This vital resource offers classroom teachers and literacy coaches practical assessments that can be used to evaluate key areas in students' reading performance. These assessments will provide information that can be directly used for planning instruction. Specific instructional techniques and activities are linked to each of the assessments so that teachers know exactly how to teach necessary skills. Tests and other evaluative devices are aligned with Common Core State Standards and state frameworks. This book offers a proven model for monitoring and assessing students. The assessments and instructional strategies are easy to implement as part of any curriculum and practical strategies are modeled on a tested approach for helping students work through their problem areas.