Early Reading Assessment: A Practitioner's Handbook

This indispensable resource offers a cutting-edge framework and practical tools for screening and assessing K-2 students at risk for reading problems. Provided are critical reviews of 42 specific measures, selected for optimal technical quality and presented in a clear, standardized format. Encapsulated are the scientific basis for each instrument; the components of reading acquisition measured; administration, scoring, and interpretation procedures; the instrument's psychometric soundness and usability; linkages to intervention; source; and cost. Detailed case examples drawn from the author's practice help the reader better understand the type of information generated by each measure and demonstrate how results can be written up in a variety of effective report formats.

Natalie Rathvon, PhD, earned a doctorate in education from George Mason University and a doctorate in clinical psychology from George Washington University, where she is an assistant clinical professor of psychology and supervises graduate students in school-based placements. She provides consultation and staff development to a variety of schools and agencies, including the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, where she is project director for the Early Reading Initiative, and the Center City Consortium Schools, where she is director of accountability and assessment. Dr. Rathvon is the author of Effective School Interventions: Strategies for Enhancing Achievement and Social Competence and The Unmotivated Child: Helping Your Underachiever Become a Successful Student .