Literacy assessment: understanding and recording meaningful data

Alma Fleet; Jane Torr

Literacy assessment: understanding and recording meaningful data

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Abstract

In this chapter, we explore reasons for assessing young children's literacy learning, as well as some of the controversies associated with this concept. Examples are provided of helpful strategies and approaches to assess literacy growth in children from their earliest years through the first years of school. The importance of the inclusion of multiple voices over time and recognition of the complexity of the assessment task are emphasised.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Literacies in childhood
Subtitle of host publication	changing views, challenging practice
Editors	Laurie Makin, Criss Jones Diaz, Claire McLachlan
Place of Publication	Marrickville, NSW
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	183-199
Number of pages	17
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Print)	9780729537834
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

early literacy literacy assessment authentic assessment

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Literacy assessment: understanding and recording meaningful data

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