Appendix A Checklists for Assessing Vocabulary, Comprehension The Basic Study Skills & Silent Reading Emergent Primary-grade Intermediate-grade Middle/Upper-grade Reproduced from: Miller, W.H., (1995). Alternative Assessment Techniques for Reading & Writing. West Nyack, NY: The Center for Applied Research in Education. These checklists assess multiple aspects of narrative and expository comprehension as well as study skills and silent reading skills.