The Non-Reading Intelligence Tests 1-3 provide an overlapping series of group tests which give a coherent basis to assessment from the top infants stage. The tests take about 45 minutes to give, and measure aspects of language and thinking that are not fully represented in the earlier stages of learning in reading and mathematics. They therefore provide a necessary counterbalance to assessments based solely on attainments.

Each test comprises four verbal subtests, all of which are presented orally. This ensures that the abilities of children who may have difficulty in reading the questions are not underestimated. The Manual explains the relationships between the NRIT and attainment tests, and shows how the NRIT can be used in aiding the early identification of children who may need special educational provision or learning support.

All three tests have a common standardisation based on the same group of schools over the same period, making for continuity and comparability of scores as children progress through the primary stage. Quotients are provided as follows:

Test 1 - ages 6:4 to 8:3
Test 2 - ages 7:4 to 9:3
Test 3 - ages 8:4 to 10:11 (extending to 13:11 for less able children)



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