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An Analysis of the Text Complexity of Leveled Passages in Four Popular Classroom Reading Assessments
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Direct linkToyama, Yukie; Hiebert, Elfrieda H.; Pearson, P. David – Educational Assessment, 2017
This study investigated the complexity of leveled passages used in four classroom reading assessments. A total of 167 passages leveled for Grades 1-6 from these assessments were analyzed using four analytical tools of text complexity. More traditional, two-factor measures of text complexity found a general trend of fairly consistent across-grade…
Descriptors: Reading Materials, Reading Skills, Student Evaluation, Difficulty Level
Mraz, Maryann; Nichols, William; Caldwell, Safronia; Beisley, Rene; Sargent, Stephan; Rupley, William – Reading Horizons, 2013
In order for students to learn how to construct meaning from text, teachers must apply instructional strategies that will help readers transition from simple decoding of words to fluent word identification. This article will provide an overview of the literature related to the role of fluency in reading; explain research-based recommendations for…
Descriptors: Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Theater Arts, Reading Instruction
Nilsson, Nina L. – Reading Teacher, 2008
For this content analysis study, the author examined and cross-compared the various ways in which eight informal reading inventories (IRIs) published from 2004 to 2008 address key issues relevant to new U.S. federal guidelines and the National Reading Panel's five critical components of reading instruction. Results suggest the IRIs range in…
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Phonemic Awareness, Criticism, Content Analysis
