{"product_id":"torc-4-test-of-reading-comprehension-fourth-edition-by-virginia-l-brown-j-lee-wiederholt-donald-d-hammill-1","title":"TORC-4: Test of Reading Comprehension–Fourth Edition By Virginia L. Brown + J. Lee Wiederholt + Donald D. Hammill","description":"\u003ch5\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTORC-4: Test of Reading Comprehension–Fourth Edition By Virginia L. Brown + J. Lee Wiederholt + Donald D. 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Each passage, printed in uppercase letters without punctuation or spaces between words, becomes progressively more difficult in content, vocabulary, and grammar. This is a format pioneered by J.P. Guilford to represent reading in his Structure of Intellect model. As students read the segments, they draw a line between as many words as they can in the time allotted.  (E.g., The Little Dog Jumped High)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eThe five subtests are combined to form a composite called the Reading Comprehension Index, a standard score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. 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