Neale Analysis of Reading Ability

{{Short description|Assessment of comprehension and word reading accuracy}}

The Neale Analysis of Reading Ability (NARA) is a tool to assess reading comprehension and reading accuracy. It was invented by Marie D. Neale.{{cite journal|last1=Cain|first1=Kate|last2=Oakhill|first2=Jane|title=Assessment matters: issues in the measurement of reading comprehension|journal=The British Journal of Educational Psychology|pages=697–708|doi=10.1348/000709905X69807|date=2006|pmid=17094881|volume=76|issue=Pt 4}}{{cite journal|last1=Spooner|first1=Alice L. R.|last2=Baddeley|first2=Alan D.|last3=Gathercole|first3=Susan E.|title=Can reading accuracy and comprehension be separated in the Neale Analysis of Reading Ability?|journal=The British Journal of Educational Psychology|pages=187–204|doi=10.1348/000709904773839833|date=2004|pmid=15130187|volume=74|issue=Pt 2}}{{cite journal|last1=Neale|first1=Marie D.|last2=McKAY|first2=M. F.|last3=Childs|first3=G. H.|title=The Neale Analysis of Reading Ability — Revised|journal=British Journal of Educational Psychology|pages=346–356|language=en|doi=10.1111/j.2044-8279.1986.tb03047.x|date=1 November 1986|volume=56|issue=3}}