Practical Steps for Informing Literacy Instruction: A Diagnostic Decision-Making Model

Michael Kibby has created a cognitive organizer of the components and strategies important to successful reading and a schema for evaluating each student's reading proficiency in a rational and efficient manner. This easy-to-follow flowchart guides teachers through the process of assessing students' reading strategies and abilities, evaluating instructional materials, and developing diagnostic teaching sessions for the purpose of designing appropriate reading instruction.