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Frequently Asked QuestionsWednesday, July 25, 2007What is the nature of DORA’s Silent Reading sub-test?DORA's Silent Reading sub-test is composed of leveled passages with six comprehension questions each. Students are invited to read the passages carefully, taking as much time as they need to thoroughly understand what they read. Afterwards they answer multiple choice questions about what they have read.Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:35 PM. Filed under: Reading Comprehension Test FAQs • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink Why do you use non-fiction passages?Using non-fiction passages with topics taught in most classrooms across the nation provides less variability in assessment results. The language involved in generating non-fiction passages is easier to standardize, as it does not contain conversational colloquialisms that are often regionalized in the U.S. Also, non-fiction passages offer a range of topics common to many classrooms,Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:34 PM. Filed under: Reading Comprehension Test FAQs • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink Is a false high score likely on DORA’s Silent Reading sub-test?While it is possible for a child to produce a score on DORA which is much higher or lower than his or her comprehension ability, it is very unlikely when the assessment is administered properly. A false high score is particularly unlikely, because DORA is a very rigorous comprehension assessment which demands that children recall facts and make inferences about the text.Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:34 PM. Filed under: Reading Comprehension Test FAQs • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink Why do the Silent Reading sub-test scores on DORA seem low for my students?Many factors affect a student's ability to successfully comprehend a text. Some students struggle with decoding the text they encounter or with the language structures (i.e., phrases and idioms) used. Other students may possess limited background knowledge about the topic of the text or they may not be interested in what they're reading. While Let's Go Learn's comprehension test presents students with non-fiction topics that they are likely to have encountered in school, some groups of students may have less familiarity with the subject matter in DORA than in other comprehension assessments.Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:33 PM. Filed under: Reading Comprehension Test FAQs • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink Why aren’t students allowed to re-read the passages when answering questions?Allowing students to re-read passages introduces a new variable to the assessment that is difficult to control for. That is, some students choose to re-read the passage over again while other students choose not to re-read the passage. Allowing students to re-read a passage thus increases the variability of the comprehension sub-test score.Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:26 PM. Filed under: Reading Comprehension Test FAQs • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink How do the Homeschool and School versions of DORA differ?The test are the same, whether given at home or at school. The differences are found in the account managemnet set-up and reporting format.Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:25 PM. Filed under: Purchasing FAQs • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink Could you recommend a phonics program for an almost 4 year old who wants to learn to read?Hello, Thanks for your email. Here are my thoughts: Some reading specialists would disagree with me but this is what I think… For the most part, phonics programs are incredibly similar. In fact, my staff and I frequently joke with each other, "Phonics is phonics." With that said, the biggest differences, in my opinion, are mainly cosmetic. However, most phonics programs are very expensive and some are hard to follow.Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:24 PM. Filed under: Phonemic Awareness FAQ • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink Is there a volume discount?Yes, for the Homeschool product you can buy up to 10 units of tests. They will be stored as credits in your account. For the School product, depending on the size of the school, site licensing is available. Please contact our customer service department at (510) 558-8844 or toll free (888) 618-READ or via e-mail: .Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:24 PM. Filed under: Purchasing FAQs • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink I need help homeschooling three boys with different reading levels.Hi Let's Go Learn, I really need some help. We are homeschooling two of our 3 sons. One of our sons is very bright and benefits from a lot of structure and ongoing challenges. I realized that his time needs were distracting me from important help that the other two boys needed. The other two have significant reading delays. They are about in grades 3 and 5 (ages 9 and 11). We are a reading family, treasure good books and do a lot of reading aloud. But so far neither of these two are capable of reading on their own. I own about all the phonics programs out there, and we have daily lessons in phonics and reading, taking it by small steps. I have tried to take a wait and let them mature approach, but now I'm getting concerned, especially for the 5th grader. I'm looking for some direction. I probably should get them tested to determine the specifics of their skills. Thanks.Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:23 PM. Filed under: Phonemic Awareness FAQ • (0) Comments • (0) Trackbacks • Permalink Any suggestions for a seven year old who is struggling with reading?Hello Let's Go Learn, My son is 7 years old and is in the second grade. He uses Learning Language Arts Through Literature as his reading program. He does very well in his course work but doesn't seem to transfer what he has learned to other reading material. He is frustrated and thinks he is a bad reader. He wants us to buy him one of the nationally advertised phonics programs so he can read the 24 chapter book like the 7 year old on TV. I can watch his eyes kind of glaze over as he gets lost or frustrated. Any suggestions?Posted by Anne-Evan Williams at 03:23 PM. 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