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Assessment of Reading

Comprehension

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Assessment

Critical element of successful instruction.

Assessment helps teachers to . . .

It allows teachers to . . .

Assessment allows teachers to . . .

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Assessing Reading Proficiency

Difficult to assess accurately.

Assessment + purposes for reading.

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How to Assess Reading Comprehension Skillso Guide students of all ages toward

academic success.

o Reading comprehension tests.

o They are designed to reveal what the reader has taken away …

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Instructions Student's reading level or projected

abilities. which type of assessment:

question and answer test.

exercises where words are left out.

For younger children, you might try having them read simple instructions.

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o Set amount of time.

o Read over the work after the student has handed it in.

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Reading Aloudo Understanding a given text.

o read and look up" approach:

o Ask the student to read a sentence silently one or more times, until comfortable with the content, then look up and tell you what it says.

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Comprehension Questions

Need to be coordinated with the purpose.

Reading before they start.

As a more authentic …

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Authentic Assessment

It must have a purpose other than assessment.

It must require students to demonstrate their level.

Consider the type of response.

Selecting appropriate post-reading tasks.