Colin McCarty

Fully revised and restandardised, this complete revision brings a quick and popular test fully up to date: it now has three parallel forms, gives standardised scores as well as reading ages, includes an optional new measure of reading comprehension, and extends the test 'ceiling' to 13+. The Salford Sentence Reading Test is a simple and quick individual test of oral reading based on sentences of carefully graded difficulty. Consistently popular with both classroom teachers and SENCOs, it has been brought fully up to date, with new norms based on the performance of almost 10000 children nationally. It now gives reading ages up to 11:3, with standardised scores for less able readers extending to age 13 for reading accuracy (age 14 for comprehension). The New Salford's three parallel forms enable closer progress monitoring, with additional sentences to sharpen the assessment focus at both ends of the age/ability spectrum. New comprehension questions allow you to assess understanding as well as reading accuracy, while the Record Sheet facilitates scoring, diagnostic analysis and monitoring progress. The essential simplicity of the test is unchanged.The laminated cards for Forms A, B and C are reusable, and the test can take as little as 4 minutes per pupil. One-to-one oral delivery plus everyday contexts and vocabulary make this test ideal for use with less able readers from about age 6. The test is recommended by Catch Up. This Specimen Set includes the manual and all of the test cards, plus a single copy of the Record Sheet.

Specimen Set

New Salford Sentence Reading Test

Mary Crumpler

DRA Pupil Record Sheet B 3ED PK10 (Diagnostic Reading Analysis)

Kate Ruttle

PIRA for Scotland First Level (P1-P4) Manual (Progress in Reading

This Manual contains full instructions for administering, scoring and using all twelve of the Stage Two tests, from the beginning of Year 3 to the end of Year 6 (norms for ages 7:0 to 12:3) "It's great to have the suite of tests to select from, and the table showing the spread of demand of each test, so I can pick what's best for my G&T pupils."- Debbie Brown, Hambridge Community Primary School, Somerset Progress in Reading Assessment (PiRA) is a standardised, curriculum-linked suite of tests designed for whole-class use and for pupils of all abilities, and supports the new National Curriculum. Uniquely, the series offers three tests for each primary school year, to monitor pupils' progress term by term, and provides reliable, predictive and diagnostic information. Or you can pick the test(s) you want, to give you maximum flexibility to assess just at the beginning, middle or end of each year, if you prefer. - Simple and quick to administer and mark - taking just 30 to 40 minutes to assess a whole class - Provides a wealth of information to effectively manage learning in your classroom - standardised scores and reading ages, plus a diagnostic profile which supports Assessing Pupil's Progress (APP) are all supplied - Let's you monitor small increments of progress and gives a reliable basis for predicting pupil progress and setting realistic targets with a decimalised PiRA scale score, based on the termly performance data of over 10,000 pupils nationally - A separate test is available for autumn, spring and summer terms for Years 1-6, and for the spring and summer terms in Reception - Engaging and attractively presented - the Key Stage One tests are produced in full colour This Manual contains full instructions for administering, scoring and using all twelve of the Stage Two tests, from the beginning of Year 3 to the end of Year 6 (norms for ages 7:0 to 12:3).

Progress in Reading Assessment (PiRA) Stage Two (Tests 3-6) Manual

Standardised test that offers the support you need to assess your pupils' phonics and early reading development with accuracy and insight. The Phonics and Early Reading Assessment (PERA) is matched to the Letters and Sounds framework and the requirements of the Year 1 'phonics screen' as well as to the teaching and assessment needs of schools both before and after the statutory test. The PERA Specimen Set contains the Manual, complete sets of the Test Cards and one copy of each of the four Pupil Record sheets. PERA uses words and non-words to assess both phonic knowledge and use of phonics for reading, reading accuracy and comprehension. It also includes an informal pre-phonics assessment to help assess the earliest stages of reading. - Child- friendly tests presented individually and orally, using illustrated, full-colour reusable cards - Parallel forms A & B allow up to four separate assessments to inform individual teaching and monitor each pupil's progress from the Foundation Stage and up to Key Stage 1 - Record sheets designed for easy marking (including miscue analysis) and diagnostic profiling - each test takes up to 10 minutes - Standardised on over 3500 pupils to provide norms - as 'ages' and standardised scores - which are reliable and fully up to date PERA Test 1, for use at the end of Reception and the first half of Year 1 (i.e. during the first four terms in school), covers phases 2-4 and into 5 of Letters and Sounds and provides detailed diagnostic information to inform teaching in the Foundation Stage. PERA Test 2 assesses phases 3-5 and into 6 of Letters and Sounds, making it ideal for familiarisation purposes before the 'phonics screen' in the Year 1 summer term. It also provides a framework for re-testing, to ensure progress is monitored and maintained throughout Year 2.

For Reception, Years 1 and Years 2

Phonics and Early Reading Assessment

This major NEW standardised assessment maps to the latest guidelines for teaching phonics and early reading, and the new Year 1 'phonics screen' assessment.

Phonics and Early Reading Assessment (Pera) Manual

This Manual contains full instructions for administering, scoring and using all eight of the Stage One tests, from Reception to the end of Year 2 Fully updated for the new curriculum, this new edition of PiRA (Progress in Reading Assessment) enables schools to assess, monitor and predict pupil progress in reading across the primary years. These termly tests give standardised results and age-related scores that will enable schools to track pupil progress term by term. They also provide reliable diagnostic and predictive information to support and guide effective classroom learning. - Full coverage of the new National Curriculum - supporting a whole-school approach from Spring term in Reception to the end of Year 6. - Provides a diagnostic profile for each pupil - including a Standardised Score, Reading Age and Hodder Scale Score, based on the termly performance of over 10,000 pupils nationally. - Helps monitor small increments of progress - offering a reliable basis for predicting future progress and supporting planning. - Supports the identification of strengths and weaknesses - informing teaching and highlighting areas where children may need more support. - Simple and quick to administer and mark - taking just 30 to 40 minutes to assess a whole class.

PIRA Stage One (Tests R-2) Manual - 2ED (Progress in Reading Assessment)

This Manual contains full instructions for administering, scoring and using all eight of the Stage Two tests, from Year 3 to the end of Year 6 Fully updated for the new curriculum, this new edition of PiRA (Progress in Reading Assessment) enables schools to assess, monitor and predict pupil progress in reading across the primary years. These termly tests give standardised results and age-related scores that will enable schools to track pupil progress term by term. They also provide reliable diagnostic and predictive information to support and guide effective classroom learning. - Full coverage of the new National Curriculum - supporting a whole-school approach from Spring term in Reception to the end of Year 6. - Provides a diagnostic profile for each pupil - including a Standardised Score, Reading Age and Hodder Scale Score, based on the termly performance of over 10,000 pupils nationally. - Helps monitor small increments of progress - offering a reliable basis for predicting future progress and supporting planning. - Supports the identification of strengths and weaknesses - informing teaching and highlighting areas where children may need more support. - Simple and quick to administer and mark - taking just 30 to 40 minutes to assess a whole class.

PIRA Stage Two (Tests 3-6) Manual - 2ED (Progress in Reading Assessment)

New National Curriculum Levels conversion table now available: www.hoddereducation.co.uk/nationalcurriculumlevels The Access Reading Test is purpose-designed for wide-range assessment from age 7 to 20+ years, and pinpoints strengths and weaknesses in four key reading skill areas: * Literal comprehension * Vocabulary * Comprehension requiring inference or prediction and opinions * Comprehension requiring analysis Two parallel test forms A and B each contain 60 questions based on carefully matched reading experiences, allowing reliable retesting and progress monitoring over time. The test may be given to groups or individuals: it takes just 30 minutes to administer, and is quick and easy to score. The gradually increasing difficulty allows students to meet a variety of graded texts (fiction and non-fiction) and styles - the level of demand ranges from reading strategies, vocabulary and literacy skills appropriate to Key Stages 2 and 3, to the vocabulary and grammatical structures associated with GCSE. This ensures that the test is valid across a wide age and ability range. The Access Reading Test gives standardised scores, reading ages and percentiles, together with information about the average scores for each year group in each skill area. The manual also describes how to use the test to help establish if a student may be eligible for extra time in national tests or examinations.

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