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-----Original Message-----
From: D. Meredith Hutchings [mailto:HUTCHIDM at gov.ns.ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:20 AM
To: familyliteracy at nifl.gov
Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 618] Re: [SpecialTopics 257]What Works for
Adult ESL Students? A S

Hi Dana,

A good test for both diagnostic and placement purposes is the Canadian
Adult Reading Assessment, published by Grassroots Press.
www.literacyservices.com.  These passages include Canadian content.
There is an American version also, the Adult Diagnostic Reading
Inventory.

The test asks students to read a word list which provides a rough idea
of their reading level.  Students then choose from a selection of short
reading samples at that level, both fiction and non-fiction. They read
this aloud and the reading analysis involves miscue analysis, an
analysis of their retelling, and marking of their responses to factual
and inferential questions about the passage.  Each aspect of this
process is marked, with a final tally identifying the appropriate level
for reading instruction as well as some particular insights about what
reading strategies the student already shows as strengths and which ones
the student needs to improve.

Overall, this is an excellent process, and not overly time consuming to
deliver, although each assessment is individually completed.  

Meredith Hutchings
Curriculum Consultant
Nova Scotia Department of Education
Adult Education Division
hutchidm at gov.ns.ca


>>> <intlteacher01 at aol.com> 4/3/2007 5:00 PM >>>

Dana,
 
Of course it really depends on how she plans to use the assessment and
what she has in mind in terms of how it should look, what it should
test, etc.
 
I think the GED test - published by a division of McGraw Hill - provides
solid information on how well a students is comprehending, analyzing and
applying information they read.  Almost any section will do because it's
all reading based.  Feel free to write back.
 
Best,  
 Julie Layton
499 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: danakayn at yahoo.com 
To: familyliteracy at nifl.gov 
Sent: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 3:43 PM
Subject: [FamilyLiteracy 617] Re: [SpecialTopics 257] What Works for
Adult ESL Students? A SpecialTopics Discussion


I have a teacher looking for a good formal reading comprehension
assessment to use with classes of high school juniors.  Can anyone
recommend anything?  I thought adult literacy might have some knowledge
of these.
 
Thanks,
Dana


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