UNDERSTANDING WHAT WORKS IN ORAL READING ASSESSMENTS

Acknowledgments
The production of the Understanding What
Works in Oral Reading Assessments ebook
and recommendations report would not have
been possible without the commitment and
efforts of the authors, organizations and national
governments that participated in this project. The
recommendations presented here draw upon the
wealth of experiences of participating authors
and organizations in implementing oral reading
assessments. Each article in the ebook provides
critical information on good practices in the design,
implementation and use of data in oral reading
assessments.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) would
like to thank all research partners for their support
throughout this venture, as well as colleagues within
the Global Partnership for Education and the William
and Flora Hewlett Foundation who provided vital
support and encouragement.
The UIS is grateful to Sylvia Linan-Thompson
(University of Oregon) and Linda Siegel (University
of British Colombia) for their invaluable input on
technical issues.
The UIS thanks all of the authors (see list of
contributors) and the peer reviewers for their
careful revision: Margaret Dunlop (OISE University
of Toronto) and Sheren Hamed (Jordan Education
Initiative).
The UIS would also like to thank Maria Elena Brenlla,
Nathalie Louge, Sara Ruto, Patricia Scheid and
Hannah-May Wilson, who reviewed several articles
in the ebook; and Penelope Bender, Luis Crouch and
Abbie Raikes for reviewing the recommendations
report.
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