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The Emergent Reading Assessment
(ERA)
by David Matteson
The Emergent Reading Assessment (ERA)
developed by David Matteson
is especially designed to capture what 3-5 year old children know about
reading and
provide
insights for instruction.
This easy-to-use assessment package
helps teachers measure
book-handling
skills (print concepts) and the understandings of story concepts, and
helps
teachers jumpstart reading instruction
appropriate for this age group. The ERA
is an excellent precursor to Marie Clay’s Concepts
About Print (CAP) and
Joetta Beaver’s Developmental Reading Assessment
(DRA).
The focus on
quality literacy instruction and accountability for even the youngest
learners at the preschool and kindergarten levels makes this a
necessary tool
for:
● schools who want to expand their capacity to
increase student achievement;
● educators of children age 3-5;
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administrators for such programs;
●
early
childhood education programs at
universities/colleges;
●
ECE state departments;
●
Head Start and
Even Start
District-wide and school-wide adoption of the
Emergent Reading
Assessment provides
a strong base for assessing 3-5 year old children
and identifying clear
next steps for students on a successful literacy
continuum.
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