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ERIC Number: EJ450221
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-8322
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The Test at the Gate: Models of Literacy in Reading Assessment.
Hill, Clifford; Parry, Kate
TESOL Quarterly, v26 n3 p433-61 Fall 1993
In a discussion of the limitations of reading tests to assess literacy, Street's "autonomous model of literacy" is critiqued and an alternative approach, described as a pragmatic model, is proposed. The alternative approach reflects the social dimension of literacy activities and views reading and writing as inseparable. (32 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Holistic Approach, Language Tests, Literacy, Models, Reading Skills, Reading Tests, Reading Writing Relationship, Second Language Learning, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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