Liz Hollingworth & Hilleary M. M. Drake 
Teach Reading, Not Testing [EPUB ebook] 
Best Practice in an Age of Accountability

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Teaching IS rocket science—and you are the pilot!


Teach Reading, Not Testing reinforces what teachers already know—test preparation worksheets and drill-and-kill activities do not make children into lifelong readers. The authors′ conscientious approach to reading instruction combines an insider perspective on the development of high-stakes tests with classroom experience in achieving successful reading outcomes at the elementary and secondary levels. Their research-based methodology, building on teachers′ expertise about best practice, is based on five key components:

  • Aligning instruction to the state or national core standards

  • Using formative assessment

  • Connecting units to real-world contexts

  • Motivating students effectively

  • Holding on to best practice in literacy instruction

  • Included are end-of-chapter quizzes and real-life scenarios, plus a full chapter on teaching literacy with special populations. Readers will find helpful solutions for teaching children to love reading in the midst of the accountability movement, and an approach to test preparation that doesn′t require teachers to sacrifice everything they already know about teaching kids to read.

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    Foreword by W. James Popham
    Acknowledgments
    About the Authors
    Introduction
    1. Conducting an Alignment Study
    Conducting an Alignment Study
    What Is Alignment?
    Teaching to the Test: Just Say No
    Key Points to Remember
    End-of-Chapter Quiz
    2. Using Formative Assessments
    What Does Formative Mean?
    How Are the Scores of Test Takers Analyzed?
    Differentiated Instruction
    Tests as a Snap Shot: The Jacuzzi Metaphor
    DIBELS
    Test Quality and District Assessments
    End-of-Chapter Quiz
    3. Struggling Readers
    Accommodations Versus Modifications
    Modifications and High-Stakes Tests: Alternative Assessments
    Accommodations and High-Stakes Tests
    Assistive Technology (AT)
    Response to Intervention (RTI)
    Differentiated Instruction (DI)
    English Language Learners (ELLs)
    End-of-Chapter Quiz
    4. Attitude and Motivation
    Motivation Research
    Incentives
    Goal Setting
    What to Do If Your Principal Wants to Use Pizza Parties to Bribe Students
    The Use of Practice Tests: Preparation or Motivation?
    Test Preparation: Analyzing Tests as a Reading Genre
    Communicaton With Stakeholders
    End-of-Chapter Quiz
    5. Engaged Independent Reading
    Connect Your Reading Units to Real-World Contexts
    Teaching Students to Read for Pleasure
    Reading at Home: W.E.I.R.D.
    What′s the Deal With Boys?
    Literature Circles and Book Clubs: What Is Normal in the Real World?
    Best Practice for Book Clubs
    Summary
    End-of-Chapter Quiz
    6. Best Practice
    What Do Quality Inservices Look Like?
    Theory and Practice at the Elementary Level: Best Practices Primer
    Know What Works for You
    End-of-Chapter Quiz
    7. Implications for Your Teaching and Beyond
    Holding Your Ground
    Test Misuse in the Early Days of Testing
    The Need for a Supportive Principal
    No More Teaching to the Test
    Next Steps
    Final Thoughts
    Resource A: Answers to Quizzes
    Resource B: Five Ways to Teach Vocabulary
    General Glossary of Assessment Terms
    References
    Index

    Sobre el autor

    Hilleary Drake has taught fifth grade for six years in Riverton, Wyoming. Growing up in Texas during the initial wave of the “testing craze” she understands just how harmful it can be when testing drives instruction. She earned her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and her Master’s degree from the University of Iowa. While at Iowa she worked with Iowa Testing Progams as a graduate assistant, gaining behind-the-scene knowledge of the testing industry. Hilleary enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with friends and family, especially her husband Jay.

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