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This paper compares the types of inference assessed in two reading tests.
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It is hoped that the paper will enable practitioners to make informed decisions about choosing a standardised test of reading comprehension, especially where children's inferential abilities are a concern.
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The paper offers an analysis of the 'New Salford Sentence Reading Test' mentioned in a previous publication (Williams, 2013/2014).
Mr Jazz C Williams
Manchester Metropolitan University
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This page is a summary of: The New Salford Sentence Reading Test (2012) and The Diagnostic Reading Analysis (2008) assess ‘inference’ – but what forms of inference do they test?, English in Education, March 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1111/eie.12055.
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