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Title Alternative perspectives in assessing children's language and literacy / edited by Kathleen Holland, David Bloome, Judith Solsken
Published Norwood, N.J. : Ablex Pub. Corp., [1994]
©1994

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Description vi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents 8. Looking at Their Own Words: Students' Assessment of Their Own Writing / Susan Benedict -- Discussion: Making Assessment a Process / Nina Tepper and Rocio Costa -- Pt. IV. Reader Response Perspectives on Assessing Children's Language and Literacy. 9. Children's Response to Literature: Isn't It About Time We Said Good-Bye to Book Reports and Literal Oral Book Discussions? / Kathleen Holland and Susan Lehr. 10. Assessing Literary Understanding Through Oral Language / Joanne M. Golden. 11. Children's Group Discussions of Literature: Fertile Ground for Informal Oral Language Assessment / Lenore Carlisle -- Discussion: Unleashing the Potential of Children's Responses to Literature / Leslie Shaw, Deborah G. Jacque and Cheryl L. Taylor
Introduction: What is an Alternative? -- Pt. I. The Need for Alternative Perspectives. 1. Language, Culture and the Implications of Assessment / Karla Holloway. 2. Towards an Alternative View of Writing Assessment / Loren S. Barritt -- Pt. II. Anthropological Perspectives on Assessing Children's Language and Literacy. 3. The Language of Testing: An Ethnographic-Sociolinguistic Perspective on Standardized Tests / Catherine Emihovich. 4. You Can't Get There From Here / David Bloome. 5. Assessing Students as Members of a Literate Community / Beth Gildin Watrous and Jerri Willett -- Discussion: Assessment in My World / Maryann Jennings -- Pt. III. Socio-Psycholinguistic Perspectives on Assessing Children's Language and Literacy / Judith W. Solsken. 6. Alternative Language Assessment: Communicating Naturally with Students in Assessment Contexts / Helen B. Slaughter. 7. Assessing the Written Language Abilities of Beginning Writers / Jo-Anne R. Wilson Keenan
Analysis Language arts -- Ability testing
Literacy -- Evaluation
Reading -- Ability testing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes In English
Subject Language arts -- Ability testing.
Language arts -- Testing.
Literacy -- Evaluation.
Reading -- Ability testing.
Reading -- Testing.
Author Bloome, David.
Holland, Kathleen E.
Solsken, Judith W.
LC no. 93040230
ISBN 0893918644
0893919144 (paperback)