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I use a combination of the wide range test and the NRRF test.

 

The wide range test has a flat bell curve, it is a bit high on the low end and a bit low on the high end. But, it is quick! And, it records progress in increments, so it is good for my slower students to measure progress.

 

The NRRF test is a better test overall, but measures grade levels in 1 year increments. It is also normed to late 1800/early 1900 norms, which are about 2 grade levels advanced from current norms, but are where a child taught with phonics should be, the current norms are lower due to sight word teaching.

 

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/readinggradeleve.html

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I use a combination of the wide range test and the NRRF test.

 

The NRRF test is a better test overall, but measures grade levels in 1 year increments. It is also normed to late 1800/early 1900 norms, which are about 2 grade levels advanced from current norms, but are where a child taught with phonics should be, the current norms are lower due to sight word teaching.

 

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/readinggradeleve.html

 

i am going to read that site, thanks, i am intrested in reading more about the late 1800 to early 1900 norm vs today's grades -- can i find that there -- or can you point me in the right direction.

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i am going to read that site, thanks, i am intrested in reading more about the late 1800 to early 1900 norm vs today's grades -- can i find that there -- or can you point me in the right direction.

 

The best book for that is Geraldine Rodgers' "History of Beginning Reading," the e-book is $8.95 from Author House.

 

I detail some of that in my History of Reading Instruction webpage:

 

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Phonics/historyofreading.html

 

Also, I have spelling grade level test links with a bit of the history of spelling grade level norms:

 

http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Spelling/spellingtests.html

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