7th Grade Reading Diagnostic Assessment (CCSS / TEKS) Reading level test
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This is a diagnostic reading assessment appropriate for use with 7th grade aged children. It is aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and to the required reading skills identified by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
The assessment includes reading and response tasks based on reading literature, reading informational texts, and reading argumentative or persuasive texts. Moving beyond skills taught in the lower grades, this assessment emphasizes more complex comprehension and response skills, such as understanding implicit meanings, understanding the author's purpose, analyzing the effect of figurative language and structure a text, or evaluating claims and evidence.
The test can be used as a beginning-of-the-year diagnostic reading assessment to establish a baseline of knowledge that a student already has, and help you target your instruction toward the skills the student still needs to develop. It will indicate whether your child is reading at, above, or below their expected grade level.
An answer key is included.
This test can also be used to determine what reading level texts would be appropriate for your child. A reading level comparison chart is included with at the end of the test to help you convert their current grade-level (as established by this assessment) with reading levels identified by several different scales (Accelerated Reader Level, Guided Reading Level, Lexile, and Developmental Reading Assessment Level).
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