Literacy Assessment and Evaluation

Catalog description

This is a required course in the M.Ed. in Literacy Education graduate degree and reading specialist certification programs. The course is designed to familiarize participants with (1) factors related to learners who exhibit difficulty with literacy learning; (2) appropriate selection of valid, reliable, fair, and appropriate print and digital assessment tools to evaluate literacy achievement; (3) proper techniques for administering, scoring, and interpreting formal and informal literacy assessments; (4) procedures for analyzing findings, summarizing results, and advocating for appropriate literacy practices and recommendations that meet the diverse needs of K-12 learners.