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Support Every Reader with Jan Richardson’s Next Step Guided Reading Assessment

Educators need assessment tools, data, and strategies to differentiate instruction that’s tailored to their students’ literacy levels and backgrounds. We’re proud to partner with author, reading specialist, and former K–12 teacher Jan Richardson, whose Next Step Guided Reading Assessment has been giving teachers across the country the keys to unlock their students’ potential.

Getting Started with the Next Step Guided Reading Assessment

Designed by Dr. Jan Richardson and Dr. Maria Walther, the Next Step Guided Reading Assessment is a streamlined four-step assessment process for teachers to gauge their students’ reading interests and their word knowledge, spelling, fluency, and comprehension levels. In this introductory session participants will learn how to administer each component of the assessment, interpret the results, and translate those results into tailored guided reading lessons.

Recommended for: K–6 teachers and instructional coaches Time: Three hours Item #s: In-Person: 651238 Virtual: 743498 Participants: Up to 30 Requires the purchase of the Next Step Guided Reading Assessment

Learning outcomes: • Explore the purpose of each assessment component • Administer each assessment component • Interpret the results of each assessment component • Use assessment results to form groups • Use assessment results to inform guided reading instruction

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