导读 F5

Series Editor’s Preface F54

Acknowledgements F56

Abbreviations F58

CHAPTER ONE The nature of reading 1

CHAPTER TWO Variables that affect the nature of reading 32

CHAPTER THREE Research into the assessment of reading 85

CHAPTER FOUR The reader: defining the construct of reading ability 116

CHAPTER FIVE A framework for test design 138

CHAPTER SIX Tests in the real world : test purposes 167

CHAPTER SEVEN Techniques for testing reading 202

CHAPTER EIGHT The development of reading ability 271

CHAPTER NINE The way forward 303 Assessing the interaction between reader and text : processes and strategies

Bibliography 358

Index 377