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David A. Klingbeil; Ethan R. Van Norman; Peter M. Nelson; David C. Parker; Patrick Kaiser; Monica L. Vidal; Angelos Ntais; Zhuanghan Dong; Kirsten Truman – Grantee Submission, 2024
Text reading fluency (TRF) is a common reading intervention target in second and third grade. TRF requires the integration of several skills that result in several pathways to dysfluent reading. However, when applying the drill-down approach to intervention targeting, practitioners are guided to consider students' rate and accuracy when reading…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Meisels, Samuel J.; Xue, Yange; Shamblott, Melissa – Early Education and Development, 2008
Research Findings: We examined the reliability and validity of the language, literacy, and mathematics domains of "Work Sampling for Head Start" (WSHS), an observational assessment designed for 3- and 4-year-olds. Participants included 112 children who were enrolled over a two-year period in Head Start and a number of other programs…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Criterion Referenced Tests
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Adkins, Deborah; Kingsbury, G. Gage – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2007
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the call for all students to be "proficient" in reading and mathematics by 2014. Yet the law expects each state to define proficiency as it sees fit and design its own tests. This study investigated three research questions related to this policy: (1) How consistent are various…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Mathematics Tests, Test Validity, Reading Tests