The third edition of Strategies for Reading Assessment and Instruction provides a wealth of complementary and practical ideas for teachers who need to assess and address students' reading achievement. Each of the strategy-driven chapters moves from a set of theory-informed assessment tools to intervention strategies that will address students' reading needs. The indispensable IF-THEN charts present these strategies in an instantly applicable manner. Readers diagnose the specific problem their students are having, then immediately discover which of the chapter's strategies are most beneficial in assisting them.  Reading Specialists, Literacy Coaches, and General Inservice teachers.

SECTION I        Focus on Comprehensive Reading Instruction

Chapter 1         No Child Left Behind: Comprehensive Reading Instruction

Chapter 2         Classroom Reading Assessment

Chapter 3         Understanding Reading Instruction

SECTION II       Organizing For Instruction

Chapter 4         Organizing for Effective Reading Instruction

SECTION III      Assessment and Intervention Strategies

Chapter 5         Oral Language Assessment and Development

Chapter 6         Children's Concepts About Print

Chapter 7         Phonemic Awareness and Alphabetic Principle

Chapter 8         Phonics and Word Attack Skills

Chapter 9         Teaching and Assessing Vocabulary Development

Chapter 10       Story Comprehension: Focus on the Reader

Chapter 11       Reading Comprehension: Focus on the Text

Chapter 12       Developing Research and Reference Skills

Chapter 13       Writing and Reading

Chapter 14       Reading Fluency

Chapter 15       Literature Response

SECTION IV      Going Beyond the Classroom Walls

Chapter 16       Getting Families Involved: A Primer