Session 1: Introduction & Framework for Assessing Reading
Session 1: Introduction & Framework for Assessing Reading
Introduction to Course and Framework to Assess Reading
Review the purpose of the course emphasizing the importance of establishing an ongoing systematic problem solving process that involves implementing and analyzing assessments and using data to inform instruction.
Introduce the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough’s Reading Rope Theory to explain the importance of assessing component reading skills to effectively plan instruction.
Using the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough’s Reading Rope, define the essential components.
Explain the importance of assessing the Simple View of Reading and Scarborough’s Reading Rope component skills to effectively plan and individualize instruction.
Explain the purpose of the course and course requirements.
Framework for Assessing Reading
Explain that the Simple View of Reading defines reading comprehension as the product of two distinct skills: word recognition and language comprehension.
Share the video of the Simple View of Reading Explained.
Discuss the implications of the Simple View of Reading on Assessment.
Assessment and instruction must emphasize both skills from the earliest grades.
Share the usefulness of the Simple View of Reading when attempting to identify reading difficulties.
Children with dyslexia typically score poorly on word recognition measures but average or better on language comprehension measures.
Children described as having specific comprehension deficits or as poor comprehenders often score in the average or higher range on word identification measures, but poorly on measures of language comprehension.
Other children may score poorly on both word recognition and language comprehension measures.
Discuss the need to identify any difficulties in skills related to word recognition and language comprehension early and continually measure over time.
Share Scarborough’s Reading Rope Video.
Discuss the component skills associated with Word Recognition and Language Comprehension.
Explain that the Simple View of Reading is not so simple when we consider all of the component skills associated with word recognition and language comprehension.
Ask what specifically we need to make sure we are assessing when children present reading difficulties?
Discuss all of the component skills related to word recognition and listening comprehension.
Introductions & Syllabus Review
Have participants introduce themselves and...
What they currently teach.
Years of teaching.
Burning questions related to reading assessment.
Review the syllabus and culminating activity.
Check for understanding.
Establish roles and ground rules for upcoming sessions.
