TY  - JOUR
IS  - 1
TI  - Assessing Literacy in Children and Adolescents
EP  - 45
AV  - public
SP  - 38
VL  - 12
Y1  - 2007/02//
JF  - Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health
KW  - Children (not specific age group); 17 - 18; UK; Assessment; Literacy; reading; writing; diagnostic; age range
A1  - Hurry, Jane
A1  - Doctor, Estelle
ID  - discovery10004835
N2  - This review provides a framework for examining the assessment of literacy underpinned by current theories of reading and writing. Our choice of assessment tools was influenced by a desire to identify tests that are suitable for diagnosing students of all ages. The key dimensions identified were printed word recognition (lexical and nonlexical), comprehension and writing. We conclude that there is no single test currently available that provides a comprehensive profile of literacy difficulties. The assessor will require critical discrimination in choosing tests that are theoretically sound and diagnostically useful.
SN  - 1475-357X
UR  - https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10004835/
ER  -