York assessment of reading for comprehension - australian edition yarc-australia

To assist assessors with the conversion of scores, free online scoring and reporting is available via links below. Instructions on how to use the Tool are provided there too. Once student information and raw scores have been added, score conversion is immediate and a short summary report is produced.

These tests also measure a student's progress in reading. The tests take about 20 minutes to administer and provide standardised scores, percentile ranks and age-equivalent scores. However some States and Territories complete primary school at Year 6, with Year 7 being the first year of secondary school. In others, Year 7 is the final year of primary school and Year 8 the first year of secondary.

The YARC Passage Reading is therefore for use in primary schools in Australia, so norms are provided for older students who are attending primary schools in Year 7.

It is recommended that the primary test is used in primary schools and the secondary test is used in secondary schools. Administered individually by school psychologists, speech pathologists and specialist teachers, the assessment takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete and is used to:.

It comprises two parallel tests of graded passages A and B for reading aloud, each of which is accompanied by a set of 8 comprehension questions to test literal and inferential comprehension skills. Cover the age range 5 to 12 years, it provides:. Administered individually by teachers, school psychologists and speech pathologists, the assessment takes about minutes to complete and is used to: Assess and monitor pupil progress Identify reading problems Assess eligibility of access arrangements Provide diagnostic information Scoring Free online scoring and reporting is available.

Manual scoring and reporting is completed using the tables in the Manual. Test Abbreviation:. Registration Level:. Country of origin:. Early Years: 20 minutes; Passage Reading primary minutes; Passage Reading secondary 20 minutes. Work Area:. Products available for this test Restricted products will state "Product not available" if you are not logged in, or don't have the necessary registration level. All prices include GST. Early Reading age The early reading suite comprises four short tests specifically designed for year olds or older pupils with reading difficulties.

They are among the most sensitive type of assessments for beginner readers and may be administered up to three times during a school year. Passage Reading Primary age Comprising fiction and non-fiction texts, the passage reading primary suite has been developed to identify the reading decoding and comprehension skills of year olds.

It assesses accuracy, reading rate and comprehension in one single test. A version of our Single Word Reading Test is also included as a benchmarking test. Passage Reading Secondary age The passage reading secondary suite comprises a series of fiction and non-fiction passages for year olds.