Male Latino teacher discussing assessment results with male Latino student

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing, evaluation, assessment — they’re all such a big part of today’s educational climate. Articles in this section cover issues such as how to help your child do well on tests and what you should consider if you’re thinking about having your child tested.

Videos

Ebony Holliday, PhD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI), talks about how schools can be more proactive in recognizing the traits of autism and knowing the available services so as to better help students with with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Ebony Holliday, PhD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI), says that many children, adolescents, and even adults are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) later than what would be ideal and the long-term impact of the delay.

In this clip, Ebony Holliday, PhD, from the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation (CASSI), talks about how cultural differences can sometimes impact the rates that families, especially families of color, seek services, interventions, and even diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for their children.

Articles

School-Wide Reform

What Principals Can Do to Help Students Become Good Readers

School administrators have a critical leadership role to play in helping students become good readers. This article suggests seven key action steps on how principals and other administrators can create a school framework for success.

Assessment & Evaluation

Literacy Practices Interview

Literacy practices interviews are informal assessments that elicit information on students’ reading and writing activities, including their free-time reading habits, their access to books, and their attitudes toward reading and writing.

Blog Posts

Expert Q&A

Special Ed Assessment

Research, Reports & Guides

Assessment to Improve Instruction in Academic Literacy for Adolescents
Self-Study Guide forImplementing Literacy Interventions in Grades 3-8
Summary of 20 years of research on the effectiveness of adolescent literacy programs and practices

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