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Tierney, Robert J. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Offers arguments opposing the minimal competency testing movement. (MKM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Legislation

Seymour, Dorothy Z. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Contends that the imposition of competence standards might compensate for the climate of permissiveness that allowed students to graduate from high school without having developed high school level skills in the basics. (DD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competencies

McDonald, Thomas F. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Argues that minimal competency tests will promote reading literacy. (MKM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Legislation

Petre, Richard M. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Describes the competency-based approach to reading programs used in Maryland. (MKM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Elementary Secondary Education

Journal of Reading, 1978
Documents the attempts of the Legislative Committee of the South Carolina State Council of the International Reading Association to influence minimal competency testing legislation. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Legislation

Monteith, Mary K. – Journal of Reading, 1978
Suggests sources of information on minimum competencies and minimal competency testing, including publications and conference proceedings, policy statements from professional organizations, and resource lists available from various organizations. (MKM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Educational Policy