Exam 15: Using Diagnostic Reading Measures

Errors of __________ are recorded when the child replaces one or more words in a passage with one or more meaningful words.

__________ diagnostic reading tests provide information about relative standing in development or reading skills.

In regards to the debate between the whole-word approach vs. providing phonics instruction, research found that

If one wanted a norm-referenced test to identify students who need supplemental services in phonemic awareness and letter-sound correspondence, one would probably select the

After reading a passage, a student is asked a question that calls for a fact directly from the paragraph. This is an example of an item that is assessing __________ comprehension.

When a child is required to give an emotional response after reading a passage, the item is assessing __________ comprehension.

The text reads, "It was a dark and stormy night. He slowly raised his gun, pointing it at the object of his ire." Arthur reads, "It was a dark and stormy night. He slowly aimed his gun, pointing it at the object of his ire." What type of oral reading error did Arthur make?

When a child is required to give the meaning of a key vocabulary word in a passage, __________ comprehension is being assessed.

Many commercially available reading tests do not assess ____________, despite the fact that it is an excellent indicator or reading achievement.

Skilled readers do read _______________ or _______________, but they do it so quickly that they appear to be reading words and phrases.

When a student is required to determine the meaning of a word from the surrounding context of the written passage, the skill required is a(n)

The examiner asks Arthur if the "he" in the story is justified in his actions. What kind of comprehension question is being asked?

The primary reason to use a diagnostic reading test is to

Diagnostic tests are given not only to identify student strength and weaknesses, but are also given to document a student's initial or continuing eligibility for ______ _______.

Tests which assess a pupil's word recognition skills are designed to ascertain what many educators call "_______."

If a teacher wanted to select a test to assess a student's sight vocabulary, it probably would be appropriate to select a test of

If a child reads "the dog is nice" as "the dog is very nice," the type of error that would be recorded is an error of

Because __________ comparisons are not made in criterion-referenced assessment, no derived scores are calculated.

Teachers should monitor students' _____ or ________ progress with direct performance measures.

When a reader skips words that are in a passage being read orally, the reader is making an error of