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Ervin, Robert – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
In Bangor, Maine, a seamless, continuous-progress performance assessment in reading is evolving--all because 24 first-grade teachers objected to using standardized achievement tests. Teachers have developed the Bangor Assessment of Reading (BAR), a triennial process of assessing fluency, meaning construction, comprehension, reading strategies, and…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Grade 1, Performance Based Assessment, Primary Education
