Academic Skills: Reading

Gray Oral Reading Tests-5 (GORT-5) The GORT-5 provides an efficient and objective measure of growth in oral reading and aids in diagnosis of oral reading difficulties. (More information / components) Phonological and Print Awareness Scale (PPA) The PPA Scale targets two important literacy skillsphonological awareness and print awarenessthat have proven to predict later success with reading and writing. (More information / components) Feifer Assessment of Reading (FAR) The Feifer Assessment of Reading is a comprehensive assessment of the multiple processes involved in reading and is aimed at identifying an examinee's specific subtype of reading impairment. (More information / components) Test of Reading Comprehension - 4 (TORC-4) Revised and restandardized, the TORC-4 provides an efficient assessment of reading proficiency. (More information / components) Test of Early Reading Ability-4 (TERA-4) The Test of Early Reading AbilityFourth Edition (TERA-4) is a direct measure of reading ability in children ages 4-0 through 8-11. (More information / components) Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test - Third Edition (LAC-3) The LAC-3 is an individually administered, norm-referenced assessment that measures an individual's ability to perceive and conceptualize speech sounds. (More information / components) Diagnostic Assessments of Reading - 2 (DAR-2) The DAR-2 is a combination comprehensive testing and teaching program that can identify both areas of difficulty and areas of strength for struggling readers. (More information / components) Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency - 2 (TOSCRF-2) The Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency-2 provides a quick and accurate method to assess reading ability in students ages 7 through 24. (More information / components) Test of Word Reading Efficiency - 2 (TOWRE-2) The TOWRE-2 uses real and phonemically regular nonsense words to provide an accurate measure of decoding and pronunciation. (More information / components) Gray Silent Reading Test (GSRT) The GSRT provides a quick and efficient measure of silent reading comprehension. (More information / components)

Gray Diagnostic Reading Tests-2 (GDRT-2) The GDRT-2 assesses students who have difficulty reading continuous print and who require an evaluation of specific abilities and weaknesses. (More information / components) Decoding-Encoding Screener for Dyslexia (DESD) The DESD is a screening test that allows assessment of a student's specific reading difficulties and whether the student is at risk for dyslexia. (More information / components) Test of Written Spelling - Fifth Edition (TWS-5) The Test of Written Spelling-Fifth Edition (TWS-5) is an accurate and efficient instrument that uses a dictated-word format to assess spelling skills in school-age children and adolescents. It has two forms that can be administered in 20 minutes to either individuals or in groups. (More information / components) Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency - 2 (TOSWRF-2) The TOSWRF-2 identifies students who are struggling with reading, by assessing their ability to recognize printed words correctly and efficiently. It is designed to be utilized by classroom teachers, special education teachers, reading specialists, and school psychologists. (More information / components) Word Identification and Spelling Test (WIST) The WIST can be used to identify students who are having difficulty with fundamental literacy skills, and to isolate specific areas of weakness for struggling readers. It assesses word identification, spelling, and sound-symbol knowledge, and comes with both an elementary version (grades 2-5) and a secondary version (grades 6-12). (More information / components) Decoding and Spelling Proficiency Test-Revised (DSPT-R) Reflects the importance of decoding and word recognition to reading The Decoding and Spelling Proficiency Test-Revised (DSPT-R) is a test of word reading, word recognition, and spelling designed for use with students ages 6 through young adult. (More information / components) Nelson-Denny Reading Test—Forms I and J (NDRT) The Nelson-Denny Reading Test Form I and J is a valid and reliable measure of silent reading vocabulary, comprehension, and rate. (More information / components) Word ID: Assessment Across the Content Areas This collection of easy-to-use formative assessments help content-area teachers identify students who may need additional support in multisyllabic word identification to independently read and comprehend their grade-level English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies texts. (More information / components) Test of Orthographic Competence (TOC) The TOC evaluates students mastery of conventions of written English that are integral to proficient reading and writing, among them letters, spelling, punctuation, abbreviations, and special symbols. (More information / components)