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Sample representativeness is an important piece to consider when evaluating the quality of a screening assessment. If you are trying to determine whether or not the screening tool accurately measures children’s skills, you want to ensure that the sample that is used to validate the tool is representative of your population of interest.
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When evaluating the quality of any screening tool, it is important to determine whether or not the assessment is biased against different groups of students. We want to ensure that students do not receive higher or lower scores on an assessment for reasons other than the primary skill or trait that is being tested.
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Topic: Professional Development
A principal, literacy coach, and kindergarten teacher discuss ways in which the coach trains and supports teachers' reading instruction and text selection. The coach assists with lesson planning, modeling teaching strategies, and identifying appropriate resources.
Topic: Professional Development
REL Midwest created this rubric in partnership with the Midwest Early Childhood Education Research Alliance and Springfield Public Schools in Illinois. School leaders can use the rubric to provide feedback to teachers about the implementation of recommended instructional practices in phonological awareness and phonics.
Topic: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics
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