The Reading Progress Tests provide a standardised Literacy Baseline and six reading comprehension tests for Years 1 to 6. The tests can be used separately with selected year groups, but are most informative when used annually to provide an ongoing measure of attainment which can be related to the progress each child might be expected to make, year on year. The tests are particularly useful for identifying groups or individual children who are making slower - or better - progress than is normal.

The Reading Progress Tests are quick to administer, taking just 45-50 minutes per class. Marking is also rapid and straightforward. Attractively presented materials use text and illustration to make the tests motivating and accessible to children across a wide ability range.

Conventional standardised scores and reading ages are provided for each year group. Progress quotients make the tests particularly suitable for continuous year-on-year tracking of individual progress relative to a child's previous performance, and will help to identify a 'value-added' element in the progress that children are making.

Stage One

Stage One of the Reading Progress Tests (corresponding to Key Stage 1) is for chronological ages 5 to 8: it consists of a Literacy Baseline test for use early in Year 1, and two comprehension tests for use towards the end of Year 1 and in Year 2.

The Literacy Baseline test is suitable for small-group or individual administration and covers important pre-reading and initial skills, including phonological awareness, print concepts, letter knowledge and simple decoding. It is designed for conventional screening, to identify children who lack the skills which underpin success in early literacy; it also allows the teacher to establish, for each child, their 'entry-level' in learning to read.

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