Child
Development Institute
Reading Ability Screening Test
This is a simple, quick yet
effective tool to determine the current reading ability level of a child.
This is a "screening" tool and yields approximate data. If you
wish, the results can be confirmed by further testing through your child's
school.
To administer the test to your
child please follow these simple steps.
- Book Mark this page as Reading Test so
you can return to interpret the results after administering the test.
-
[Click
Here]
and print a copy of the Word Recognition and Reading
Comprehension test materials.
-
[Click
Here]
to print out a copy of the scoring sheet.
- Administer the test following
these directions.
- Word Recognition:
Have the child read one word at a time going from left to
right. Mark a "+" by correctly read words
& a "-" by incorrectly read words.
- Reading Comprehension:
Ask the child to read the comprehension passage aloud. Then ask them
the comprehension questions without looking at the passage. Mark a
"+" for correct answers and a "-" for incorrect.
- Score the results by counting
the number of correct "+" answers. This determines the
raw score. Then use the tables bellow to determine the grade
score. Circle the results for each test on the corresponding
table.
|
Reading
Recognition |
|
Reading
Comprehension |
| Raw
Score |
Grade
Level |
|
Raw
Score |
Grade
Level |
| 1 |
1.5 |
|
1 |
1.3 |
| 2 |
2.0 |
|
2 |
1.6 |
| 3 |
2.5 |
|
3 |
2.0 |
| 4 |
3.5 |
|
4 |
2.5 |
| 5 |
4.5 |
|
5 |
3.5 |
| 6 |
6.5 |
|
6 |
4.5 |
| 7 |
8.0 |
|
7 |
5.5 |
| 8 |
8.5 |
|
8 |
7.1 |
| 9 |
8.5 |
|
9 |
9.1 |
| 10 |
9.5 |
|
10 |
11.5 |
| 11 |
10.5 |
|
11 |
12.5 |
| 12 |
12.0 |
|
12 |
13.5 |
- Interpret the results to determine how well your child is reading as
compared to other children his or her own age.
- Determine your child's predicted grade level based on their age by
using the table below:
| Age |
Grade |
|
Age |
Grade |
| 5.0 |
K |
|
12.0 |
7.0 |
| 5.5 |
K.5 |
|
12.5 |
7.5 |
| 6.0 |
1.0 |
|
13.0 |
8.0 |
| 6.5 |
1.5 |
|
13.5 |
8.5 |
| 7.0 |
2.0 |
|
14.0 |
9.0 |
| 7.5 |
2.5 |
|
14.5 |
9.5 |
| 8.0 |
3.0 |
|
15.0 |
10.0 |
| 8.5 |
3.5 |
|
15.5 |
10.5 |
| 9.0 |
4.0 |
|
16.0 |
11.0 |
| 9.5 |
4.5 |
|
16.5 |
11.5 |
| 10.0 |
5.0 |
|
17.0 |
12.0 |
| 10.5 |
5.5 |
|
17.5 |
12.5 |
| 11.0 |
6.0 |
|
18.0 |
13.0 |
| 11.5 |
6.5 |
|
18.5 |
13.5 |
- Place the results in the form below to understand what your
child's scores may indicate about his or her reading ability.
Predicted Grade Level
(PG)
[____]
Word Recognition Grade Level (WRG)
[____]
Reading Comprehension Grade Level (RCG)
[____]
Comparison
Score 1 WRG [____] (minus) PG[____] =
[____]
Comparison Score
2 RCG[____] (minus) PG [____] =
[____]
Comparison Score
3 RCG [____] (minus) WRG[____] = [____]
- If Comparison Score 1 is negative (-1 etc), your child's word
recognition ability is below grade level. A child with average
intellectual ability (most children) should be reading at least at
grade level. (See suggestions for help below.)
- If Comparison Score 2 is negative (-1 etc), your child's reading
comprehension ability is below grade level. A child with average
intellectual ability (most children) should be reading at least at
grade level. (See suggestions for help below.)
- If Comparison Score 3 is negative (-1 etc), your child's reading
comprehension ability is higher than his or her word recognition
ability. This means that your child has problems decoding words
but is able to use context clues to compensate. This results in
slower reading speed and fatigue. Also, the comprehension score
probably would be higher with improved reading recognition
ability. (See suggestions for help below.)
- If Comparison Score 3 is a positive (1, 2.5 etc), your child's
reading comprehension ability is lower than his reading recognition
ability. This means that even though he may be able to correctly
decode reading material, he has difficulty understanding what it
means. (See suggestions for help below.)
Suggestions For Improving
Reading For Kids and Teens
-
For a wide range of topics related
to improving various reading skills, please go to
Improving
Reading For Children and Teens.
-
If your child has difficulty with
letter or word reversals or seems to have multiple reading
difficulties please go to
About
Dyslexia.
-
For carefully selected products
for improving reading comprehension and other related study skills
please go to the
Improving Reading Skills in our store.
Reading Test Page URL:
/learning/reading_test2.htm
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