The PASeries team has now completed production of the Reading Diagnostic tests. 56 new diagnostic tests are now available to PASeries Reading users at no additional charge. The tests cover Lexile levels 100-1000 and allow for in-depth investigation in the following areas:
Elementary School Comprehension 1
Elementary School Comprehension 2
Elementary School Vocabulary and Phonics
Elementary School Literary Analysis
Middle School Comprehension 1
Middle School Comprehension 2
Middle School Vocabulary
Middle School Literary Analysis
The new diagnostics cover a multitude of specific skill areas such as: Figurative Language and Other Literary Devices; Homophones, Homographs, and Multiple-meaning Words; Main Ideas and Supporting Details; Literary Techniques; and many more.
A new Reading Diagnostic Teacher’s Guide is also available in the Reading Resouces area of the Resource Library that fully details the skill areas covered.
Have any suggestions for improving PASeries? Send them to PASeries@ pearson.com. The new Reading Diagnostic tests are the direct result of customer feedback.