Print Resources

Caldwell, J., and L. Leslie. Intervention Strategies to Follow Informal Reading Inventory Assessment: So What Do I Do Now? Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2004.

Fountas, I. C., and G. S. Pinnell. "Understanding the 'Testing Genre': Preparing Students for High-Quality Performance." In Guiding Readers and Writers (Grades 3-6), 461-482. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2001.

International Reading Association. "High-Stakes Assessments in Reading: A Position Statement of the International Reading Association." Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 1999.

Johnston, P. "Literacy Assessment and the Future." The Reading Teacher 58, no. 7 (2004): 684-686.

Lipson, M., and K. Wixson. Assessment and Instruction of Reading Disability. New York: Harper Collins, 1991.

Valencia, S. W., and M. R. Buly. "Behind Test Scores: What Struggling Readers Really Need." The Reading Teacher 57, no. 6 (2004): 520-531.

Web Resources

Creating Rubrics
This site is a tool for teachers to create rubrics. Rubrics are available online and teachers are able to customize them.

Running Records
This site provides instruction on taking, scoring, and interpreting a running record.