Reading Framework for the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress

National Assessment Governing Board
U.S. Department of Education


September 2004

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Table of Contents

What Is NAEP?

Executive Summary

Chapter One: What Is the NAEP Reading Assessment?

Chapter Two: How Is the NAEP Reading Assessment Designed?

Chapter Three: How Are Results of the NAEP Reading Assessment Reported?

Chapter Four: What Are the Foundations for the NAEP Reading Assessment?

Bibliography

Appendix A: Sample Reading Passages, Items, and Scoring Rubrics

Appendix B: NAEP 2002 Oral Reading Study

Appendix C: NAEP Reading Framework Panels


National Assessment Governing Board

Darvin M. Winick
Chair

Jo Ann Pottorff
Vice Chair

Charles E. Smith
Executive Director

Sharif M. Shakrani
Contracting Officer

Mary Crovo
Project Officer


Reading Framework for the 2005
National Assessment of Educational Progress

For further information, contact the National Assessment Governing Board:

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