Sources de matériel en français pour l'élaboration d'épreuves de compétences en lecture et en écriture

The development of tests for the assessment of reading or writing skills always is a challenging task. A representative sample of items for the theoretical construct of interest must be selected and the linguistic variables likely to influence the behavior being measured must be taken into account. The most useful information for this purpose is found in specialized dictionaries and normative data studies. The goal of the present article is to systematically review the sources of material in French that can serve in the assessment of reading and writing skills. This review is broken down into the segmental units of the French language, from supra-lexical to sub-lexical units. The relevant variables are defined and the sources of material and normative data are presented.