Access Reading Test (ART): Form A by Colin Mccarty

Access Reading Test (ART): Form A by Colin Mccarty

The Access Reading Test is purpose-designed for wide-range assessment from age 7 to 20+ years, and pinpoints strengths and weaknesses in four key reading skill areas: Literal comprehension, Vocabulary, Comprehension requiring inference or prediction and opinions and Comprehension requiring analysis. - Provides reliable retesting and progress monitoring over time with two parallel test forms A and B -each contain 60 questions based on carefully matched reading experiences - The test can be given to groups or individuals: it takes just 30 minutes to administer, and is quick and easy to score - The gradually increasing difficulty allows students to meet a variety of graded texts (fiction and non-fiction) and styles - Valid across a wide age and ability range - level of demand ranges from reading strategies, vocabulary and literacy skills appropriate to Key Stages 2 and 3, to the vocabulary and grammatical structures associated with GCSE - The optional Scorer/Profiler CD-ROM enables instant, accurate age and score calculations and detailed group performance listings The Access Reading Test gives standardised scores, reading ages and percentiles, together with information about the average scores for each year group in each skill area. The manual also describes how to use the test to help establish if a student may be eligible for extra time in national tests or examinations.

Colin McCarty is a former teacher, with extensive test-development experience, including National Tests and a wide range of diagnostic tests for Hodder.

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ISBN 13	9780340912812
ISBN 10	0340912812
Title	Access Reading Test (ART): Form A
Author	Colin Mccarty
Series	Access Reading Test
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Loose-leaf
Publisher	Hodder Education
Year published	2006-06-30
Number of pages	16
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.