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5 AI bots took our tough reading test. One was smartest — and it wasn’t ChatGPT.
We challenged AI helpers to decode legal contracts, simplify medical research, speed-read a novel and make sense of Trump ...
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Reading Comprehension Challenges and Opportunities, in Charts
States’ year-end reading tests purport to ... component of early-reading-comprehension instruction—important for all children but especially critical for English learners.
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‘Is this question easy or difficult to you?’: This LSAT reading comprehension question is breaking brains
Reading comprehension tests measure a person’s ability to take only the information given in a passage and pick a conclusion most supported by the text, without making assumptions or pulling ...
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There’s a Design Flaw With Many Reading Tests. Here’s One State’s Fix
Knowledge-building curriculum: An approach to English/language arts instruction ... not been evaluated for efficacy. Reading-comprehension assessment: A test of students’ ability to understand ...
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Not all English learners dodge retention risk under Indiana's new reading test rules
Last year, 64% of English learners statewide passed the test compared to 85% of students ... an extra 30 minutes of daily phonics and reading comprehension instruction to their third grade ...