Instruction and assessment ought to be like two peas in a pod. In this practical guide, Peter Afflerbach, a foremost authority on developing effective assessments, teams up with literacy expert Adria Klein to show teachers how to become fluent in meaningful assessment routines. Highlights include:

• Purposeful formative assessment, self-assessment, and student learning goals
• Using tools that reveal reliable, relatable insights
• Knowing readers as people in order to know instruction and engage
• Designing and mining daily routines to yield data
• Learning to analyze information, and sharing assessment results thoughtfully