Bader Reading and Language Inventory and Readers Passages Pkg. (4th Edition)

The most comprehensive assessment tool of its kind, this diagnostic battery of tests is easy for busy teachers to administer and to interpret. It provides valid, reliable procedures for individual, in-depth assessment in seven areas: Emergent Reading, Word Identification and Phonics, Comprehension, Spelling, English as a Second Language, Writing, and Oral Processing. Unique to this inventory is an arithmetic screening test so reading and language skills can be compared with math skills for better overall assessment, and visual and auditory discrimination screening is included. Chapters include: The Bader Reading and Language Inventory; Administering the Inventory; Student Priorities and Interest; English as a Second Language (ESL) Quick Start; English as a Second Language (ESL) Checklist; Word Recognition Lists; Graded Reading Passages; Spelling Tests; Visual Discrimination Test; Preliteracy and Emerging Literacy Assessment; Semantic and Syntactic Evaluation: Cloze Tests; Phonics and Structural Analysis Test; Oral Language; Writing; Arithmetic Test; Open Book Reading Assessment; Student Background Information; Case Study: Jackie; Developing and Validating the Inventory. >