Oral reading tests have drawbacks, says new study

Screening tests widely used to identify children with reading problems are being misapplied, landing students in the wrong instructional level and delaying treatment for their true difficulties, says new research from National-Louis University and the University of Maryland. The study recommends more use of silent reading tests and limited use of oral tests, according to a summary appearing on Science Daily.

The full article, "Oral Reading Skills of Children with Oral Language (Word-Finding) Difficulties," authored by Diane J. German of National-Louis University and Rochelle S. Newman of the University of Maryland, is published in Volume 28, No. 5, Reading Psychology.