Children's Reading Comprehension and Assessment

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Summary

The volume identifies critical issues and cutting-edge research in assessing children's reading comprehension.

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Historical and Theoretical Foundations
Assessment of Reading Comprehension: The RAND Reading Study Group Vision
The History of Reading Comprehension Assessment
Comprehension of What for What: Comprehension as a Non-Unitary Construct
Development and Motivational Factors in Reading Comprehension
The Assessment of Comprehension Abilities in Young Children
Spurious and Genuine Correlates of Children's Reading Comprehension
The "Word Factors": A Problem for Reading Comprehension Assessments
Roles of Motivation and Engagement in Reading Comprehension Assessment
Comprehending Through Composing: Reflections on Reading Assessment Strategies
Assessment in School Contexts
Reading Assessment as a Tool to Evaluate and Improve Reading Instruction Within a School
Attending to the Nature of Subject Matter in Text Comprehension Assessments
Issues of Validity and Reliability in Early Reading Assessments
Commentary on Three Important Directions in Comprehension Assessment Research
Large-Scale Assessments of Reading Comprehension
Assessment of Young Children as They Learn to Read and Write
Single Instrument, Multiple Measures: Considering the Use of Multiple Item Formats to Assess Reading Comprehension
Dimensions Affecting the Assessment of Reading Comprehension
The Influence of Large-Scale Assessment of Reading Comprehension on Classroom Practice: A Commentary
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