The tests used to determine whether students are reading at grade level go well beyond simply being able to read. Iowa introduced a new reading assessment test last year that follows the ...

Michael Roth’s review of Mark Seidenberg’s “Language at the Speed of Sight” (“Why Johnny (Still) Can’t Read,” Bookshelf, Jan. 11) claims that “every time we test the reading ...

The test that came before the STAAR, called the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, or TAKS, was considered too easy, Swartz says. “And the STAAR test is considered too hard. … ...

Each had taken a 25-question reading vocabulary test on the Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA) – an aptitude test used by many universities to gauge the learning level of incoming students.

School officials were given spring 2023 reading scores in mid-May to determine which students should attend ... If a student is unable to demonstrate grade-level reading by passing a test, ...

But not enough research exists to let the researchers determine whether the test questions were written at an appropriate level, according to the study. The second half of the study will analyze ...

The test measures reading and math proficiency for fourth- and eighth-graders. It's administered every two years, but the pandemic delayed the 2021 report until now.

The 67% of eighth-graders who scored at a basic or better reading level in 2024 was the lowest share since testing began in 1992, results from a closely watched federal exam show.