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Reading Tests as a Genre Study

Michelle Hornof

By viewing standardized reading tests as a unique genre that could be taught, the author designed a two-week genre study for her reading workshop. The article describes how she planned, taught, and reflected on the unit. This genre study resolved some of the dilemmas she faced around preparing students for mandated testing.

Abstract from Hornof, M. (2008, September). Reading Tests as a Genre Study. The Reading Teacher, 62(1), 69–73. doi: 10.1598/RT.62.1.8