Education Week

There’s a Design Flaw With Many Reading Tests. Here’s One State’s Fix

Editor’s Note: Click on the words highlighted in this story to pull up a definition and short research summary. When is a reading test not a true reading test? Most of the time. For years, cognitive ...
Education Week

The ‘Science of Reading’ and English-Language Learners: What the Research Says

As more states and districts are embracing the “science of reading,” some educators and advocates have raised the question: Will these methods work for English-language learners? The “science of ...
The Conversation

Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving

Jeanne Sinclair receives funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada. Texas children’s performance on an annual reading test was basically flat from 2012 to 2021, ...
Forbes

Yes, National Tests Are Useful—But Not In ‘Reading’

A new book argues for the importance of national assessments in the U.S. but overlooks the negative impact of "reading" tests. Few Americans know much about the standardized tests collectively known ...