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Keenan, Janice M.; Betjemann, Rebecca S.; Olson, Richard K. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2008
Comprehension tests are often used interchangeably, suggesting an implicit assumption that they are all measuring the same thing. We examine the validity of this assumption by comparing some of the most popular reading comprehension measures used in research and clinical practice in the United States: the Gray Oral Reading Test (GORT), the two…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Listening Comprehension, Age, Oral Reading
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Carey, Robert F. – Reading Horizons, 1979
Describes the usefulness of a cloze test given after an initial oral reading of the same passage. (MKM)
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Elementary Secondary Education, Miscue Analysis, Oral Reading
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Office of Assessment and Evaluation, Salem. – 1999
These official primary trait scoring guide presents details of the 6-point scoring system used in third-grade Oregon schools to evaluate students' performance in oral reading fluency and in comprehension (as measured through retelling). The oral reading fluency benchmark portion of the scoring guide is broken down into phrasing, flow, and pace…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Grade 3, Oral Reading, Primary Education
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Hasbrouck, Jan E.; Tindal, Gerald – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1992
A curriculum-based measurement approach to evaluating and improving oral reading fluency (ORF) in grades 2-5 is presented. A table of norms (medians) in ORF is provided, based on approximately 9,000 students. Specific classroom uses of the norms are suggested, such as use in developing individualized objectives for students with disabilities. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Informal Reading Inventories
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Parker, Richard; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1992
This study examined the criterion-related validity of oral reading fluency (ORF), number of words read correctly per minute, with 64 regular, remedial, and special education elementary-level students. Comparison with two miscue-based assessment measures did not support modification of traditional ORF but did suggest practical value of selected…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Evaluation Methods
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Potter, Margaret L.; Wamre, Heidi M. – Exceptional Children, 1990
The paper outlines the rationale and development of curriculum-based measurement (CBM) and its empirical support; summarizes two reading models (Chall's stages of reading development and LaBerge and Samuels' model of automaticity); and discusses how CBM, with its use of oral reading rate measures, and the reading models may validate each other.…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Models
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1983
The skills and concepts described in this kindergarten through grade eight reading program guide emphasize the following: (1) teachers' expectations for and attitudes toward students affect student performance, (2) students' self-concepts and expectations are related to their achievement, (3) children learn in different ways and at different…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Skills, Oral Reading
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Koenig, A. J.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
This paper used a case study approach to explore the value of an objective procedure to evaluate the relative effectiveness of reading large print and reading regular print with low vision devices for 6 students (ages 8-16) with low vision. Data were collected on oral and silent reading rates, working distance, and oral reading miscues. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Large Type Materials
Gilliland, Hap – 1983
The oral Red Cloud Reading Test provides a complete analysis of reading level and skills for American Indian students in grades 1-7 or for high school and adult students reading at or below high school levels. The test determines the basic and recreational reading levels, identifies reading problems, determines reading speeds, and analyzes the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, Context Clues
Riverside Publishing Co., Chicago. IL. – 1991
The Diagnostic Assessments of Reading with Trial Teaching Strategies (DARTTS) is a program of diagnostic tests with sample lessons in aspects of literacy. Developed by Florence G. Roswell and Jeanne S. Chall, the DARTTS program is published in a multilevel format for beginning through advanced (high school) readers. Teachers administer and score…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans