| Resource List Assessment of Reading Difficulties Teacher References General Assessment Chall, J.S. (1994). Testing linked to teaching. In N.C. Jordan & J. Goldsmith-Phillips (Eds.), Learning disabilities: New directions for assessment and intervention (pp. 163–176). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Choate, J.S., Enright, B.E., Miller, L.J., Poteet, J.A., & Rakes, T.A. (1995). Curriculum-based assessment and programming. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Cohen, L., & Spenciner, L. (1998). Assessment of children and youth. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley Longman. Darling-Hammond, L., Ancess, J., & Falk, B. (1995). Authentic assessment in action. New York: Teachers College Press. Idol, L.A., Nevin, A., & Paolucci-Whitcomb, P. (1996). Models of curriculum-based assessment. Austin, TX: PRO-ED. Kubiszyn, T., & Borich, G. (1993). Educational testing and measurement: Classroom application and practice (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Nitkop, A.J. (1996). Educational assessment of students. 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