and Erekson help teachers:

Accessible Assessmentcan make a big difference for individual teachers, but it's even more powerful for teaching teams or entire buildings. It can bring a new level of coherence to any crucial assessment task, including:

Make assessment count more than ever by counting only what reallycounts. Count on Accessible Assessment.