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Peer reviewedWark, David M. – Reading World, 1981
Shows that the Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) is a reliable and valid instrument for separating test anxious readers in a population of students. Offers suggestions for reducing reading anxiety. Includes the 16-item TAS measure. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension
Direct linkSpector, Janet E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Informal Reading Inventories (IRI) are often recommended as instructionally relevant measures of reading. However, they have also been criticized for inattention to technical quality. Examination of reliability evidence in nine recently revised IRIs revealed that fewer than half report reliability. Several appear to have sufficient reliability for…
Descriptors: Informal Reading Inventories, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Reading Research
Download full textLearning Point Associates, 2004
Reading First is a federal initiative authorized by the No Child Left Behind Act. The U.S. Department of Education provides Reading First grants to states, which, in turn, award subgrants to eligible school districts that submit approved proposals for how they will apply scientifically based reading research to improve reading instruction and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reading Research, Remedial Reading, Federal Legislation
