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Jongsma, Eugene A. – Reading Teacher, 1982
Reviews the ANSER System, a set of questionnaires designed to collect background information from parents, teachers, and students that would be useful in conducting indepth evaluations of learning and behavioral problems. Concludes that because it relies on subjective interpretations, its use should be limited to specialists. (FL)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities

Henk, William A. – Reading Teacher, 1987
Concludes that modified standard reading inventories may be made more useful for assessing the specific abilities and needs of disabled readers. Offers suggestions for making modifications. (FL)
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Learning Disabilities, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis

Caldwell, JoAnne – Reading Teacher, 1985
Indicates that the format and use of the informal reading inventory need to be modified in order to address recent research findings of schema theory, text analysis, and metacognition. (FL)
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Metacognition, Prior Learning, Reading Comprehension

Froese, Victor – Reading Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Learning Processes