Decoding Assessment Handbook

You will require this Teacher's Manual to accurately assess and measure your students as they progress using Reading LINK! It is essential to initially test your students to accurately place them within the correct level and starting workbook. Secondly, it is important to measure and monitor progress of the classes. This is the Teacher's Assessment Manual for the testing of student's initial level and progress in Reading LINK.

Contents:

Section 1: Assessment of Phonological Awareness

•     Instructions for Use
•     Ability to Identify Rhyme
•     Ability to Identify Initial Sounds
•     Student Record Sheets
•     Ability to Identify Rhyme
•     ABility to Identify Sounds

Section 2: Decoding Skills Assessment

•     Instructions for Use
•     Decoding Skills Assessment
•     Interpreting the Decoding Skills Assessment
•     Student Record Sheets (BLMs)
•     Decoding Skills Assessment
•     Letter Analysis Form
•     Error Diagnosis Form
•     Error Diagnosis Table

About Reading LINK

Dr Carol Christensen developed this program over an extended period of research, field testing and usage in classrooms. It works when the methodology is followed on a regular basis. Results can be startling if the simple method is followed!

Reading LINK is a systematic and careful approach to teaching reading and spelling. It is designed to build fluency in reading which is then applied to writing and spelling! It is a very carefully sequenced approach to teaching reading where the student builds on their previous lesson. Each lesson follows the same process and can be completed within 10-15 minutes with a concentrated effort! Reading LINK is used by parents and teachers across Australia with an estimated usage of over 60,000 students!

The distinctive approach to the teaching of reading significantly accelerates early reading skills. It is also extremely successful with special needs such as dyslexia! Dr Christensen argues that all students can master the challenge to read and write when they are instructed in a careful and methodical approach as provided by Reading LINK.

About the Author:

Dr Carol Christensen was a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education of The University of Queensland before going full-time in consulting and running professional development programs for primary and early childhood teachers. She has run and instructed many thousands of teachers across Australia and internationally.