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How Sharp is a Unicorn's Horn?
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Johnston, Peter H.; Allignton, Richard L. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1983
Criticizes a study of the reliability and validity of curriculum-based reading inventories by L. S. Fuchs, D. Fuchs, and S. L. Deno and raises questions regarding the study's internal and external validity. (AEA)
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Readability Formulas, Reading Research, Research Methodology
An Analysis of Alternate-Form Reliability of Three Commercially-Prepared Informal Reading Inventories.
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Helgren-Lempesis, Valerie A.; Mangrum, Charles T., II – Reading Research Quarterly, 1986
Examines the interclass and intraclass reliability of three published informal reading inventories and their alternate forms and concludes that though acceptable, the reliabilities of the inventories suggest the need for cautious interpretation. (HOD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Informal Reading Inventories, Intermediate Grades
Reliability and Validity of Curriculum-Based Informal Reading Inventories.
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; And Others – Reading Research Quarterly, 1982
Reports the results of a study that examined the technical adequacy of three selected informal reading inventory procedures. (AEA)
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Materials
The Child's Developing Sense of Theme as a Response to Literature.
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Lehr, Susan – Reading Research Quarterly, 1988
Examines the nature of children's sense of theme in narratives as it develops over three age levels--kindergarten, second grade, and fourth grade--and investigates the role of literature in that development. Concludes that thematic identification is an early developmental strategy. (MM)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Fiction