Deck 12: Assessing Reading Achievement

Question 1

When using informal reading inventories,what percentage of words read correctly in a passage do students need to achieve to perform at the "instructional level?"

A)90%
B)95%
C)98%

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which reading evaluation approach relies on assessments such as miscue analysis and diagnostic checklists?

A)Curriculum-based assessment
B)Curriculum-based measurement
C)Informal reading inventories
D)Norm-referenced testing

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which reading assessment procedure involves systematically measuring andevaluating student mistakes?

A)clinical observation
B)cloze
C)diagnostic checklist of silent reading
D)miscue analysis

Answer 3

D

Question 4

When using informal reading inventories,what percentage of words read correctly in a passage do students need to achieve to perform at the "independent level?"

A)90%
B)95%
C)98%

Question 5

Which of the following involves selecting a brief passage and altering it by deleting every fifth word of the text,leaving the first and last sentences intact.

A)cloze procedure
B)clinical observation
C)running record
D)miscue analysis

Question 6

What strategy involves assessing word prediction abilities to measure comprehension skills and the way students use cues to identify words?

A)Clinical observation
B)Cloze
C)Miscue analysis
C)Running records

Question 7

The number of available tests and measurements for assessing reading achievement is _____than the number of tests and measurements for assessing skills in the other academic subjects.

A)less than
B)about the same as
C)greater than

Question 8

Which of the following is a norm-referenced,comprehensive,diagnostic reading test?

A)Analytical Reading Inventory,Ninth Edition
B)DIBELS Next
C)Test of Word Reading Efficiency,Second Edition
D)Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests - Third Edition

Question 9

Which of the following is a screening test?

A)Analytical Reading Inventory,Ninth Edition
B)Gray Oral Reading Tests,Fourth Edition
C)Test of Word Reading Efficiency,Second Edition
D)Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests - Third Edition

Question 10

Which reading skill is measured when teachers assess word attack skills?

A)reading comprehension
B)reading readiness
C)reading recognition
D)silent reading

Question 11

How common are reading difficulties among children with special needs?

A)the least common academic learning problem
B)about as common as other academic learning problems
C)the most common academic learning problem

Question 12

Which curriculum-based reading assessment procedure provides one of the best ways to assess behaviors such as student motivation and attention?

A)clinical observation
B)cloze
C)diagnostic checklists
D)miscue analysis

Question 13

Which reading skill is measured when teachers assess how well students recognize letters,match word forms,and recognize beginning sounds?

A)reading comprehension
B)reading readiness
C)reading recognition
D)silent reading

Question 14

Which reading evaluation approach provides a way to conduct ongoing progress monitoring of key reading skills using brief probes (tests)given frequently?

A)Curriculum-based assessment
B)Curriculum-based measurement
C)Informal reading inventories
D)Norm-referenced testing

Question 15

What informal reading assessments consist of graded word lists and graded reading passages?

A)diagnostic reading tests
B)informal reading inventories
C)reading readiness tests
D)screening tests of reading proficiency

Question 16

Which reading skill is measured when teachers assess how well students understand and attach meaning to written material?

A)reading comprehension
B)reading readiness
C)reading recognition
D)silent reading

Question 17

Which of the following is an informal reading test?

A)Analytical Reading Inventory,Ninth Edition
B)DIBELS Next
C)Test of Word Reading Efficiency,Second Edition
D)Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests - Third Edition

Question 18

Which reading evaluation approach focuses on analysis of overall performance and subtest scores?

A)Curriculum-based assessment
B)Curriculum-based measurement
C)Informal reading inventories
D)Norm-referenced testing

Question 19

Which of the following is an informal test of word prediction abilities for measuring comprehension skills?

A)cloze
B)diagnostic checklist of oral reading
C)miscue analysis
D)running records

Question 20

If a student misreads more than 10% of the words in an oral reading passage,the passage is __________.

A)at the student's instructional level
B)too difficult and frustrating for the student
C)too easy

Question 21

Review the diagnostic checklists in the textbook and identify additional reading skills that could be added to each checklist.

Question 22

Have students field test one of the curriculum-based reading strategies discussed in the chapter,and give brief reports about the results of the try-outs.

Question 23

Which reading assessment strategy provides teachers with insights or "windows" into the reading process?

A)clinical observation
B)cloze
C)miscue analysis
D)running records

Question 24

What are four of the curriculum-based procedures for assessing reading discussed in the chapter? If you were teaching students with severe reading problems,which of these procedures would you be most likely to use in your classroom for program planning,individual program development,and progress measurement? What are the purposes and uses of this procedure? Why would you use this particular procedure?

Question 25

What are informal reading inventories? Describe three ways teachers can use informal reading inventories in their classrooms with struggling readers.If you were going to use a reading inventory in your classroom,would you most likely use a commercial or a teacher made instrument? Why?

Question 26

Have students select some passages from graded reading material and prepare a cloze activity to assess comprehension skills.

Question 27

Identify a comprehensive,norm-referenced,diagnostic reading test that could be used use to assess the reading strengths and weaknesses of a student with disabilities.Describe three purposes of this test,list the content areas measured by the test,and discuss how the scores and information could be used to help the student?