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List of ContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: Theoretical Considerations1. Models of literacy: the nature of reading tests, Clifford Hill and Kate ParryPart II: Reading Tests2. The Test of Enlgish as a Foreign Language: developing items for reading comprehension, Bonny Norton Peirce3. An entrance test to Japanese universities: social and historical context, John E. Ingulsrud4. The test and the text: readers in a Nigerian secondary school, Kate Parry5. Adult education in the United States: adapting material for reading tests, Clifford Hill and Laurie AndersonPart III: Literacy Assessment6. English education in Zimbabwe: testing communicative competence, Kate Allen7. English for academic purposes in Brazil: the use of summary tasks, Andrew Cohen8. An adult learner in Canada: watching assessmen take place, Patrick Cummins and Stan Jones9. Assessing adult literacy in the United Kingdom: the Progress Profile, Deryn Holland and Brian StreetPart IV: Policy Implications10. Assessing English language and literacy around the world, Clifford Hill and Kate ParryBibliographyIndex