CHAPTER 3: ASSESSING READING

By Licda. Virginia Mora Real

There are approaches to reading. They have:

·       Bottom-up skills, recognizing and making sense of letters words and sentences.

·       Top-down skills deals with whole texts.

Specifications:

It includes content, conditions and grading criteria.

Aspects to take into account:

·       Texts: it includes prose passages and non-linear texts: tables, graphs, schedules, maps, advertisements, and diagrams.

·       Questions:  Reading comprehension questions should be in the same order as the material in the passage itself.

·       Formats: the focus should be on the content, not on the complexities of the task.