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Really, the driving force behind writing this book was to communicate to teachers how assessment

can be useful to them.

This is Susan Lambert and welcome to science of Reading the podcast from Amplify.

One of my favorite things on this podcast is interviewing scholars about their latest books.

Another one of my favorite things is talking about assessment. And today we get to do both.

Dr. Stephanie Stoller and Kate Wynn recently authored a wonderful book titled Reading Assessment

Done Right, Tools and Techniques for Data-Driven Instruction.

And today we'll talk all about it.

We'll discuss the real purpose of assessment, we'll talk about the different types of assessment

and when to use each and will address common

misconceptions about assessment. Dr. Stephanie Stoller is an educational consultant and the

creator of Reading Science Academy. Kate Wynne is an elementary teacher with 25

years of classroom experience. She also hosts the podcast Reading Road Trip from IDA, Ontario.

This is a great conversation that unpacks both research and best practices around assessment,

and I hope you learn as much as I did. Well, I am so excited for today's episode. I have two

amazing women joining me today, Stephanie Stoller and

Kate Wynn, who co-authored a book together. So happy to have you both on. And I think before we

jump into the content, I would love it if the both of you could introduce yourself and tell our listeners

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