This guide provides classroom assessment models and strategies that can be used by teachers in planning for efficient day-to-day assessment of the English Language Arts Common Curriculum Goals and in tracking individual student progress over time. The guide lists individual grade level expectations from the Common Curriculum Goals with possible assessment strategies for each. Since, in practice, many of the goals will be grouped and assessed through one assignment or during normal observations while working with students, the guide includes examples of systematic methods of keeping track of observations teachers regularly make while observing and teaching students. Making the point that, like good instruction, good assessment practices are the result of careful planning, the guide is intended to assist teachers in developing a repertoire of assessment strategies. The guide's eight sections are as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) Writing Skills; (3) Speaking Skills; (4) Listening Skills; (5) Reading/Literature Skills; (6) Study Skills; (7) Mass Media and Visual Literacy Skills; and (8) Reasoning Skills. (SR)