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The Role of Reading Rate in the Informal Assessment of Reading Ability
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Morris, Darrell; Trathen, Woodrow; Frye, Elizabeth M.; Kucan, Linda; Ward, Devery; Schlagal, Robert; Hendrix, Mary – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2013
This article, which focuses on oral reading rate, reports findings from a large assessment study in rural North Carolina. Students in grades 2 to 6 were assessed on the following measures: isolated word recognition (timed and untimed); oral reading accuracy, reading rate, and reading comprehension. Overall, the results (1) support traditional…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Reading Improvement, Informal Assessment, Word Recognition
Validating Craft Knowledge: An Empirical Examination of Elementary-Grade Students' Performance on an Informal Reading Assessment
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Morris, Darrell; Bloodgood, Janet W.; Perney, Jan; Frye, Elizabeth M.; Kucan, Linda; Trathen, Woodrow; Ward, Devery; Schlagal, Robert – Elementary School Journal, 2011
This longitudinal study investigated children's performance on several informal reading and spelling tasks. Students (n = 274) in a rural North Carolina county were assessed across grades 2 to 6 on the following measures: isolated word recognition (timed and untimed), oral reading accuracy, reading comprehension, reading rate, and spelling.…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5