Reading Score

Using an online reading test, the ReadingKEY National Grade Level Reading Test, I evaluated P's reading level. According to their online test, he has the following result:

Student Name: P Stevens
Teacher:
Date of Testing: June 05, 2008
Grade and Month of School at Test Date: Grade 1 - 1st Month
Expected Reading Level: 1.1 (Where we would expect P to be reading at this point in the school year)
TESTED READING LEVEL: 4.4 (Measured in a Year.Month format - this is P's actual reading level as measured on this test.)
TRUE READING LEVEL: 4.4 This score takes into consideration the number of words marked as HESITATIONS during the test. Since research shows that fluency problems dramatically reduces the ability to comprehend reading passages, this score will warn of a possible explanation if low reading comprehension scores are currently an issue with the student. While other reading tests do not take this skill into account, we have included it since it is a critical reading skill overlooked in many reading programs. There should not be a significant gap between the TESTED READING LEVEL and TRUE READING LEVEL. If a gap does exist, then it is of high priority to spend additional time using the Student Reading Wall Lists to improve fluency.

What I noted during the test is that for the most part, P was either right or wrong, with little hesitancies. Again, he was using his sight reading ability much more than his deciphering ability, which accounts for his unfamiliarity with words he hadn't encountered before. According to this report, we should focus on reading books at a 3.4 level or above (which would be 3rd grade, 2nd quarter).