Barbara Wise

In this project, the researchers planned to develop and validate a system called ICARE to address the problem of providing effective, inexpensive, and comprehensive reading assessment to any student in need. The researchers’ goal in creating ICARE was to quickly separate readers who do not have reading problems from those who do. For students with problems, it would identify the nature of underlying problems with engaging and non-threatening testing. Additionally, ICARE would recommend...

Children identified early for reading problems have a much better chance of reaching grade level reading achievement than do students identified in Grade 3 or later. Many assessment instruments exist to find and profile these children, but most require significant teacher time and training to be appropriately used. The purpose of this project is to develop a computer-delivered early reading assessment system, called Early ICARE, which children can complete with minimal attention required by ...