TheApprentice Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I administered the McLeod Assessment of Reading Comprehension to my son earlier today. I got it from the internet. Basically it's comprised of of small story vignette's and the student needs to fill in the missing words on the blanks. It taps into the child's comprehension, decoding, syntax and vocabulary skills. My son is doing 5th grade level work, but this test had him at 3rd grade. Now I know his reading needed help, but these results are concerning. Where would you go from here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heritagelearningacademy Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 We didn't test this year, but what I noticed with my 4th grade son is when I read aloud he doesn't always comprehend as well. So, I actually purchased a Spectrum Reading Comprehension book and on Fridays he will do one lesson. I will be interchanging between reading aloud to him and having him read for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Is it this test http://www.arizonansforchildren.org/UserFiles/File/Diagnostics/mcleod_diag.pdf ? Has your son done cloze passages before? If not, he may not be use to the format of the test. Here is some other close passage test you can try for comparison http://notebook.lausd.net/pls/ptl/docs/PAGE/CA_LAUSD/FLDR_ORGANIZATIONS/FLDR_INSTRUCTIONAL_SVCS/INSTRUCTIONALSUPPORTSERVICES/LITERACY_LANGUAGE_ARTS_HOME/DISTRICT_READING_ELEMENTARY_RESOURCES/CORE%20MAZE%20TEST.PDF http://www.middletownschools.org/page.cfm?p=8977 ETA: my younger tried and cleared the elementary level one. He has done fill in the blanks kind of worksheets before for school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 Yes, Arcadia, that is the one. I will give the other to him to see how he does. Thank you for the links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 My kids have had some trouble with the reading comprehension sections on standardized tests even though they read very well and often. We have started using Evan-Moor's daily reading comprehension for test practice. I am using it one grade level above my kids' grades because I think that is about equivalent to the Iowa test. I am very pleased with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planner Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 This piqued my curiosity and I gave my son the test. He's a sixth grader and has always struggled with reading comprehension. He scored early 4th grade which I find to be accurate. Does anyone know of similar worksheets? I think work like this could definitely help him improve his comprehension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 The tests on my testing page: http://www.thephonicspage.org/On%20Reading/readinggradeleve.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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