Standardized Measures of Reading Achievement for Placement of Students in Chapter 1 and Learning Disability Programs: A Nationwide Survey of Assessment Practices.

Steele, Jeannie L.; Meredith, Kurt

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Publication Date: 1991

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Standardized Measures of Reading Achievement for Placement of Students in Chapter 1 and Learning Disability Programs: A Nationwide Survey of Assessment Practices.

Steele, Jeannie L.; Meredith, Kurt

Reading Research and Instruction, v30 n2 p17-31 Win 1991

Presents results of a nationwide survey to determine measures being used to diagnose reading difficulties and place students in learning disability or Chapter 1 classes. Finds that calls for change in assessment and placement practices have largely been ignored and implications suggest a need for reform. (MG)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Learning Disabilities, National Surveys, Reading Achievement, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Difficulties, Reading Research, Standardized Tests, Student Placement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1

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