"Prepared by Educational Testing Service under contract with the National Center for Educational Statistics."
Includes bibliographical references.
Executive Summary -- Introduction -- A framework for reading literacy -- The use of authentic texts -- Fourth graders' constructed responses to reading -- Eighth graders' constructed responses to reading -- Twelfth graders' constructed responses to reading -- Written versus oral demonstrations of reading comprehension -- Student achievement in reading for different purposes -- The NAEP reader : Self-selection while reading for literary experience -- Procedural appendix