NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Within-Year Oral Reading Fluency with CBM: A Comparison of Models
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Nese, Joseph F. T.; Biancarosa, Gina; Anderson, Daniel; Lai, Cheng-Fei; Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study examined the type of growth model that best fit within-year growth in oral reading fluency and between-student differences in growth. Participants were 2,465 students in grades 3-5. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analyses modeled curriculum-based measurement (CBM) oral reading fluency benchmark measures in fall, winter, and spring…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Reading Fluency, Grade 3, Student Characteristics
They Read, but How Well Do They Understand?: An Empirical Look at the Nuances of Measuring Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alonzo, Julie; Basaraba, Deni; Tindal, Gerald; Carriveau, Ronald S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2009
Much of the literature on reading development focuses on measures of early literacy skills (e.g., phonological awareness, phonics, fluency). Elementary educators interested in improving students' skills in these areas can draw on a wealth of research studies. However, many studies of early literacy skills have not addressed comprehension,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Phonological Awareness, Emergent Literacy, Evaluation