Standards for the assessment of reading and writing

the long version

Provides a set of standards to guide decisions about assessing the teaching and learning of reading and writing. Over the past 30 years our understanding of language, learning and complex literacy demands of our rapidly changing technological society has undergone revolutionary changes and this document reflects these advances. To improve language we need to understand not only assessment, but language and how it relates to assessment. Contents: -Introduction -The Standards -Goals -Implementation.