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• Pelham, NY 10803 [www.benchmarkeducation.com](www.benchmarkeducation.com)  \nCopyright © 2011 Benchmark Education Company, LLC. All rights reserved.  \nTeachers may photocopy the reproducible assessments in this book for classroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in whole or in part in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the USA.  \nISBN: 978-1-4509-2884-7  \nFor ordering information, [call Toll-Free 1-877-236-2465 or visit our Web site: www.benchmarkeducation.com](call Toll-Free 1-877-236-2465 or visit our Web site: www.benchmarkeducation.com).  \nInformal Assessments for Vocabulary Development  \nTable of Contents  \nSection One: Overview  \n• Assessment Introduction ......................................................... 4  \n• Benchmark Education Company Assessment .........................6  \n• Scheduling, Managing, Organizing, and Storing Assessments................................................................. 7  \n• Observations and Responsive Teaching .................................. 9  \n• What Research Says About Vocabulary Development........... 10  \n• Assessing the Three Tiers of Vocabulary Words ................... 11  \nSection Two: Tools for Assessing Tier One  \nVocabulary Development  \n• Administering Part One: Reading.......................................... 13  \n• Administering Part Two: Spelling .......................................... 13  \n• Word Lists .............................................................................. 14  \nSection Three: Tools for Assessing  \nTier Two and Tier Three  \nVocabulary Development  \n• Graphic Organizers ................................................................ 53  \nSection Four: Supporting  \nVocabulary Development  \n• Prompting to Support Vocabulary Development................... 73  \nAppendix ......................................................................................... 75  \nBibliography ................................................................................... 80  \nSection one: overview  \nAssessment Introduction  \nDaily teaching goes hand in hand with ongoing assessment and evaluation. The wide variety of reading, writing, spelling, and language assessments provided by Benchmark Education Company enables teachers to:  \n• obtain multiple perspectives on the literacy growth occurring in their classrooms;  \n• monitor and reflect on their teaching and students’ learning;  \n• make informed decisions about students’ progress and needs;  \n• select appropriate materials and instructional techniques that match students’ current level of development;  \n• document progress over time through a cumulative portfolio;  \n• report progress to students, parents, and administrators.  \nMeaningful, ongoing, and multifaceted observation is the heart of the evaluation process. Since observations must occur in authentic contexts, utilize your small-group reading time to document students’ efforts to join discussions; ask and answer questions; react to prompts; contribute ideas for graphic organizers; process texts; problem-solve new words; apply targeted skills and strategies, and act out and/or talk, draw, or write about books.  \nThe integration of assessment, teaching, and learning supports effective literacy instruction. Benchmark Education Company provides teachers with the tools for understanding and documenting literacy development. Teachers can use this information to differentiate instruction by developmental reading behaviors and characteristics, metacognitive and comprehension strategy needs, instructional reading levels, fluency, and vocabulary understandings.  \n8. Provide intervention, if necessary.  \n2. 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