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Strategies for Reading Assessment and Instruction: Helping Every Child Succeed (3rd Edition)

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Although I have only read the first chapter for our Theories of Literacy Class, this book seems to give detailed information regarding the practices of most assessments, why they are given, and the how of doing it. I can not wait until we get into the meat of this book - the beyond - where it talks about helping our future students who face challenges; i.e., ELL students, Differentiating Instruction, etc. Whether you are a pre-service educator or an educator, this book will enlighten you; reminding you of the basics AND to push forward with your teaching instruction.

I had to buy this textbook for class. It's in GREAT condition and this seller was quick and it was an easy process!

I ordered this textbook for a masters reading course. The textbook has a colorful & well illustrated cover. However, the print type-face throughout the book makes it difficult to read (gothic)& the it appears to be very small. The publishers tried to squeeze too much information on one page throughout the book. The margins are not condusive to making marginal notes until you get to chapt. 6 & then only on the left margin. The diagrams, charts, figures, and graphs are aged & unappealing. The legends are difficult to locate or nonexistant. The headers & subheaders are in such small print & gray scale print it's difficult to read or see the transition. Although the text information has scholarship, it is not a well designed nor well organized textbook. Most textbooks typically have a glossary of topics or terms that make it easy for the reader to research a specific topic. The textbook also does not contain enough reading strategies as its title implies. The book is all over the place. Which made it difficult for me to use it as a reference for my research. It required much effort to search for information to support my theories, ideas and concepts. When I saw the title, I envisioned a textbook with a host of strategies for reading assessment & some strategies instruction to be used in conjunction with instructional reading goals. I used other sources for the course such as the internet, other reading textbooks from previous classes, library books, and a textbook I found on sale for a $1.00 at the Friends of the Library resale store [Gunning, T.G., (1998). Assessing and corrective reading and writing difficulties. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. This book cost me 43.99 w/S&H. Perhaps the new editions have improved.

Would work with again. Fast shipper and quick replies! The product was in good condition. It was a used item. The only neg was that the spine of the book was cracked. Still great price for the product!!!

While working on my Masters this was a textbook. I use it all the time. It is the one book I always refer back to.

This is a great book to assist teachers in how to assess children's reading ability and better instruction.

Did not have problems recieving product. Product in great condition for it being a used book.