o Guide students of all ages toward academic
success.
o Reading comprehension tests.
o They are designed to reveal what the reader
has taken away …
 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.
o Set amount of time.
o Read over the work after the student has
handed it in.
o 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.
 Need to be coordinated with the
purpose.
 Reading before they start.
 As a more authentic …
 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.

Assessment of reading comprehension

  • 4.
    o Guide studentsof all ages toward academic success. o Reading comprehension tests. o They are designed to reveal what the reader has taken away …
  • 5.
     Student's readinglevel 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.
  • 6.
    o Set amountof time. o Read over the work after the student has handed it in.
  • 7.
    o Understanding agiven 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.
  • 8.
     Need tobe coordinated with the purpose.  Reading before they start.  As a more authentic …
  • 9.
     It musthave a purpose other than assessment.  It must require students to demonstrate their level.  Consider the type of response.  Selecting appropriate post-reading tasks.