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Peer reviewedWixson, Karen K. – Reading Teacher, 1984
Concludes that there are numerous problems with the test studied. Argues that the abilities it assesses and their relationship to reading and reading instruction are not sufficiently understood to warrant the test's use. (FL)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Elementary Education, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedValencia, Sheila; Pearson, P. David – Reading Teacher, 1987
Argues that the tests used to measure reading achievement do not reflect recent advances in the understanding of the reading process, and that effective instruction best can be fostered by resolving the discrepancy between what is known and what is measured. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
