It’s a common misconception. Once you’ve selected a reading assessment suite and scheduled time in the calendar for administration, you have a reading assessment strategy. In reality, a strategy is about much more than selection and administration.

At Lit, we like to say that a reading assessment strategy is the way you, “intentionally and strategically identify and use the right assessments at the right time for the right kids to yield the right data to support and your system.” In the infographic below, we break down what a reading assessment strategy is designed to do, the key questions you must ask, and what we look for in a high-quality strategy. (You can download a PDF version here with bibliography.)

You can also:

• See our “Reading Assessments Decoded” infographic here to see a breakdown of key assessment types and terms. 
• Read the research that informs how we think about assessment in this Lit Knowledge List about Reading Assessment and Assessment Strategy.