| | Test Forms |
Model
Standards Reading Skill | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 501 | 503 |
| Beginning - Low |
| Relate phonological sounds to letters and clusters of letters (sound/symbol correspondence) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Recognize basic sight words | x | x | x | x | | | | | | |
| Interpret sentences using vocabulary and structures previously learned orally | x | x | x | x | | | | | | |
| Beginning – High |
| Interpret isolated words and phrases in familiar contexts (traffic signs, store ads, fast food menus) | x | x | x | x | | | | | | |
| Interpret terms on simplified forms (personal identification, school registration, checks, change of address) | x | x | x | x | x | x | | | x | x |
| Scan for numerical information – e.g., the time a store opens – and other specific information in simple life-skill materials related to immediate needs (ads, schedules, signs, forms) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Use strategies such as predicting or phonics decoding to interpret new words in familiar contexts | | | | | | | | | | |
| Read and demonstrate understanding of short, simplified narrative paragraphs on familiar topics containing
previously learned vocabulary and sentence patterns | x | | x | x | x | x | | | x | x |
| Identify the sequence of a simple narrative passage | | | | | | | | | | |
| Intermediate – Low |
| Interpret simplified short narrative and descriptive passages on familiar topics | | | x | x | x | x | | | x | x |
| Interpret simple narrative and descriptive passages on unfamiliar topics if material includes visuals or other aids that orient students to the passages | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Scan for specific information in simple life-skill materials (ads, schedules, signs, forms) related to immediate needs | | | x | x | x | x | | | x | x |
| Predict meanings of unfamiliar vocabulary in material rich in contextual clues | | | x | | x | x | | | | |
| Interpret newspaper headlines on familiar topics | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interpret abbreviations for words previously learned in context of specific topics – e.g., employment, housing | | | x | | x | | | | | |
| Intermediate – High |
| Interpret simple authentic materials on familiar topics (newspaper articles on current events, social letters, public information notices) | | | x | x | x | x | | | | x |
| Identify the main idea of a paragraph on a familiar topic | | | | | | | x | x | | |
| Guess the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary and phrases from context | | | x | | x | x | x | x | | |
| Find information that requires drawing from different sections of a reading passage | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | | |
| Draw meaning from passages by using syntactic clues, such as pronoun references | | | | | | | | | | |
| Identify relationships within a passage by using syntactic clues, such as transitional words, e.g., "therefore" | | | | | | | | | | |
| Advanced – Low |
| Interpret both authentic and edited materials, such as prose fiction, on familiar subjects | | | | | | | | | | |
| Identify main ideas and supporting details or examples from familiar material | | | | | | | x | x | | |
| Guess meaning from context by analyzing words’ prefixes and suffixes | | | | | | | | | | |
| Make inferences | | | | | x | x | x | x | | |
| Summarize reading passages | | | | | | | | | | |
| Advanced – High |
| Read authentic printed material and prose on familiar topics | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | | |
| Read short stories and other recreational literature | | | | | | | | | | |
| Interpret main ideas and key points from technical material in students’ own fields of interest | | | | | | | | | | |
| Apply appropriate reading strategies for understanding content on unfamiliar topics or technical information | | | | x | x | | x | x | | |
| Use syntactic clues to interpret the meanings of complex sentences or new vocabulary | | | | | | | | | | |
| Analyze an author’s point of view by making inferences | | | | | | | | | | |
| React personally to reading materials by making judgements or prioritizing values, for example | | | | | | | | | | |