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Literacy Assessment: A Practical Guide for Assessing Reading & Writing in Grades K-3

Literacy Assessment: A Practical Guide for Assessing Reading & Writing in Grades K-3

Author(s): Renee Cowan

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2025

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Literacy Assessment: A Practical Guide for Assessing Reading and Writing in Grades K-3 brings together the latest research on various aspects of literacy assessment. Readers will start by exploring Scarborough’s Reading Rope, a framework that helps teachers and assessors identify which specific skills a student may be struggling with. 

The guidebook then takes a closer look at each component of reading—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—emphasizing how to assess each area effectively. Additionally, readers will have the opportunity to review specific assessment tools and download PDF versions for their use. 

As this is a guidebook, you'll come across various interactive features, such as: 

  • A Graphic Organizer at the start of each chapter, enabling readers to actively structure their learning as they read.
  • Stop and Jot, where readers can pause to reflect and write about the content in each chapter.
  • Highlights or key concepts at the conclusion of each chapter. 

This guidebook is designed to engage readers while offering practical assessment strategies and materials for the K-3 classroom.

Renee Cowan

Dr. Renee Cowan has over 20 years of experience in education, having served students from PreK to 5th grade in various roles, including classroom teacher, reading specialist, instructional coach, national presenter, and school principal. She earned her Doctorate in Education from Oral Roberts University, where her research focused on the selection and evaluation of early childhood literacy curricula. Dr. Cowan is the recipient of several prestigious teaching awards, including the distinguished Dewberry Award for Outstanding Faculty in Teaching. Additionally, she is a DaVinci Institute Fellow, a distinction that facilitated the creation and distribution of Take-Home Decodable Book Bags for teachers to use with first-grade students. She also received an Oklahoma Teacher Connection Collegiate Grant, which provided funding to train and coach a cohort of teachers in evidence-based classroom management practices. 

Dr. Cowan currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Reading at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate-level reading courses. Her courses emphasize the foundations of effective literacy instruction, literacy assessment, and the role of the reading specialist. Many of her courses incorporate fieldwork experiences, allowing teacher candidates to apply their learning in elementary school classrooms. Dr. Cowan supervises these field experiences and provides on-the-spot coaching to support the professional development of teacher candidates. 

For inquiries, please contact Dr. Cowan at cowan15@nsuok.edu.

Literacy Assessment: A Practical Guide for Assessing Reading and Writing in Grades K-3 brings together the latest research on various aspects of literacy assessment. Readers will start by exploring Scarborough’s Reading Rope, a framework that helps teachers and assessors identify which specific skills a student may be struggling with. 

The guidebook then takes a closer look at each component of reading—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension—emphasizing how to assess each area effectively. Additionally, readers will have the opportunity to review specific assessment tools and download PDF versions for their use. 

As this is a guidebook, you'll come across various interactive features, such as: 

  • A Graphic Organizer at the start of each chapter, enabling readers to actively structure their learning as they read.
  • Stop and Jot, where readers can pause to reflect and write about the content in each chapter.
  • Highlights or key concepts at the conclusion of each chapter. 

This guidebook is designed to engage readers while offering practical assessment strategies and materials for the K-3 classroom.

Renee Cowan
Renee Cowan

Dr. Renee Cowan has over 20 years of experience in education, having served students from PreK to 5th grade in various roles, including classroom teacher, reading specialist, instructional coach, national presenter, and school principal. She earned her Doctorate in Education from Oral Roberts University, where her research focused on the selection and evaluation of early childhood literacy curricula. Dr. Cowan is the recipient of several prestigious teaching awards, including the distinguished Dewberry Award for Outstanding Faculty in Teaching. Additionally, she is a DaVinci Institute Fellow, a distinction that facilitated the creation and distribution of Take-Home Decodable Book Bags for teachers to use with first-grade students. She also received an Oklahoma Teacher Connection Collegiate Grant, which provided funding to train and coach a cohort of teachers in evidence-based classroom management practices. 

Dr. Cowan currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Reading at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate-level reading courses. Her courses emphasize the foundations of effective literacy instruction, literacy assessment, and the role of the reading specialist. Many of her courses incorporate fieldwork experiences, allowing teacher candidates to apply their learning in elementary school classrooms. Dr. Cowan supervises these field experiences and provides on-the-spot coaching to support the professional development of teacher candidates. 

For inquiries, please contact Dr. Cowan at cowan15@nsuok.edu.