Monday, November 20, 2006

Reading diagnostic tests available

The first round of the reading diagnostic tests is now available. The middle school comprehension 1 diagnostics are now ready. These tests measure comprehension in Lexile levels 400-1000. The topics covered are:

Author’s Purpose, Point of View, and Fact or Opinion
Literal Comprehension
Summarization
Graphic Organizers and Story Sequence

For guidance on using the new diagnostics, refer to the Reading Diagnostic Test Teacher Guide located in the ever-growing PASeries Resource Library. More reading diagnostics will be released before the New Year. Check back here often for updates.

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