Is There Any Benefit in Trying to Obtain Rate of Oral or Silent Reading Measures? (Questions and Answers).

Pikulski, John J.

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ERIC Number: EJ381792

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Publication Date: 1988

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Is There Any Benefit in Trying to Obtain Rate of Oral or Silent Reading Measures? (Questions and Answers).

Pikulski, John J.

Reading Teacher, v42 n3 p243 Dec 1988

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using oral or silent reading rates to evaluate reading ability. Argues that although there are potential problems with measuring reading rates, it can be a useful way of documenting students' progress. (MM)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Oral Reading, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Reading Rate, Silent Reading

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Language: English

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