Early Childhood Reading Skills and Proficiency in NAEP Eighth-Grade Reading Assessment.
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| Title: | Early Childhood Reading Skills and Proficiency in NAEP Eighth-Grade Reading Assessment. |
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| Authors: | Dogan, Enis (AUTHOR), Ogut, Burhan (AUTHOR), Kim, Young Yee (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Applied Measurement in Education. Jul-Sep2015, Vol. 28 Issue 3, p187-201. 15p. |
| Subjects: | Reading interests of children, Reading ability testing, Reading standards, Educational standards, Reading interests of school children |
| Abstract: | The relationship between reading skills in earlier grades and achievingProficiencyon the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) grade 8 reading assessment was examined by establishing a statistical link between NAEP and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) grade 8 reading assessments using data from a common sample that took both assessments. The link allowed a comparison between NAEP grade 8 achievement levels in reading and the finer grain and developmentally descriptive ECLS reading proficiency levels. Reading skills students need to master in earlier grades to later reach NAEP’sProficientlevel at grade 8 were identified. Results showed that, in terms of ECLS reading proficiency levels, to have about a 50% chance of reachingProficientin NAEP’s grade 8 reading assessment students need to be at level 5 (reading words in context) or higher by spring term of first grade, at level 7 (extrapolation) or higher by spring term of third grade or at level 8 (evaluation) or higher by spring term of fifth grade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The relationship between reading skills in earlier grades and achievingProficiencyon the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) grade 8 reading assessment was examined by establishing a statistical link between NAEP and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) grade 8 reading assessments using data from a common sample that took both assessments. The link allowed a comparison between NAEP grade 8 achievement levels in reading and the finer grain and developmentally descriptive ECLS reading proficiency levels. Reading skills students need to master in earlier grades to later reach NAEP’sProficientlevel at grade 8 were identified. Results showed that, in terms of ECLS reading proficiency levels, to have about a 50% chance of reachingProficientin NAEP’s grade 8 reading assessment students need to be at level 5 (reading words in context) or higher by spring term of first grade, at level 7 (extrapolation) or higher by spring term of third grade or at level 8 (evaluation) or higher by spring term of fifth grade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 08957347 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08957347.2015.1042157 |
