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CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTSOntario Numeracy Assessment Package (ONAP)Grades 4–8Nelson AssessmentDeveloped, reviewed, field tested, and validated by expert Ontario educators.NewGrades 5 and 7available now!Grades 4, 6, and 8coming soon!Introducing a numeracy assessment package that:✓ Provides 100% alignment to the Ontario Mathematics Curriculum✓ Addresses all overall and specific expectations for each grade level✓ Provides consistent, reliable data on all five math strands by gradeSenior Advisor – Dr. Marian SmallSenior Author:Joanne Simmons – Toronto District School BoardAuthors:Maria Bodiam – Toronto District School BoardSean Hanna – District School Board of NiagaraPat Milot – District School Board of NiagaraJoyce Tonner – Thames Valley District School BoardAdvisory Panel:Scott Armstrong – Thames Valley District School BoardAnna D’Armento – Toronto Catholic District School BoardLinda Ford DeCunha – Durham District School BoardSharman Howes – Peel District School BoardSuhana Kadoura – Ottawa-Carleton District School BoardDan Peter – Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School BoardField Tested in:Algoma District School BoardBluewater District School BoardDistrict School Board of NiagaraDufferin-Peel Catholic District School BoardDurham District School BoardPeel District School BoardPeterborough Victoria Northumberland andClarington Catholic District School BoardRainbow District School BoardRenfrew County District School BoardThames Valley District School BoardToronto Catholic District School BoardToronto District School BoardUpper Canada District School Board18www.nelson.com

Overview:• ONAP provides teachers with an entry assessment tool to identify students’ priorknowledge of the previous year’s expectations for all five math strands• ONAP assesses student performance directly against the curriculum as well as theAchievement Chart categories• ONAP assists classroom teachers, schools, and districts to collect reliable and consistent data• Developed, field tested, and validated in classrooms across Ontario• Quick and easy to administer and scoreEach grade level kit contains:• One Teacher’s Resource featuring:– Comprehensive assessments for each of the five strands– Teacher notes for administration, scoring, and interpretation of the data– Scoring guides for Part B– Rubrics, anchor papers, and rationales for Part C performance tasks– Instructional “Next-Steps”– Strategies for using the data• A comprehensive CD-ROM:– Simplifies recording and analyzing ONAP data– Interactive Class Tracking Sheets for each strand– Sorts individual and class data overall, and specific expectations– Generates graphs for displaying dataCLASSROOM ASSESSMENTS©2009 Ontario Numeracy Assessment Package – Grades 4 9780176349196 $249.95©2007 Ontario Numeracy Assessment Package – Grades 5 9780176349226 $249.95©2009 Ontario Numeracy Assessment Package – Grades 6 9780176349257 $249.95©2007 Ontario Numeracy Assessment Package – Grades 7 9780176349288 $249.95©2008 Ontario Numeracy Assessment Package – Grades 8 9780176349318 $249.95www.nelson.com 19

CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTSOntario Writing AssessmentGrades K–8Nelson AssessmentDeveloped, reviewed, piloted, and validated by expertOntario educators.Introducing a writing assessment that:✓ Is based on the Revised Ontario Language Curriculumand Achievement Chart✓ Provides consistent, reliable data✓ Features anchors with rationales that bring to life thefour levels of the Achievement Chart✓ Provides “Next-Steps” based on the unique needs of studentsAuthors:Mary Reid – Principal, Bluewater District School BoardSteven Reid – Superintendent, Bluewater District School BoardNewContributor:Heather McGowan – Educational Consultant (Formerly TDSB)Foreword by David Booth – Professor of Education, University of Toronto, OISEGrades 2, 4, 5, and 8available now!Grades K/1, 3, 6, and 7available Spring 2008!Overview:Ontario Writing Assessment for Kindergarten to Grade 8 allows teachers to determine each student’s strengths and weaknessesin writing. The results from this assessment can be used to help plan and deliver appropriate programming, and to measurestudent growth over time. Ontario Writing Assessment is aligned to the Revised Ontario Language Curriculum expectationsand the Achievement Chart, as well as the expert panel reports and guides to effective instruction.Benefits for Teachers:• Provides a common writing assessment tool for a teacher, school, or district• Supports identification of student strengths, needs, interests, and attitudes in writing• Includes 48 levelled anchors and three task-specific rubrics for each grade to ensure confident and consistentassessment of writing skills (based on the Revised Ontario Language Curriculum and the Achievement Chart)• Provides valuable “Next Steps” for tailoring instruction to meet the needs of all students• Supports tracking student progress over time with easy-to-use tracking sheetsComponents:A single, comprehensive Teacher’s Guide featuring:• On-demand Writing Tasks that can be administered three times per year (fall, mid-year and end-of-year)• Task-specific Writing Rubrics, Anchors, and Rationales that are aligned to the Revised Ontario Curriculum andAchievement Chart©2008 Ontario Writing Assessment Grades K/1 9780176349110 $149.95©2007 Ontario Writing Assessment Grade 2 9780176349127 $149.95©2008 Ontario Writing Assessment Grade 3 9780176349134 $149.95©2007 Ontario Writing Assessment Grade 4 9780176349141 $149.95©2007 Ontario Writing Assessment Grade 5 9780176349158 $149.95©2008 Ontario Writing Assessment Grade 6 9780176349165 $149.95©2008 Ontario Writing Assessment Grade 7 9780176349172 $149.95©2007 Ontario Writing Assessment Grade 8 9780176349189 $149.9520www.nelson.com

CASISecond EditionNelson AssessmentGrades 4–8NewCASI 3comingSpring2008!CASI Second Edition for Grades 4–8 helps to identify student comprehension and fluency levels through age-appropriate,field-validated reading passages. CASI is used throughout Ontario to identify students’ reading abilities. The secondedition aligns to the Revised Ontario Language Arts Curriculum, 2006 and the Achievement Chart Categories, 2006.Existing CASI customers can order a replacement package that contains a new Scoring Guide, reproducible Question SheetBooklet, and Teacher’s Guide. For details and eligibility call Nelson Customer Service at 1-800-268-2222.CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTSEach grade-level program includes:Ten Full-Colour Reading Passages• Five fiction selections• Five nonfiction selectionsScoring Guide• Contains exemplars to help teachers determine astudent’s level of comprehension• New “lay-flat” format shows all four levels of studentresponse on double-page spreadsQuestion Sheet Booklet• Includes Blackline Masters for all question sheets ina grade• Question Sheet Booklets now combined into one BlacklineMaster Booklet• A new question on point of view for each passage• A four-part multiple-choice question to help studentsprepare for EQAO testingComprehensive Teacher’s Guide• Includes strategies for next steps, a reading rubric, andreproducible tool• Includes additional strategies teachers can use to helpstudents improve in targeted areas• Expanded sections on several topics, including the useof CASI with struggling readers and student self-selectionof text• Student self-assessment form for Grades 4 to 6• Generic reading conference formCASINewGrade 3This new addition to the CASI series:• is built upon the same design as CASI Grades 4–8• includes grade-appropriate reading passages• offers challenging assessments that reduce topping outby students• prepares students for EQAO testing by providing atransition from oral to written response• focuses on comprehension and higher-level thinking skills• Aligned to Revised Ontario Language Arts Curriculumand Achievement ChartComplete Kits©2008 Grade 3 9780176349059 $250.00©2006 Grade 4 9780176336080 $234.95©2006 Grade 5 9780176336097 $234.95©2006 Grade 6 9780176336103 $234.95©2006 Grade 7 9780176336110 $234.95©2006 Grade 8 9780176336127 $234.95Replacement Packages©2006 Grade 4 9780176331818 $84.95©2006 Grade 5 9780176331856 $84.95©2006 Grade 6 9780176331894 $84.95©2006 Grade 7 9780176331931 $84.95©2006 Grade 8 9780176331979 $84.95www.nelson.com 21

CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTSPM Benchmark Kits 1 and 2CENGAGE LearningGrades K–3PM Benchmark Kits 1 and 2 are comprehensive reading assessment resourcesusing 30 unseen levelled texts. They provide an accurate method ofidentifying a student’s instructional reading level and insight into the student’sunderstanding of visual, syntactical, and structural cueing systems.The Teacher’s Guide includes defined step-by-step administration procedures,an annotated summary of reading behaviour, story introductions and adetailed leveling chart.Kit Components• 30 unseen levelled fiction and nonfiction texts• 30 Reading Record sheets• 30 Comprehension Assessment Record forms• Teacher’s Guide©2003PM Benchmark Kit 1 9780176204044 $226.95PM Benchmark Kit 2 9780176262846 $226.95Nelson Assessment: MathematicsNelson AssessmentGrades 3–6Nelson Assessment: Mathematics is a series of classroom resources designed toimprove learning. Each student book contains a series of rich assessmenttasks organized by strand corresponding to each of the four Ontario achievementcategories. The Teacher's Resource provides tools for monitoring student growthand achievement as well as ideas on best practices for assessing and reporting.Components• Student Book covering all expectations through 70 assessment tasks, 3–4 perachievement category• Teacher’s Resource with student examplars, complete solutions, assessmenttools, generic rubrics, and best practices©2003Grade 3Student Workbook (30-pack) 9780176267902 $174.95Student Workbook (10-pack) 9780176267919 $65.95Teacher’s Resource 9780176203191 $82.45Grade 4Student Workbook (30-pack) 9780176267889 $174.95Student Workbook (10-pack) 9780176267896 $65.95Teacher’s Resource 9780176203207 $82.45Grade 5Student Workbook (30-pack) 9780176267865 $174.95Student Workbook (10-pack) 9780176267872 $65.95Teacher’s Resource 9780176203214 $82.45Grade 6Student Workbook (30-pack) 9780176267841 $174.95Student Workbook (10-pack) 9780176267858 $65.95Teacher’s Resource 9780176203221 $82.4522www.nelson.com

Primary W.R.A.P.—Writing and Reading Assessment ProfileLearning MediaGrades K–2Primary W.R.A.P. is an informal, easy-to-use, assessment tool that ensuresyour assessment will cover the five essential dimensions of earlyreading: phonemic awareness, phonics and word repetition, fluency,vocabulary, and comprehension.©2003K–2 W.R.A.P. Kit 9780790305189 $178.45Writing and Reading Assessment Profile (W.R.A.P.)Learning MediaGrades 3–6W.R.A.P. assesses students’ needs and abilities, and helps teachersidentify competencies and set realistic instructional goals. This is anexcellent planning tool to provide information for literacy instruction.CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTS©2002 9780478124620 $178.45Harcourt Reading AssessmentMeasuring Student PerformanceHarcourt EducationGrades 3–8Summative Performance Assessment Tool for Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry.This complete resource is designed to assist teachers in collectingsummative assessment data to reflect student reading performance.Each grade includes nine reproducible reading selections: three fiction,three poetry, and three nonfiction that are multi-genre, age-appropriate,and appealing. A comprehensive set of appendices is included for students.Teacher’s notes include:• Learning Tools• Prior knowledge/skills• Task-specific rubrics©2004Grade 3 Teacher’s Edition 9780774715645 $34.95Grade 4 Teacher’s Edition 9780774715652 $34.95Grade 5 Teacher’s Edition 9780774715669 $34.95Grade 6 Teacher’s Edition 9780774715676 $34.95Grade 7 Teacher’s Edition 9780774715683 $34.95Grade 8 Teacher’s Edition 9780774715690 $34.95www.nelson.com 23