
Reimagining Writing Assessment
From Scales to Stories
Heinemann Educational Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-325-07478-8 (ISBN)
Description
"This book is for teachers who want to honor their students' experiences as writers and readers--and their own." --Maja Wilson
In Reimagining Writing Assessment, Maja Wilson shows us that by replacing the scales embedded in rubrics with new tools--an array of interpretive lenses designed to observe and describe growth--we can create healthier readers and writers who are more proficient in the long run and more motivated to read and write. She reminds us that "assess" in its Latin derivation means "sit beside." In this book she models new ways of "sitting beside," listening to student stories of the writing, respecting the writer's intentions, and telling stories of our reading. Taking the form of conversations, Maja's new definition of writing assessment is not an outcome or final evaluation: it is an ongoing process in which writers and readers make meaning from texts and attempts, from intentions and effects. In this process, teachers come to understand how to teach and talk with each student about writing differently. And students learn to understand and take control of their own development as decision-makers.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Kindergarten, Reading Age: From 5 to 17 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
239 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-325-07478-8 (9780325074788)
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Persons
Thomas Newkirk is the bestselling author of Minds Made for Stories along with numerous other Heinemann titles, including Writing Unbound, Embarrassment, The Art of Slow Reading, The Performance of Self in Student Writing (winner of the NCTE's David H. Russell Award), and Misreading Masculinity. He taught writing at the University of New Hampshire for thirty-nine years, and founded the New Hampshire Literacy Institutes, a summer program for teachers. In addition to working as a teacher, writer, and editor, he has served as the chair of his local school board for seven years.