Measuring up

de John P. Sabatini, Elizabeth Albro, Tenaha O'Reilly

"Sabatini, Albro and O'Reilly believe that in light of federal legislation towards common core standards and assessments, as well as significant national investments in reading and literacy education, it is a critical and opportune time to bring together the research and measurement community to address fundamental issues of measuring reading comprehension, in theory and in practice"-- ""Measuring Up: Advances in How We Assess Reading Ability" addresses the fundamental issues of measuring reading comprehension, in theory and in practice. In light of federal legislation towards common core standards and assessments, as well as significant national investments in reading and literacy education, it is a critical and opportune time to bring together the research and measurement community to address these issues"--