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 ...

Faced with the decision of whether to allow students with dyslexia and other print disabilities the option of having text passages on the common-core tests read aloud to them, the two federally ...

Opponents of the STAAR test have new evidence that the reading portion of the standardized exam given to all Texas schoolchildren remains flawed. Professors Susan Szabo and Becky Barton Sinclair, both ...

Year 8 students will soon be required to take a reading test so that ‘everyone can thrive’ – but not everyone is convinced ...

NEW YORK - New York City Public Schools are embarking on a dramatic shift on how they teach reading, seeking to rectify a literary crisis. Half of students in grades 3-8 fail reading tests, and ...

The International Literacy Association is a professional membership organization dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating ...

Psychologists love to measure things, and perhaps nothing has been measured as much by psychologists as reading—both texts and readers. Multiple different instruments measuring text readability have ...

Delays in language and reading development are common, and learning disorders such as dyslexia can significantly affect a ...