Essentials of Understanding and Assessing Reading Difficulties is a practical accessible in-depth guide to reading assessment and intervention. It provides a detailed discussion of the nature and causes of reading difficulties which will help develop the knowledge and confidence needed to accurately assess why a student is struggling. Readers will learn a framework for organizing testing results from current assessment batteries such as the WJ-IV KTEA-3 and CTOPP-2. Case studies illustrate each of the concepts covered. A thorough discussion is provided on the assessment of phonics skills phonological awareness word recognition reading fluency and reading comprehension. Formatted for easy reading as well as quick reference the text includes bullet points icons callout boxes and other design elements to call attention to important information.

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