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ERIC Number: EJ429572
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Tests and Texts: The State of Reading.
Wade, Barrie
Educational Review, v43 n2 p213-23 1991
Three issues in the debate over reading are (1) choice of instructional materials; (2) methods of teaching and testing; and (3) national standards for reading. Advocates a rational approach that recognizes limitations of tests to assess reading attainment and uses social dimensions and links with other language modes. (SK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Standards, Reading Achievement, Reading Materials, Reading Tests, Social Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain