Discusses a study which compares comprehending scores drawn from oral-reading performance with oral-reading cloze test scores. (JM)

Describes a study that assessed how correction behavior in the oral reading of 48 elementary school students related to comprehension, as measured by cloze performance. Indicates that new measures of reading comprehension are needed, as correction behavior acts as an indicator of comprehension. (TJ)

The comprehending score is a theoretically derived measure of language processing that identifies those miscues that indicate that the reader is making sense of the printed language he or she is attempting to read. A study was undertaken to explore the relationships between post oral reading cloze test scores and seven theoretically constructed…

Based on the premise that comprehension must be the true and final goal of all instruction in reading, this book is designed to provoke teachers' reflections about their own ideas, reading, language, and experiences as teachers of reading comprehension and to help them base their teaching decisions on a knowledge of theory and research about how…