Choice of action: Using data to make instructional decisions in kindergarten.

The article suggests that teachers can provide essential early intervention instruction within their classrooms and prevent reading difficulties from occurring by using data effectively. The three types of assessment used by kindergarten teacher Margo Calderon, a 15-year veteran from a northern New...

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Publicado en:Reading Teacher Vol. 60; no. 8; pp. 770 - 777
Autor principal: Reilly, Mary Ann
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell May2007
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Sumario:The article suggests that teachers can provide essential early intervention instruction within their classrooms and prevent reading difficulties from occurring by using data effectively. The three types of assessment used by kindergarten teacher Margo Calderon, a 15-year veteran from a northern New Jersey school district, and her colleagues to guide their instructional decisions are dynamic indicators of basic early literacy skills, discretionary assessments determined by teachers and computer-assisted assessment.