Reading Assessment

This article spoke about the gap seen between state testing and that of NAEP testing stating that our state tests are limited. Although teachers might not have control over what is presented in the state tests they are in full control of what is placed on their own exams. Teachers should still prepare students for state testing to their greatest ability however in doing so to execute more thoughtful reading they should make several additions. These dont include limiting questions to only vocabulary, genre, and text organization but ask that students look deeper into text paying close attention to detail. In doing so there should be a shift from just recognizing to having their own interpretation and finding the intrinsic meanings. I feel that this is not focused on as much in elementary schools as it is in middle and high school what does everyone think?