A measure of silent reading comprehension
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The Test of Reading Comprehension—Fourth Edition
TORC–4
A measure of silent reading comprehensionOverview
Product Details
- Age range:
- 7:0 to 17:11 years
- Scores/Interpretation:
- Standard scores, percentiles, composite reading, comprehension quotient
- Qualification level:
- B
- Scoring options:
- Hand-scoring
- Administration Format:
- Paper-and-pencil
The Test of Reading Comprehension—Fourth Edition (TORC–4) is an innovative approach to testing silent reading comprehension that can be used to:
- Identify children and adolescents who score signifi cantly below their peers and who therefore might need help in improving their reading profi ciency and comprehension,
- Document student progress in remedial programs, and
- Serve as a research tool in studies investigating reading problems in children and adolescents.
The TORC–4 includes 5 subtests, all of which measure word identifi cation and contextual meaning: Relational Vocabulary, Sentence Completion, Paragraph Construction, Text Comprehension, and Contextual Fluency.