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* Acrobat Download & Installation Instructions
A step-by-step guide on how to downlaod and install the free Adobe Acrobat browser plug-in. This will allow you to view and use the PDF assessment-story file packages.
* Reading & Literature Performance Assessments (PDF)
A resource packet from the Oregon Department of Education, in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF). The Reading Resource Packets for grades 5, 8, and 10 have been designed to provide administrators, teachers, students (and perhaps parents) with information and resource materials as they collect classroom work samples for reading and literature.
* Grade 3 Reading Training Information
From the Oregon Department of Education. Information about reading assessment at the grade 3 benchmark available through a training process that begins with contacting the Education Service District (ESD) or selected school district nearest you. With contact names and links.
* Improving Reading Performance: A Guide for K-3 Oregon Educators (PDF)
From the Oregon Department of Education. Information about reading assessment at the grade 3 benchmark available through a training process that begins with contacting the Education Service District (ESD) or selected school district nearest you. With contact names and links.
* Official Scoring Guide for Reading: Grades K - 3 (PDF)
From the Oregon Department of Education. This scoring guide is an assessment tool used to judge the quality of student performance in relation to content standards. As an assessment tool, scoring guides provide specific criteria to describe a range of possible student responses and a consistent set of guidelines to rate student work.
* Official Scoring Guide for Reading: Grades 4 - 12 (PDF)
From the Oregon Department of Education. This scoring guide is an assessment tool used to judge the quality of student performance in relation to content standards. As an assessment tool, scoring guides provide specific criteria to describe a range of possible student responses and a consistent set of guidelines to rate student work.
* Oregon Standards Database
The OPEN site offers you a searchable database of Oregon's content standards that lets you select and retrieve the specific subject areas and grade-level benchmarks you want.
* Reading and Literacy Program Targets Special Needs
Vanderbilt professor uses computers to teach reading skills, and has revolutionized learning for students once labeled "at risk." The program uses video and text to promote reading comprehension.