Assessment Battery for Native Speakers of English (NSE) in ABE Classes.
| Reading Component |
Test(s) Used |
| Silent Reading Comprehension |
DAR Silent Reading Comprehension Subtest |
| Word Recognition |
DAR Word Recognition Subtest |
| Word Analysis |
DAR Consonant Sounds Subtest;
Rosner Test of Auditory Analysis Skills;
Woodcock Reading Mastery Test Word Attack Subtest |
| Oral Reading Fluency/Rate |
DAR Oral Reading Subtest |
| Spelling |
DAR Spelling Subtest |
| Word Meaning (Vocabulary) |
DAR Word Meaning Subtest;
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III |
| Background Knowledge |
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Information Subtest |
| Short Term Memory |
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Digit Span Subtest |
| Letter Naming Speed |
Rapid Automatized Naming Test |
Additional Tests for Native Spanish Speakers in ABE Classes
| Reading Component |
Test(s) Used |
| Silent Reading Comprehension |
Woodcock-Munoz Bateria: Comprension de textos* |
| Listening Comprehension |
Language Assessment Battery *** |
| Word Recognition |
Woodcock-Munoz Bateria: Identificacion de letras y palabras* |
| Word Analysis |
Phonological Awareness Survey
Woodcock-Munoz Bateria: Analisis de palabras* |
| Word Meaning (Vocabulary) |
Test de Vocabularia en Imagenes Peabody* |
| Short Term Memory |
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Digit Span Subtest** |
| Naming Speed |
Rapid Automatized Naming Test** |
*Test published in Spanish.
**Test translated into/administered in Spanish by ARCS
researchers.
***Test given to all Non-native Speakers of English (NNSE)
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