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The Quick Adult Reading Inventory is an individual assessment of reading. In each of the two Forms, A and B, are graded tests of Word Reading, Vocabulary, and Phonics. A Questionnaire is included in the battery. The QARI can be used as a self-assessment or as in one-on-one administration.
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If you are printing from the PDF version, you can print out the individual student word lists on separate sheets of paper.
- Show all the lists to the learner and ask him/her to select the one that he/she feels most comfortable reading.
- There are two grade levels of mastery given for each list.
- If the higher level is attained, go on to the next list.
- If only the lower level is attained, stop there.
- If mastery is NOT achieved at either level, administer the next lower grade level list.
Final Grade Equivalent is the highest level of mastery achieved.
What is counted as an error:
- an obvious misreading
- the stress is put on the wrong syllable
- a long sound is substituted for a vowel's short sound, or vice-versa.
- laborious sounding out of each syllable; The Word Reading Test is a test of effortless word reading - of automaticity. Allow only 5 seconds to recognize each word.
- a non-English pronunciation is given for a word. Many English words can be read by Spanish and French speakers because the spelling is the same - but make sure they are giving the English pronunciation.
For ESOL readers:
DO NOT count as errors substitutions of one short vowel for another - distinguishing short vowel sounds is very difficult for English language learners. (BUT, this substitution is counted as an error for native English speakers.)
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