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Direct linkFrancis, David J.; Snow, Catherine E.; August, Diane; Carlson, Coleen D.; Miller, Jon; Iglesias, Aquiles – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2006
This study compares 2 measures of reading comprehension: (a) the Woodcock-Johnson Passage Comprehension test, a standard in reading research, and (b) the Diagnostic Assessment of Reading Comprehension (DARC), an innovative measure. Data from 192 Grade 3 Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) were used to fit a series of latent variable…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Grade 3, Test Validity
August, Diane; Francis, David J.; Hsu, Han-Ya Annie; Snow, Catherine E. – Elementary School Journal, 2006
A new measure of reading comprehension, the Diagnostic Assessment of Reading Comprehension (DARC), designed to reflect central comprehension processes while minimizing decoding and language demands, was pilot tested. We conducted three pilot studies to assess the DARC's feasibility, reliability, comparability across Spanish and English,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Bilingual Students, Evaluation Methods, Spanish Speaking
