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Download full textRakes, Thomas A.; McWilliams, Lana J. – 1978
The results from two informal measures (a cloze test and a group reading inventory and a standardized reading test were compared in a study of instruments available for measuring adult reading performance. The three instruments were administered to 158 undergraduates enrolled in reading improvement classes. From this group, 75 subjects were…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Anderson, Betty – 1986
Noting that most classroom teachers use informal reading inventories (IRI) as diagnostic instruments, a study examined what oral reading accuracy level is most appropriate for the instructional level and whether repetitions should be counted as oral reading errors. Randomly selected students from the second through fifth grades at two elementary…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Assessment, Informal Reading Inventories, Oral Reading
Otto, Beverly – 1991
This paper explains two observation guides that teachers can use to describe emergent reading behaviors among young children during the children's interactions with familiar storybooks. The guides are derived from a review of research and focus on independent and assisted interactions. When observing children's independent interactions with…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Informal Assessment
Steinruck, Yvonne Siu – 1978
Classroom teachers frequently need techniques for assessing students' reading comprehension; the retelling technique is a useful tool for this purpose. The technique is divided into two parts, the unaided retelling and the aided or directed retelling. During both parts, open-ended, divergent questioning techniques are used. An excerpt from a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment, Oral Reading
Cushenbery, Donald C. – 1980
Investigations of both printed professional materials for reading teachers and the interaction of reading authorities across the United States have revealed ten current directions and needs in reading instruction. They are: (1) an emphasis on absolute educational accountability with respect to reading skills of students; (2) renewed and pronounced…
Descriptors: Accountability, Diagnostic Teaching, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Noble, Cynthia – 1982
To accumulate the data necessary for making recommendations for the improvement of middle school reading programs in Massachusetts, such programs were assessed by computer searches, informal interviews, and random questionnaires. "TRANS," Teaching Reading Acquisition Natural to Subject Areas, embodies the kind of program needed to meet…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Assessment, Instructional Improvement
