An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement

by Marie M. Clay

This third edition of Marie Clay's highly-valued An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement presents her familiar assessment tasks designed for systematic observation of young children as they learn to read and write. Always respecting the author's intention, the editors have taken a fresh look at the way the book's message is communicated to teachers. Layout and expression have been refreshed to ensure clear understanding, and the administration and interpretation of each task in the survey have been carefully structured for consistent delivery.

The observation procedures arose from a theory of how children learn to manage the complex task of reading and writing continuous text. That process is described in Marie Clay's books Becoming Literate: the Construction of Inner Control; Change Over Time in Children's Literacy Development, and By Different Paths to Common Outcomes. The intervention described in Literacy Lessons Designed for Individuals makes use of these observation procedures.

This book will continue to be an invaluable resource for early literacy assessment for many years.

Genres: Education, Teaching, Nonfiction, Professional Development, Grad School, School

Hardcover

First published May 20, 1993

Reviews

[Margaret Teiti]

An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement

[Chris]

A handy handbook if you need it.

[Kassie Rybeck]

Informative, straightforward and a great guide for the OS.

[Kitchengrrl]

Not something I'm likely to use often, since this is geared towards early readers, but very well explained and laid out for those who need to learn the Running Record process as well as other early literacy assessments.

[Lydia]

Good read for teachers (especially Reading Recovery) to better understand what children are thinking/doing while reading and writing in a structured one-on-one teaching environment. What should you be looking for? How might you respond? This book helps answer those questions.

[Sarah]

As much as this book focuses on elementary grades (I teach secondary), I was very impressed by how easily I was able o make this apply to my teaching. I feel like I have a better idea how to use different types of assessments and how I can better understand the reading habits of my students.

[Mary]

Again this is what I have time to read right now and what I read almost daily.

[Chad]

The survey lays a solid foundation on which to build. I can't wait to get to the rest of the training to find out what to do next.

[Lisa]

Excellent guide to better teaching

[Becky]

The first book on reading instruction that ever made sense to me. My entire reason for wanting to become an educator. Thank you, Marie Clay!

[Michelle Tom]

Excellent!