Johns, J. & Lenski, S. (2014). Improving Reading: Strategies, Resources, and Common Core Connections. (6^th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. ISBN 13: 978-1-4652-4012-5   

Johns, J. (2012). Basic Reading Inventory (11th ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.  ISBN 13: 978-1-4652-4690-5

Please note: eBook versions of the textbooks may be purchased through the publisher Kendall Hunt at the following weblinks: 

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/improving-reading-strategies-resources-and-common-core-connections 

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/basic-reading-inventory-pre-primer-through-grade-twelve-and-early-literacy-assessments

3 hours. The study of formal and informal assessment as it relates to individual needs is a basic part of this course. Development of instructional plans with an emphasis on personalized reading strategies and continuous assessment is included. Prerequisites: ED315 or ED320, successful passing of MoGEA exam, and concurrent enrollment in ED319.

Upon successful completion of the ED318 & ED319 courses, each participant should be able to:

1. Describe the cueing systems of language (semantic, syntactic, graphophonemic and pragmatic) and recognize their integrated use by beginning/developing readers
2. Use formal and informal assessments to understand the needs of beginning/developing readers
3. Design lessons/experiences, based on continuous assessment, that focus on reading strategies that address semantic, syntactic, graphophonemic and pragmatic cueing systems
4. Design lessons/experiences that strengthen comprehension through the skill of analyzing text as a reader
5. Make connections between classroom literacy assessments and activities and the Common Core Competencies for English Language Arts.