Informal Reading Inventories: A Review of the Issues.

McKenna, Michael C.

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Publication Date: 1983-Mar

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Informal Reading Inventories: A Review of the Issues.

McKenna, Michael C.

Reading Teacher, v36 n7 p670-79 Mar 1983

Reviews the literature concerning informal reading inventories and discusses a number of issues related to them, including question choice, scoring criteria, and allowable miscues. Offers guidelines for constructing and using the inventories. (FL)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Readability, Reading Ability, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Instruction, Teacher Made Tests, Test Construction, Testing Problems

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Language: English

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