Hodder Group Reading Tests 1-3
NEW EDITION
Denis Vincent and Mary Crumpler
The Hodder Group Reading Tests 1-3 assess pupils' reading comprehension at word, sentence and text levels. These wide-range tests are capable of assessing simultaneously children of very varied reading abilities, and thus are especially useful in screening and monitoring mixed-ability groups where some pupils may be much more advanced, or much slower, than the average.
The Hodder Group Reading Tests 1-3 all have parallel forms A and B, for use with the following age groups:
Test 1 - ages 5:0 to 9:0 (Years 1 to 3)
Test 2 - ages 7:0 to 12:0 (Years 2 to 6)
Test 3 - ages 9:5 to 16+ (Years 5 to 11)
Each test takes 30 minutes to administer to whole class or year groups: the parallel forms A and B can be used simultaneously to minimise copying, as well as to assess progress over time. At each level, the tests include questions which assess pupil's understanding of word meanings, culturally neutral sentence-completion questions, and higher-level 'cloze' tasks that require pupils to both comprehend and reflect upon the content and the context of continuous text.
The tests are quick and easy to administer, with dependable norms which express performance as standardised scores, reading ages and national curriculum levels.
This revised edition establishes time limits and extended norms which make the HGRT 2 and 3 ideal for 'access arrangement' assessments at Key Stage 2 and GCSE.
A Scorer/Profiler CD-ROM (view demo) is available separately to automate score conversions, analyse and interpret group performance data, and track individual pupil progress.
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Hodder Group Reading Tests 1-3 interactive
(network version only)
Hodder Group Reading Tests-interactive is purpose-designed for on-screen, standardised reading assessment, and enables individual progress tracking and group performance evaluation from age 5 to 16+. It includes five tests in all:
HGRT 1 (Forms A & B): for ages 5 to 9 years
HGRT 2 (Forms A & B): for ages 7 to 12 years
HGRT 3 (single form): for ages 9:5 to 16+
Hodder Group Reading Tests-interactive:
- offers fully standardised on-screen assessment plus instant, accurate scoring, networked for whole-school use
- automatically calculates standardised scores, reading ages and equivalent National Curriculum levels: parallel forms allow reliable re-testing
- includes an 'overview' facility which enables individual progress monitoring using all five tests
- generates a comprehensive range of group reading performance analyses and reports, by class or whole yeargroup
- flags reading ages which are a year or more behind chronological age
- also includes an optional 'extra time' assessment facility, for access arrangements (HGRT 2 and HGRT 3 only)
HGRT 1 and HGRT 2 provide audio-supported instructions for younger pupils.
The program is fully networkable, sets no limit to the number of pupil records, and comes with a two-year licence. A comprehensive User's Manual (supplied as a pdf file on the CD-ROM) gives full information on how to install, use and get the most out of the system.
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