Can Informal Reading Inventories Reveal Strengths and Weaknesses in Comprehension Subskills?.

Schell, Leo M.; Hanna, Gerald S.

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Publication Date: 1981-Dec

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Can Informal Reading Inventories Reveal Strengths and Weaknesses in Comprehension Subskills?

Schell, Leo M.; Hanna, Gerald S.

Reading Teacher, v35 n3 p263-68 Dec 1981

Argues that informal reading inventories fail on several points to provide accurate and reliable scores on the subskills of reading. Asserts that the inventories cannot properly be used to assess children's specific strengths and weaknesses. (FL)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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Language: English

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