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| Minimum Competency Testing | 2 |
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Peer reviewedReadence, John E.; Moore, David – Reading World, 1979
Discusses practical strategies reading teachers may employ in dealing with state-mandated minimal reading requirements. Includes cautions and suggestions for dealing with test limitations. (TJ)
Descriptors: Functional Reading, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedVacca, Richard T.; Vacca, Jo Anne L. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Suggests that competency reading programs should be based on a definition of functional reading that applies reading skills to real-life tasks, that materials should be real and timely, and that activities should center on finding meaning. (MKM)
Descriptors: Functional Reading, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Reading Comprehension
