[senco-forum] Secondary reading & comp assessments!

We use NFER Group Reading Comprehension tests.  A and B are parallel and
go up to RA 9 or 10 (can't remember exactly) and C and D (also parallel)
go up to RA 15.11 I think.  That covers nearly all our pupils.  A and B
don't go below 6.0 so you need an alternative for those pupils.

We use this for our Year groups of 330.

Any help/

barbara

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[mailto:senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk] On Behalf Of Sally
MacMillan
Sent: 21 May 2007 17:29
To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: [senco-forum] Secondary reading & comp assessments!

Hi all!
Am in a bit of a dire situation!!  Am a new senco, have 150 secondary
kids 
to assess reading and comprehension levels and the schools NFER New
Reading 
Analysis is shortly going out of print!!

Please can anyone advise me on a good multiple reading age &
comprehension 
assessment that is available to buy & fairly easy to use?!  Assessment
is 
not my forte and have looked at many on the internet, but just not sure 
which one to buy in!??  Please help!  Any advice would be appreciated!!
Currently have a number of options:  Neale Analysis, Diagnostic Reading 
Analysis & WRAT-4.  Does anyone have any positive experiences of using
any?!
Cheers in advance!

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