Test identification
| Name of test | Test of Reading Comprehension – Fourth Edition |
| Subjects | Literacy |
| Summary | Silent test of reading comprehension that can be used to (a) identify children and adolescents who score significantly below their peers and who therefore might need help in improving their reading proficiency and comprehension, (b) document student progress in remedial programs, and (c) serve as a research tool in studies investigating reading problems in children and adolescents. |
Assessment screening
| Subscales | Relational vocabulary, sentence completion, paragraph construction, text comprehension, contextual fluency. |
| Authors | Virginia L. Brown, J. Lee Wiederholt, Donald D. Hammill |
| Publisher | Pro-Ed |
| Test source | https://www.proedinc.com/Products/12830/torc4-test-of-reading-comprehensionfourth-edition.aspx |
| Guidelines available? | Yes |
| Norm-referenced scores. | Yes |
| Age range | 7–17;11 years |
| Key Stage(s) applicable to | KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5 |
| UK standardisation sample | No |
| Publication date | 2009 |
| Re-norming date | N/a |
Eligibility
| Note whether shortlisted, and reasons why not if relevant | No UK standardisation available |