Reading Assessment: Principles and Practices for Elementary Teachers

Reading Assessment: Principles and Practices for Elementary Teachers

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Summary

How do you respond to the competing pressures of school accountability, high-stakes testing, and classroom assessment and instruction? This updated collection of articles from The Reading Teacher can help。 You'll find tools for building school assessment policies, helping students succeed on high-stakes tests, using assessment to inform your instruction, drawing students into the assessment process, and choosing assessment protocols for individual students or groups of students。 A list of articles for further reading and the IRA position statement on high-stakes testing will further broaden your knowledge base of assessment issues。

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Reviews

Jessica Chapman

So well-written but, for me, too raw, fragmented and stream-of-consciousness。

Martyna

piękna, pełna bólu, smutku i trudnych emocji książka napisana w bardzo liryczny, inteligentny sposób。

Wojciech Szot

Od pojawienia się mediów społecznościowych autorskie „ja” panoszy się zupełnie niesłusznie。 Prawie wszyscy jesteśmy pisarzami i pisarkami, ogłaszamy mikrohistorie, opowiadamy wycinki rzeczywistości, przeżywamy życia mniej lub bardziej publicznie。 Autobiografie - czasem bardzo intymne jak “Bezmatek” Miry Marcinów, niekiedy równie osobiste, ale podane z ironią jak “Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem” Marcina Wichy, czy będące rebusem literackim jak “Nie ma” Mariusza Szczygła zdobywają nagrody, uznanie Od pojawienia się mediów społecznościowych autorskie „ja” panoszy się zupełnie niesłusznie。 Prawie wszyscy jesteśmy pisarzami i pisarkami, ogłaszamy mikrohistorie, opowiadamy wycinki rzeczywistości, przeżywamy życia mniej lub bardziej publicznie。 Autobiografie - czasem bardzo intymne jak “Bezmatek” Miry Marcinów, niekiedy równie osobiste, ale podane z ironią jak “Rzeczy, których nie wyrzuciłem” Marcina Wichy, czy będące rebusem literackim jak “Nie ma” Mariusza Szczygła zdobywają nagrody, uznanie czytelników i czytelniczek, a po autobiografię sięgają pisarze i pisarki trzydziestoletni, którzy w mniej lub bardziej autobiograficznych formach opisują doświadczenie dzieciństwa na przełomie lat 80 i 90。 Odautorskie „ja” nigdy nie miało się tak dobrze。 Nasz wojeryzm również。Maggie Nelson w „Czerwonych fragmentach” przełożonych przez Annę Gralak prowadzi czytelników i czytelniczki przez życie swoje i swojej rodziny bez znieczulania sztuczkami, ale i nie bez wątpliwości。 Bo czy można opisywać ból własnej matki, która po trzydziestu latach musi ponownie spojrzeć na zdjęcia swojej zamordowanej siostry? Co z dziadkiem, ojcem zamordowanej Jane? Nelson opowiada własne życie i to, co widzi, wiedząc, że stąpa po cienkim lodzie przekroczenia granicy ekspiacji i runięcia w dół, do szeolu bibliotek pełnych kiczu i manipulacji emocjami czytelników i czytelniczek。Więcej w serwisie Pasje - https://www。empik。com/empikultura/ksi。。。 。。。more

NerwSlowa

Zdecydowanie bardziej "dostępna" niż "Argonauci", i równie dobrze napisana。 Tym razem jednak mniej osobista, i przez to - z konieczności - odrobinę bardziej zdystansowana。Przed lekturą dobrze będzie być świadomym czy świadomą wybranego gatunku - czegoś pomiędzy esejem, wspomnieniami a relacją/sprawozdaniem z danego ważnego wydarzenia, w tym przypadku procesu sądowego w sprawie morderstwa ciotki Autorki ponad 30 lat temu。 Podoba mi się, że coraz więcej na naszym rynku wydawniczym zróżnicowanych g Zdecydowanie bardziej "dostępna" niż "Argonauci", i równie dobrze napisana。 Tym razem jednak mniej osobista, i przez to - z konieczności - odrobinę bardziej zdystansowana。Przed lekturą dobrze będzie być świadomym czy świadomą wybranego gatunku - czegoś pomiędzy esejem, wspomnieniami a relacją/sprawozdaniem z danego ważnego wydarzenia, w tym przypadku procesu sądowego w sprawie morderstwa ciotki Autorki ponad 30 lat temu。 Podoba mi się, że coraz więcej na naszym rynku wydawniczym zróżnicowanych głosów kobiet - o ich doświadczeniach, przemyśleniach, wiedzy, kompetencjach。 Mam świadomość, że życie Maggie Nelson prawdopodobnie bardzo różni się od mojego, stąd momentami trudno jest mi się w tym "całkowicie" odnajdować (aczkolwiek tak szczerze mam nadzieję, że nigdy takich doświadczeń jak ona sama nie będę miała), jednak jestem świadoma, że jej perspektywa w pewien sposób po prostu rozszerza mój sposób myślenia。 A o to właśnie mi w szeroko pojmowanym non-fiction chodzi。Przyznaję też, że o ile byłam w stanie docenić techniczną doskonałość "Argonautów", o tyle tam jeszcze trudniejsze było dla mnie odnalezienie się w myślach Autorki。 Po lekturze "Czerwonych fragmentów" przyznaję jednak, że chciałabym do tamtej książki wrócić, już lepiej znając styl Nelson i nieco bardziej chyba ją rozumiejąc。Ważna książka, natomiast służąca bardziej jako punkt wyjściowy do własnej refleksji - nad sensem, nad przemocą, nad stratą, nad żałobą, nad starością。 I nad sensem opowiadanych historii, zgodnie z niezwykle poruszającym rozdziałem wspominającym eseje Joan Didion。 。。。more

Kamaulies

Niebanalna relacja z morderstwa na jednym z członków rodziny i czyste piekło ponownego otwarcia w tej sprawie śledztwa。 Nelson najczęściej używa formy autobiograficznej, która miejscami przechodzi w czystą kronikę śledztwa, a w jeszcze innych miejscach przybiera formę eseju。 Autorka poświęca dużo miejsca relacjom emocjonalnym ze swoim najbliższym otoczeniem, a najwiecej relacji z matką。 Nie brakuje też wieku przemyśleń, w mniejszym lub większym stopniu, a czasami w ogóle nie związanych z tragedi Niebanalna relacja z morderstwa na jednym z członków rodziny i czyste piekło ponownego otwarcia w tej sprawie śledztwa。 Nelson najczęściej używa formy autobiograficznej, która miejscami przechodzi w czystą kronikę śledztwa, a w jeszcze innych miejscach przybiera formę eseju。 Autorka poświęca dużo miejsca relacjom emocjonalnym ze swoim najbliższym otoczeniem, a najwiecej relacji z matką。 Nie brakuje też wieku przemyśleń, w mniejszym lub większym stopniu, a czasami w ogóle nie związanych z tragedią。I tak sobie Nelson meandruje w swoim wewnętrznym uniwersum i największą trudnością jest to, żeby się w tym wszystkim nie pogubić。 。。。more

Tully Quinn

This book was not what I expected or wanted to read。 I felt like important details about the context of the matter were left out and too many details about other things were included。 Put simply, it just wasn’t for me。

Marta Bonisniak

“Am I sitting here now, months later, in Los Angeles, writing all this down, because I want my life to matter? Maybe so。 But I don't want it to matter more than others。I want to remember, or to learn, how to live as if it matters, as if they all matter, even if they don't。”A thought-provoking collage-like collection of essays。 “Am I sitting here now, months later, in Los Angeles, writing all this down, because I want my life to matter? Maybe so。 But I don't want it to matter more than others。I want to remember, or to learn, how to live as if it matters, as if they all matter, even if they don't。”A thought-provoking collage-like collection of essays。 。。。more

Nadin

So much death, violence, crime history, grief, dark/suicide thoughts and relationships gone wrong - this wasn't the right reading for this time to say the least。 Nelson's writing is smart and poetic nevertheless。 So much death, violence, crime history, grief, dark/suicide thoughts and relationships gone wrong - this wasn't the right reading for this time to say the least。 Nelson's writing is smart and poetic nevertheless。 。。。more

J

I decided to listen to this to get a break from a true crime book I was listening to, without realizing that this had a true crime element--and would be one of the best books I've ever finished。 I really identify with what Nelson calls "murder mind" when you're deep in research of gruesome crimes。I'd finished Nelson's Audible book The Bluets recently, and while this book is very different (and not exactly true crime), I learned more about some elements of murder than I have from many of the true I decided to listen to this to get a break from a true crime book I was listening to, without realizing that this had a true crime element--and would be one of the best books I've ever finished。 I really identify with what Nelson calls "murder mind" when you're deep in research of gruesome crimes。I'd finished Nelson's Audible book The Bluets recently, and while this book is very different (and not exactly true crime), I learned more about some elements of murder than I have from many of the true crime books I've read。 That's why I've decided to shelve it in true crime and my memoirs shelf。 I actually thought this would be about poetry and downloaded it without even reading the description, and I'm so glad that I did。 I really liked Bluets, but I was absolutely blown away by thisNelson takes you on an emotional ride from the victim's family POV--and into her own relentless search for meaning in cruelty。 I've never heard anyone describe what it's like going to a courtroom day in and day out, having to confront their family member's murderer--and that murderer's family。 Her description of how the different people in her family reacted to the legal system really got to me。 It reminded me that most people on the victim's side aren't experiencing this in a personal bubble。 They're going through it with their relatives and having to experience the whole thing as a unit, which can make things so much more complicated depending on how each person handles everything--from the lawyers, to the press, to the grueling schedule, and hard seats of a courtroom。I hear people who read true crime often say, "My dream would be able to solve a cold case or ID a criminal," and this book reminds you that families and witnesses are dragged back to the courtroom--sometimes decades later--to relive everything over and over again。 Their lives are forever interrupted by a murder they can't escape。 One person's selfish, sadistic act causes a lifetime of suffering, confusion, tension and pain。 The tentacles of murder spread far and bring nothing but loss。 I understand the desire to want to fight injustice but when I hear people say they would "love" to come across something horrible so that they could help with finding a killer, I want to throw this book at them。 I'm a huge Maggie Nelson fan now。 I want to read everything else she's ever written。 。。。more

Ellie

Brilliant read。 I felt like the author really did justice to this painful and complicated subject。 A deep, thought-provoking page-turner。

Christian Probst

“In the shower I will get down on my knees and weep, letting the water run over my body, praying to get better, praying not to hurt myself any more than I’m already hurting, praying that this loss, that this whole time, will move over me, through me, like a dark storm passing over a great plain。 A great plain which is, essentially, my soul。 A soul which is neither light nor dark, neither wholly alone nor wholly with any other, certainly not with God, just flat, open, deathless, and free。 Curled “In the shower I will get down on my knees and weep, letting the water run over my body, praying to get better, praying not to hurt myself any more than I’m already hurting, praying that this loss, that this whole time, will move over me, through me, like a dark storm passing over a great plain。 A great plain which is, essentially, my soul。 A soul which is neither light nor dark, neither wholly alone nor wholly with any other, certainly not with God, just flat, open, deathless, and free。 Curled up in a wet ball on the tile floor I will hear myself say, Something in me is dying。 I no longer know to whom I’m talking。”Beautifully reminiscent of Joan Didion’s “The Year of Magical Thinking” and less abstract than Nelson’s most famous book “The Argonauts”, The Red Parts is simultaneously a meditation on grief and a true crime novel。 I couldn’t have picked a more perfect read to scratch the oddly intersectional itch I had unknowingly been having for a while。 Nelson’s writing is vivid and emotional without being garish。 。。。more

Petra

A haunting autobiography of the consequences of Nelson's aunt being murdered in 1960s and then finally a suspect and murder trial in 2000s。 I could basically read anything by Nelson and find it harrowing and exquisitely written。 The point of view is interesting because while Nelson and her family are affected by the past and the murder, Nelson still questions the actions of jury and media, asking what is right and what is not。 A haunting autobiography of the consequences of Nelson's aunt being murdered in 1960s and then finally a suspect and murder trial in 2000s。 I could basically read anything by Nelson and find it harrowing and exquisitely written。 The point of view is interesting because while Nelson and her family are affected by the past and the murder, Nelson still questions the actions of jury and media, asking what is right and what is not。 。。。more

Matthew

Could not finish

Mishelle

This book documents Maggie Nelson's experiences and thoughts while going through the trial of her Aunt's murder, a cold case that was brought back into the justice system by DNA evidence。Far from being a typical non fiction crime story, this book discusses so much about the nature of murder and society's obsession with young, attractive, white women who are idolised by the media。This book perfectly articulated the way I feel about the way the mainstream discusses these kinds crimes - uncomfortab This book documents Maggie Nelson's experiences and thoughts while going through the trial of her Aunt's murder, a cold case that was brought back into the justice system by DNA evidence。Far from being a typical non fiction crime story, this book discusses so much about the nature of murder and society's obsession with young, attractive, white women who are idolised by the media。This book perfectly articulated the way I feel about the way the mainstream discusses these kinds crimes - uncomfortable。 If you are a big consumer of true crime, I think this will be well worth your time to read。 I will discuss further in my January 2021 wrap up on youtube。 。。。more

Christina

A memoir-ish book about the seeds of fear, trauma, and grief that were planted in Maggie Nelson's family when her aunt Jane was murdered in her early 20s, what fruit these seeds bear across generations, and who owns Jane's story。 Though Maggie Nelson never met her aunt, she spent several years researching her murder at the hands of a serial killer and learning about her in order to write a book of poetry, Jane: A Murder, which was published right around the time Nelson's family received a call f A memoir-ish book about the seeds of fear, trauma, and grief that were planted in Maggie Nelson's family when her aunt Jane was murdered in her early 20s, what fruit these seeds bear across generations, and who owns Jane's story。 Though Maggie Nelson never met her aunt, she spent several years researching her murder at the hands of a serial killer and learning about her in order to write a book of poetry, Jane: A Murder, which was published right around the time Nelson's family received a call from police letting them know the case would be reopened due to a DNA match in CODIS that identified a different person as the killer。 This book deals with her family's experience with the legal system 30+ years after Jane's murder, and the way they grapple with their presence in the courtroom, and whether justice can ever be served (and what is justice, anyway)。 Nelson also connects this whole experience to her feelings about death overall, and the lack of resolution she feels about her father's death many years earlier。 I appreciated Maggie Nelson making herself and her family vulnerable through her book, despite the unease that all of them clearly felt about many facets of their experience。 This was a thought-provoking and beautiful exploration into death, intergenerational trauma, and grief。 。。。more

Julia Relova

A good read I think especially if you’ve read Jane prior! Really nice to see more about the author’s life and own personal mental obstacles she tackles while going through Jane’s trial。 Very personal and very honest。

Kristen Berry

Poetically crafted。 Deeply haunting。 Intimately introspective and thought-provoking。

fivestarbookreview

For readers who know Maggie Nelson best as a poet, they will be pleasantly surprised to find that Nelson’s prose is as taught and vibrant as her poems。 In The Red Parts, Nelson complements her book of poems about her aunt Jane’s murder。 Having discovered that the case had been reopened after Jane: A Murder was published, Nelson switched from poetry to memoir to chronicle her experience at the trial of her aunt’s accused killer。 Nelson makes no attempt to sand the rough edges of her emotions or t For readers who know Maggie Nelson best as a poet, they will be pleasantly surprised to find that Nelson’s prose is as taught and vibrant as her poems。 In The Red Parts, Nelson complements her book of poems about her aunt Jane’s murder。 Having discovered that the case had been reopened after Jane: A Murder was published, Nelson switched from poetry to memoir to chronicle her experience at the trial of her aunt’s accused killer。 Nelson makes no attempt to sand the rough edges of her emotions or the cutting complexity of a murder case reopened after three decades。 Interweaving excerpts from the trial, descriptions of coroner photos, and family anecdotes, the memoir explores grief in all its various forms。 。。。more

Mary

3。5 stars

Claire

I have really bad ADHD and hadn’t read a book in years before this one, read it in 1 sitting and now I read all the time

Diane

I set out to read Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts to continue my recent string of books about gender fluidity (The Fixed Stars, and The Left Hand of Darkness)。 My library didn’t have The Argonauts so instead I picked up The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial, Nelson’s quasi-memoir about her Aunt Jane, a University of Michigan law student murdered in 1969–4 years before Maggie was born, and 8 years before I arrived on the same campus。 The murder was long unsolved。 Thirty-five years later, developm I set out to read Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts to continue my recent string of books about gender fluidity (The Fixed Stars, and The Left Hand of Darkness)。 My library didn’t have The Argonauts so instead I picked up The Red Parts: Autobiography of a Trial, Nelson’s quasi-memoir about her Aunt Jane, a University of Michigan law student murdered in 1969–4 years before Maggie was born, and 8 years before I arrived on the same campus。 The murder was long unsolved。 Thirty-five years later, developments in DNA evidence linked Gary Lieterman to the murder。 Lieterman was not the man linked to other “Michigan Murders”。 He was an unincarcerated, married man, nurse。The Red Parts is Nelson’s account of Lieterman’s trial, told against a backdrop of Nelson’s life, with focus on her parents, grandfather, and sister, the police detective, and the media。 Her writing is plenty good and I may still read The Argonauts one day。 But I read a LOT of books and place this one in the 3 star pile。 。。。more

Annie

A masterpiece。 A poet’s take on true crime, blended with memoir, told with journalistic precision。 Nelson writes about the reopening of her aunt Jane's murder case, which laid dormant for more than three decades。 She weaves in family history, heartbreak and other major and minor losses from her life。 Exquisite and easily one of the best books I read this year。 A masterpiece。 A poet’s take on true crime, blended with memoir, told with journalistic precision。 Nelson writes about the reopening of her aunt Jane's murder case, which laid dormant for more than three decades。 She weaves in family history, heartbreak and other major and minor losses from her life。 Exquisite and easily one of the best books I read this year。 。。。more

Sophia M

This non-linear memoir examines Nelson’s experience attending the trial of her aunt’s accused killer。 After publishing a book of poems about the 1969 murder, Jane: A Murder, Nelson has to face the re-opening of her aunt’s case and the subsequent trial。 The Red Parts chronicles what Nelson describes as her “murder mind,” as violent images over take her mind。 This memoir provides a deep dive into Nelson’s family history, her experience writing and publicizing Jane, and the revelations of experienc This non-linear memoir examines Nelson’s experience attending the trial of her aunt’s accused killer。 After publishing a book of poems about the 1969 murder, Jane: A Murder, Nelson has to face the re-opening of her aunt’s case and the subsequent trial。 The Red Parts chronicles what Nelson describes as her “murder mind,” as violent images over take her mind。 This memoir provides a deep dive into Nelson’s family history, her experience writing and publicizing Jane, and the revelations of experiencing a murder trial。 I loved this gruesome, haunted book! 。。。more

Mitch Karunaratne

A hard book to read - it's at once vague and precise, softened and terrifyingly graphic。 It's personal and also trying to be universal - all wrapped up in honesty, memory, procedure and cultural fascinations。 A deeply disturbing book to read, but beautifully written and carefully pieced together with a lightness of touch that sits in opposition to the heaviness of the subject matter。 A hard book to read - it's at once vague and precise, softened and terrifyingly graphic。 It's personal and also trying to be universal - all wrapped up in honesty, memory, procedure and cultural fascinations。 A deeply disturbing book to read, but beautifully written and carefully pieced together with a lightness of touch that sits in opposition to the heaviness of the subject matter。 。。。more

Jolee

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it, click here。 This book was a bit of a mind bender, and I have to give it a mixed review -- to my estimation。 Mind you, in this case I think it is fair to say that mostly it is an 'objective' review (in other words, it truly _is_ a mind bender with strong positive attributes but then also other attributes which are either less than positive or minimally, do not knock your socks off), but also that I had my own sensitivities towards it。 Undoubtedly, the author is a good writer。 No dangling participles here! Sh This book was a bit of a mind bender, and I have to give it a mixed review -- to my estimation。 Mind you, in this case I think it is fair to say that mostly it is an 'objective' review (in other words, it truly _is_ a mind bender with strong positive attributes but then also other attributes which are either less than positive or minimally, do not knock your socks off), but also that I had my own sensitivities towards it。 Undoubtedly, the author is a good writer。 No dangling participles here! She has a strong voice and a literary sense of style that is engaging。 Simply focusing on the story she had to tell, I was eager to return。 I could not get past the sense, however, that Nelson was very much a print voyeur looking to startle。 I vacillated between being startled indeed, vexed (in every sense of the word -- annoyed, worried for her, frustrated), and bored。 She must have been horribly starved for attention as a child。 A couple review sources have referenced the book as a 'rambling exploration of her own life' (NYT Book Review) or 'rushed, frenzied--in a positive way。' Yeah, I'm not sure if I can go with the assessment, entirely, of 'positive' as applied to the frenzied and rambling part。 (I recall at one point thinking, "Certainly she was somewhere between moderately drunk and wasted when she wrote at least _some_ parts of this book? Which parts, dear Maggie?!? And why did your crazy editor let you get away with it? Yes, you’re a good writer, but probably not THAT good。" Jeesh。) And, it felt like it was a memoir of every single nameless boyfriend she ever had。 Not that there is anything wrong with that? That's fine。 Tell us about your boyfriends。 I guess it just isn't what I expected。 On second thought, maybe in the next edition, a little less about all the boyfriends。 I'm sure the break ups were hard。 I get it。 I went through my 20s also, and a whole lot of living in my 20s。 But, honestly, in a narrative like this, remember the word 'rambling' up there? Yeah。。。。 maybe just a little less on the boyfriends。More seriously, in places her family circumstances were a bit challenging to read (that part of my own sensitivities。。。。)。 There is some significant dysfunction, and the overcoming and recovery is a slow work in progress still。 I found it occasionally heartbreaking。The most heartfelt and truest moments, to me -- and I suspect this could be fairly universal -- are the times when she speaks of the loss of her father, and the hardest hitting moments of familial grieving for her aunt's murder, death, and loss such as at the trial's verdict reading, and the lucid moments of shared family experiences surrounding these tragedies and mournings。 I had a very tender spot for the author and her family in this space。 The author seems the most heartfelt at these times, and her voice felt the most genuine。 The affect or guard that rightly or wrongly I felt was put on in places was gone。 。。。more

Tia G。

I think this is probably my favourite Nelson book, possibly because it seems the most clear about its project。 Not to suggest that clarity is the same thing as quality, but whereas The Argonauts was at time weighed down by theoretical references, I felt that The Red Parts was a much smoother blend of the personal/social/theoretical, one where every bit of information was clearly in service of the larger story and critique that Nelson is getting across。 She cogently manages to blend what could be I think this is probably my favourite Nelson book, possibly because it seems the most clear about its project。 Not to suggest that clarity is the same thing as quality, but whereas The Argonauts was at time weighed down by theoretical references, I felt that The Red Parts was a much smoother blend of the personal/social/theoretical, one where every bit of information was clearly in service of the larger story and critique that Nelson is getting across。 She cogently manages to blend what could be a shocking true crime memoir with an interrogation of our culture’s normalization of and fascination with violence in all of its forms, and the complicated affects that circulate when we witness or are in relation to it。 。。。more

Oliver Shrouder

Maggie Nelson’s greatest asset as a writer is her absolute inability to stay on topic: this is about Jane, but it goes a lot of places, and it never feels disjointed or unfocused。 A fantastic companion piece to Jane: A Murder

mc

Si no me devoran el alma me pongo nervioso。 Obvio adoro pq se adentra en la vida de maggie my queen pero eso ya es fandom, el resto sin más Busquemos la review de julieta

Hannah Nagle

"How does one measure the loss of anyone? Is measurement a necessary part of grief? Is a life less grievable if its prospects for the future don't appear bright?" I really enjoyed this。 I've read Maggie Nelson before and have enjoyed her work。 I finally got around to reading this one。 I thought it was written both beautifully and honestly。 "How does one measure the loss of anyone? Is measurement a necessary part of grief? Is a life less grievable if its prospects for the future don't appear bright?" I really enjoyed this。 I've read Maggie Nelson before and have enjoyed her work。 I finally got around to reading this one。 I thought it was written both beautifully and honestly。 。。。more