For many years, I have worked as a Reading Specialist in the education system. I have been trained in Wilson, Lindamood Bell, and Close Reading, to name a few, and most recently received a certificate from the University of London for a course on dyslexia. While I do use data from both informal and formal assessments to help isolate the needs of students so that instruction can be individualized, I also am able to listen to a child read and have a conversation about their reading to determi...