Preparing Reading Professionals (Second Edition) —
Abstract of

Behind Test Scores: What Struggling Readers Really Need

Sheila W. Valencia

Marsha Riddle Buly

Why do so many children in the United States fail state and standardized reading tests each year? This analysis is a look behind test scores at the specific reading abilities of students who failed one state reading test.

Valencia, S.W., & Buly, M. (2010). Behind Test Scores: What Struggling Readers Really Need. In R.M. Bean, N. Heisey, & C.M. Roller (Eds.), Preparing Reading Professionals (Second Edition) (pp. 171-183). Newark, DE: International Reading Association.