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A group of distinguished international reading scholars, the Reading Development Group, was formed to construct the PIRLS Framework and endorse the final reading assessment. Each country followed internationally prescribed procedures to ensure valid translations and representative samples of students. Quality Control Monitors were then appointed in each country to monitor the testing sessions at the schools to ensure that the high standards of the PIRLS data collection process were met.
Reading literacy achievement was measured by using a selection of four literary passages drawn from children's storybooks and four informational texts. Submitted and reviewed by the PIRLS countries, the literary passages included realistic stories and traditional tales. The informational texts included chronological and nonchronological articles, a biographical article, and an informational leaflet.
For more information on the test construction, see the PIRLS Technical Report.
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