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Haney, Michelle; Hill, Jacqueline – Early Child Development and Care, 2004
Research indicates that both home literacy activities and direct instruction of reading skills promote reading development. The current study investigates how parent-led direct teaching activities impact emergent literacy. Preschool children (n = 47) were administered subtests from the Test of Early Reading Ability-3 and the Kaufman Survey of…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Statistical Significance, Reading Skills, Preschool Children
Johnson, Ned; Eskelsen, Emily Warner – Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
This insightful and practical guide for parents shows how they often undermine rather than encourage their teens' success on one of the most stressful standardized tests--the SAT--and what strategies will remedy the problem. In recent years this test has taken on fearsome proportions, matched only by the growing competition for slots at major…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Testing, Standardized Tests, Family Relationship
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1991
Applicable to all levels of education, the eight digests and four FAST (Focused Access to Selected Topics) bibliographies included in this special collection focus on testing and assessment in the fields of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The material in this special collection is designed for use by teachers, students, administrators,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Dialog Journals, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Hosterman, E. Jean, Ed. – 1989
The handbook reviews approximately 150 educational tests and their uses within the total process of educational assessment for students who have academic difficulty because of mental retardation; learning disabilities; physical handicaps; emotional, sensory, and social disorders; other health impairments; and related problems. Introductory…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education