Our testing system is based on the idea that reading comprehension can be measured independently of what kids know, but science indicates otherwise. The American education system rests in large part ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Reading comprehension items are valid to the extent that they measure what subjects have understood of the stimulus material. This article ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. Apr 01, 2021, 05:47pm EDT Apr 03, 2021, 11:45am EDT This article is ...

When you read a text and show you understand it by answering questions, this is called comprehension. You use comprehension skills all the time in everyday life. For example, when you work out what a ...

The study reveals that the use of the mother tongue as the language of instruction in primary grades contributes largely to reading comprehension in secondary languages, such as Filipino and English, ...