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The PIRLS definition of reading literacy is grounded in IEA’s 1991 study, in which reading literacy was defined as “the ability to understand and use those written language forms required by society and/or valued by the individual”.15 With successive assessments, this definition has been elaborated so that it retains its applicability
Increase vocabulary and knowledge of grammar and sentence structure. Practise paraphrasing and understanding paraphrase. Practise reading ‘between the lines’. Differentiate between main idea and supporting detail. Recognise text structure. Compare/contrast information in a text and across texts.
Understanding, Assessing, and Teaching Reading: A Diagnostic Approach, Eighth Edition, is based on the premise that a diagnostic approach to assessment and instruction involves asking and answering questions about each child’s read-ing.
Assessment of reading proficiency is important as a way to understand students’ overall reading abilities (based on some assumed construct of reading) and to determine if students are appropriately prepared for further learning and educational advancement.
28 cze 2023 · Extensive research with monolingual and bilingual children has demonstrated that language comprehension (LC) forms fundamental building blocks for reading comprehension (RC). However, mixed findings are reported among studies that compare readings skills in children with and without diverse language experiences.
Asking the reader to read aloud is an alternative to eye movement photography as a means of externalising the reading process, and miscue analysis (which analyses the mistakes readers make when reading aloud ± for details see Goodman, 1969) is one method of investigating the reading-aloud process.
HIGHLIGHTS. The Assessments for Minimum Proficiency Levels (AMPL) for reading assesses the following key aspects of reading comprehension at upper primary level: retrieving information, interpreting information and reflecting on information (Table 2.1).
