SAC ASSESSMENTS York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension

SAC ASSESSMENTS York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension LUCID Exact and Ability

Test § For students aged 12 - 18 § Assesses both literal and inferential comprehension § Standardised for reading rate and comprehension § Takes 20 – 30 minutes to administer § Seems time consuming to analyse § Recommended by NZQA § NOT the only evidence source accepted

Reading § Successful readers decode text quickly, understand what they have read and are able to apply critical thinking skills to develop ideas and apply other knowledge to what they have read. § Readers who struggle with decoding read very slowly, using more working memory which in turn affects reading comprehension. Access to a reader enables these students to ‘show what they know’. Critical Decoding Thinking Comprehending

YARC Kit Resource includes Manual (with examples and conversion tables), student reading books, and report summary sheet. SWRT – single word reading test, use as a guide for reading passages Passage Reading – asks student to read the same passage both silently and orally Tables to calculate reading age, rate, comprehension and summarisation levels

Year Levels Mean Age § Australian schools age/year levels differ to New Zealand schools § If being guided by information using year levels mentioned in the manual, remember the New Zealand year level is plus 1 Australia New Zealand 12. 8 Y 7 Y 8 13. 6 Y 8 Y 9 14. 7 Y 9 Y 10 15. 6 Y 10 Y 11 16. 6 Y 11 Y 12 17. 6 Y 12 Y 13

Administering the Assessment Step 1 Title Administer SWRT Step 2 Title Administer Passage Reading Follow instructions p 8 -11 Follow instructions p 17 - 26 Tally correct responses Use Tables p 36 - 49 to convert scores Use Tables p 11 -15 to convert scores Step 3 Title Comprehension and Summarisation Scoring Consult guidelines p 51 - 83 Step 4 Title Fluency Consult guidelines P 84

‘Other’ solution to exam access and literacy assessment § Lucid Exact is a widely used tool for assessment, screening and to access SAC § Lucid Exact provides comprehensive assessment of literacy for ages 11 to 24 § Lucid Exact provides precise standardised assessment of: § Word recognition/reading accuracy* § Reading comprehension** § Reading speed** § Spelling** § Writing to dictation* § Keyboarding to dictation

Lucid Ability § Uses enjoyable and stimulating activities to assess verbal and non-verbal reasoning skills in the age range 4 - 16 years. § Each test automatically adapts to the child's individual ability level § The total assessment time is about 15 - 20 minutes § Results automatically generated immediately

Use Ongoing Assessment Information to Complete SAC Profile Future plan to build schools’ capacity § Identify students during the transition process from Year 8 to 9 – RTLB can assist with this § Create a brief student profile sheet with headings that reflect the information needed for SAC § Timeframe specific assessments over Terms 13 each year § Use the information gathered throughout the year to complete SAC applications