Literacy Assessment Resource

The International Reading Association website is a great place for both educators and parents to visit. It has articles, journals, and books that address literacy assessment. One thing I was impressed with on this site was the brochure for parents at the bottom of the page. In addition to the brochure, if you click on the article "Are Assessment Data Really Driving Middle School Reading Instruction?" on the left hand side of the page there will be a list of categories. Click on Podcasts. Then, it will have a list of Podcasts you can choose to listen to that all focus on ideas for teaching reading and writing. The only drawback to this site would be that some articles require you to be a subscribed reader. However, this might be a great site for the school to subscribe to or possibly taken from a library fund in order for all teachers to have access to it. Being aware of what literacy asssessment is and having resources available to educators and parents is the first step of improving literacy!