A-Z of Resources

  • ACARA. (2013). Implications for teaching, assessment and reporting. Retrieved from: https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/English/Implications-for-teaching-assessment-and-reporting
  • Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2013). National Assessment Plan. Retrieved from: https://www.nap.edu.au
  • Balanced Literacy Diet. (2011, November 26). Running records: Assessing and improving students’ reading fluency and comprehension [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO-4OYiJiUA
  • Balanced Literacy Diet. (2012). Assessment [Video files]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1428B5C67BD4E400
  • Begeny, J. (2013). The HELPS program: Helping early literacy with practices strategies. Retrieved from: https://helpsprogram.org
  • Boushey, G. & Moser, J. (2009a). The CAFE book: Engaging all students in daily literacy assessment and instruction. Portland, ME: Stenhouse Publishers.
  • Boushey, G. & Moser, J. (2009b). The CAFE menu. Retrieved from https://www.thedailycafe.com/public/1330.cfm
  • Boushey, G. & Moser, J. (2009c). The daily CAFE. Retrieved from: https://www.thedailycafe.com/public/150.cfm
  • Caldwell, J. (2008). Reading assessment: A primer for teachers and coaches. New York: Guilford Press.
  • Caldwell, J., & Leslie, Lauren. (2012). Intervention strategies to follow informal reading inventory assessment: So what do I do now? Boston: Pearson Higher Education.
  • Cengage Learning. (2010). PM benchmark – PM benchmark assessment. Retrieved from https://www.cengage.com/auspri/productlist.do?disciplinenumber=1731&courseid=PLB01
  • Clay, M. M. (2002). An observation survey: Of early literacy achievement. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
  • Combs, B. (2012). Assessing and addressing literacy needs: Cases and instructional strategies. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE.
  • Department of Education and Child Development (DECD). (2012a). Engaging in and exploring assessment tools in literacy. Retrieved from https://www.decd.sa.gov.au/literacy/files/pages/communities/logos/Launch%20pdfs/Assessment_Tools_in_Litera.pdf
  • Department of Education and Child Development. (2012b). Engaging in and exploring running records. Retrieved from https://www.earlyyearsliteracy.sa.edu.au/files/links/20120314_7_DECD_Running_Re.pdf
  • Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. (2012). Reading recovery. Retrieved from: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/pages/readrecovery.aspx
  • Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. (2013). Literacy professional learning resources – Assessment – Level 1 & 2 – An observational survey of early literacy achievement. Retrieved from: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/proflearn/pages/velsobserve.aspx
  • Department of Education and Training. (2011). Reading recovery. Retrieved from: https://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/earlyyears/reading_recovery/
  • Department of Education and Training. (2012). School planning, reviewing and reporting framework 2012-2015. Retrieved from: https://deta.qld.gov.au/about/induction/eq/teachers/my-teaching-space/my-curriculum/planning-assessment.html
  • Department of Education, Science and Training. (2005). Teaching reading. Retrieved from: https://research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=2&article=1004&context=tll_misc&type=additional
  • Department of Education, Training and Employment. (2013a). Policy statement: Assessment. Retrieved from https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/framework/p-12/docs/policy-assessment.pdf
  • Department of Education, Training and Employment. (2013b). P-12 curriculum, reporting and assessment framework. Retrieved from https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/framework/p-12/docs/p-12-policy.pdf
  • DeVries, B. A. (2011a). Assessment. In B. A. DeVries (Eds). Literacy assessment & intervention for classroom teachers (pp. 41-74). Scottsdale, Arizona: Holcomb Hathaway. [Also in ‘Teaching Reading in the Classroom’ Section]
  • DeVries, B. A. (2011b). Literacy assessment & intervention for classroom teachers. Scottsdale, Arizona: Holcomb Hathaway. [Also in ‘Overview of Assessment Tools’ Section]
  • Eleanor Curtain Publishing. (2012). Assessing reading behaviours. Retrieved from: https://developing-early-literacy.com.au/assessing-reading-behaviour
  • Farrall, M. L. (2012). Reading assessment: Linking language, literacy, and cognition. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
  • Harris, P. (2001). Reading in the primary school years. Katoomba, N.S.W: Social Science Press.
  • HELPS Program. (2009, December 7). (Part 1 of 2) HELPS One-on-one program (Begeny, 2009) [Video file]. Retreived from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0avTIwZTvdU
  • HELPS Program. (2009, December 8). (Part 2 of 2) HELPS One-on-one Program (Begency, 2009) [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pql9HwIGfLU
  • Hill, S. (2012). Developing early literacy: Assessment and teaching. South Yarra, Vic: Eleanor Curtain Publishing.
  • Johns, J.L., L’Allier, S.K., & Johns, B. (2012). Making the most of informal reading inventories: Moving from purposeful assessment to targeted instruction. In E. Ortlib and E. H. Cheek Jr. (Eds.), Using informative assessments towards effective literacy practices. (pp. 39-73). Retrieved from https://UQL.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1035089
  • Johnson, A. (2013a, April 18). Informal reading inventory example [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFpjMPxIpvU
  • Johnson, A. (2013b, April 18). Informal reading inventory – Taylor [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c6OmHv2Nls
  • Johnston, P., & Costello, P. (2005). Principles for literacy assessment. Reading Research Quarterly, 40(2), 256-267. doi: 10.1598/RRQ.40.2.6
  • LCCAAT. (2009a, April 8). Running records – Part 1 [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFE9ARHRCP4
  • LCCAAT. (2009b, April 9). Running records – Part 2 [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH-u4ZixYVk
  • LCCAAT. (2009c, April 9). Running records – Part 3 [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kDItXl3jvg
  • LCCAAT. (2009d, April 9). Running records – Part 4 [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up-JS7a95Ps
  • Learning A-Z. (2013). About running records. Retrieved from: https://www.readinga-z.com/assess/runrec.html?context=assessment
  • Minskoff, E. (2005a). Assessment for planning and monitoring reading instruction. In E. Minskoff (Eds). Teaching reading to struggling learners (pp. 211-220). Baltimore: P.H. Brookes Publishing Company. [Also in ‘Teaching Reading in the Classroom’ Section]
  • Minskoff, E. (2005b). Teaching reading to struggling learners. Baltimore: P.H. Brookes Publishing Company. [Also in ‘Overview of Assessment Tools’ Section]
  • National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (Australia). (2003). Teaching reading. Sydney: National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research.
  • Nelley, E., & Smith, A. (2000). PM benchmark kit teacher’s notes. Retrieved from: https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iE8WG8dMlGMC&pg=PP11&lpg=PP11&dq=PM+Benchmark&source=bl&ots=JK0PyWS04T&sig=q-P4eu3D-p1G2IaAA3GorPwTW1M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xQmwUe27J6-6iAf2hoGwDQ&ved=0CHsQ6AEwCQ
  • New South Wales Department of Education and Commodities. (2008). Literacy and numeracy follow-up: Individual reading assessment. Retrieved from: https://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/media/downloads/schoolsweb/studentsupport/programs/disabilitypgrms/services/lrngdifficulty/litnumfollow.pdf
  • Nilsson, N. L. (2008). A critical analysis of eight informal reading inventories. The Reading Teacher, 61(7), 526-536.
  • Ortlib, E., & Cheek, E. H. Jr. (Eds.). (2012). Using informative assessments towards effective literacy practices. Retrieved from https://UQL.eblib.com.au/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1035089
  • Owocki, G., & Ebooks Corporation. (2010). The RTI daily planning book, K-6: Tools and strategies for collecting and assessing reading data & targeted follow-up instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
  • Provost, M.C., Lambert, M.A., & Babkie, A.M. (2010).  Informal reading inventories: Creating teacher-designed literature-based assessments. Intervention in School and Clinic, 45(4), 211-220. doi: 10.1177.1053451209353444
  • Queensland Studies Authority. (2013). NAPLAN test preparation. Retrieved from: https://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/24629.html
  • Reading Recovery. (2012). Reading recovery. Retrieved from: https://www.readingrecoveryworks.org
  • ReadingRecoveryCNA. (2010, July 16). Effective literacy practices – Assessing through close observation [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq9_HOv2W2g
  • ReadingRecoveryCNA. (2013). Reading Recovery CAN. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/user/ReadingRecoveryCNA/feed
  • Reutzel, D. R., & Cooter, R. B. (2012a). Assessment. In D.R. Reutzel & R. B. Cooter. Teaching children to read: The teacher makes the difference (pp. 422-445). Boston: Pearson. [Also in ‘Teaching Reading in the Classroom’ Section]
  • Reutzel, D. R., & Cooter, R. B. (2012b). Teaching children to read: The teacher makes the difference. Boston: Pearson. [Also in ‘Overview of Assessment Tools’ Section]
  • Rogers, T., Winters, K. L., Bryan, G., Price, J., McCormick, F., House, L., . . . Sinclaire, C. (2006). Developing the IRIS: Toward situated and valid assessment measures in collaborative professional development and school reform in literacy. The Reading Teacher, 59(6), 544-553.
  • Ruscoe, K. A. (2003). Informal reading assessment. Retrieved from: https://www.paec.org/itrk3/files/pdfs/readingPdfs/coolToolsAll.pdf
  • Stenhouse Publishers. (2013, February 7). The sisters discuss the CAFÉ system [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHaxqF2o5eA
  • Tompkins, G., Campbell, R., & Green, D. (2012). Chapter 3: Assessing student’s literacy development. Literacy for the 21st century: A balanced approach (pp. 63-98). Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson.