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This best-selling guide to diagnosing and improving reading is based on the authors’ premise that when assessment and instruction are centric to a reading program, children’s reading improvement can occur. In Reading Diagnosis and Improvement: Assessment and Instruction, 6/e, well respected authors Dorothy Rubin, Michael Opitz, and James Erekson set the stage for effective reading diagnosis and improvement, describe various assessment measures teachers can use to assess and diagnose students’ reading performance, and present reading content and instruction. It’s an ideal blend of theory and practice, including many practical applications of the material covered; suggestions for constructing an informal reading inventory; and a complete, ready to use informal reading inventory.
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Opitz, Erekson (both U. of Northern Colorado), and Rubin's sixth-edition text provides pre-service and in-service teachers with skills to make diagnosis and improvement an integral part of their reading programs. The newest edition includes updating of the lists of children's literature; changing the book's tone to respect the teacher's voice; new chapter-opening outlines; the addition of a new name index of researchers cited in the book; the addition of 50 new Internet resources; refinement and reduction of the materials on phonics; new information concerning English language learners and the new TESOL standards for English proficiency levels, and the latest information on Response to Intervention; reordering of chapters for easier reading and comprehension; and a new MyEducationLab feature directing readers to online resources provided by Pearson. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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