*5.2. Sample*

A total of 4268 elementary school students took part in the evaluation of the item pool. Table 1 gives an overview of the distribution of the children among the di fferent grades. One part of these children (N = 178) solved the tasks of the item pool as well as a German reading comprehension test ("Ein Leseverständnistest für Erst- bis Siebtklässler—Version II", ELFE II; see below).


