MultiLit uses a range of standardised and placement tests when assessing students. The tests are designed to measure the different skills needed for a student to read effectively. The following gives an outline of each test objective: Neale Analysis of Reading – 3rd Edition In this assessment, students are required to read a series of passages that increase in difficulty. After each passage students are asked comprehension questions about the passage. This assessment measures reading accuracy and reading comprehension.

Reading accuracy is the ability to correctly identify and pronounce words in text. Reading comprehension is the ability to understand what has been read. Reading accuracy influences comprehension because if a passage is not read correctly this will then the affect the student’s understanding of what they have read. Reading fluency, which is how quickly and accurately a passage is read, can also impact reading comprehension because slow reading may result in the reader forgetting what has been read. Some children may have difficulties with comprehension in general, which impacts on their reading comprehension score. In most cases as reading accuracy improves so too does reading comprehension.

Garageband Music Download Free. Burt Word Reading Test The Burt Word Reading Test is a measure of single word recognition. Students are required to read a list of words presented in isolation that increase in difficulty.

Students are presented with this list and asked to read as many words as they can, as accurately as they can. South Australian Spelling Test In this assessment, students are asked to write a series of words presented in increasing difficulty. It begins with phonetically regular words and some sight words and progresses through to rule based spelling and more difficult words.