Suggests using the cloze procedure as a means of quickly, efficiently, and accurately matching students with appropriate reading materials. (TO)

Discusses passage content and style, accessibility of the passages, their completeness, the extent to which the items are passage-dependent, and the extent to which additional knowledge is required to answer the questions on reading comprehension tests and exercises. (TO)

This paper discusses the theoretical implications of previous research studies that have employed the Minnesota Percepto-Diagnostic Test (MPD) to differentiate children with reading disabilities. (JC)

The findings of this investigation show that the SIT and WISC are measuring the same things to a statistically significant degree. (Author)

"Although while pupils earned higher scores than nonwhite pupils on both tests, the Metropolitan produced significantly greater differences between the races than the Iowa, at both grade levels. (Author)

Results of experiment indicate that ability to deduce answers is at least as important as speed or comprehension; problems arise because too much attention is paid to very small fluctuations in scores." (Author/SP)

In this study, it is proposed that there exist various types of reading comprehension. Two types, literal and inferential are examined here. (Author)

Warns that scores on standardized reading tests which fall at or below the chance level should be disregarded and suggests that teachers administer a lower level of the same test. Table. (RW)

Current reading standards in British infant schools are considerably below those of the 1930's. (CK)