GROUP 4 :

PHẠM YẾN PHƯƠNG

TRẦN THỊ THANH VÂN
LÊ NHẬT MAI PHƯƠNG
NGUYỄN LÊ PHƯƠNG QUỲNH
 OVERVIEW
1. BACKGROUND

2. PRACTICAL APPLICATION
 Level Subskill
comprehend the main idea or
Whole passage
gist meaning
regconize structure, genre
identify audience for text
understand the purpose of the
wrting passage ( narrative,
argument, explanation)
Typical way to test
What is the best title for this
passage?
What is the source of this text?
Possible options: a blog, a
letter, a commercial.
Which of the following groups
is meant to read this text?
Possible options: graduate
students, teenagers,
grandparents, single fathers.
What is the author trying to do
in the text? Options include:
Tell how something works,
convince people that they
should vote, recall a favorite
holiday,etc.
regconize author's attitude and With which of the
biases following statenent would
the author mostly closelu
agree?

sequence events Formally: Scramble items

to be numbered ( use
anchor numbers for several
items).
Classroom: Creat a
timeline.
summarize key information Select 4 sentences from 7
options that best summarize
the passage.

distinguish fact from opinion Formally: Which of the

following is not a fact?
Classroom: Retell the story
and guess which statement
is not true.
Section Understand headers Here are five new sentences. Under
which headers would you place
them ?

Understand logical When would the best place for this

organization sentence ? (Give 4 lettered insert
places marked in the passage.)

Categorize Formally: Put the characteristics

information under each type of camel.
Classroom: Create Venn diagrams
with shared characteristics in overlap
area.
Paragraph Indentify main idea and List main ideas and match with
supporting details paragraphs (allow extra options
that will not be used).

Infer content What did the man really feel

about the film?

Distinguish between Which of the following is an

statements and example of severe weather?
examples Options: teamperature, blizzard,
clouds, rainfall.

Understand topic The most important idea in

sentences Paragraph 5 is …
Across Understand the In Line 21, what does
sentence function of “in addition” mean?
boundaries discourse
markers
Identify pronoun What does “its” in Line
reference 14 refer to ?
Level Subskill Typical way to test

Sentence level Guess the meaning of Which word is closet to the

unknown words intext meaning of “nomadic “ in Line
37

Understand cohesive Oger wanted to play soccer ,but

devices signaling he didn’t finish his homework in
relationships between time
clauses

Interpret word order “I wonder how expensive it is”.

Does Mrs.Wright know how
much the pen costs?

Paraphase wording Which phrase means the same as

“ your brothers and sisters” in
line 10

Recognize and distinguish Circle the word from the second

graphemes sentence : dog bog fog log
 II. PRACTICAL APPLICATION
- There are some main practical
considerations for reading assessment:
 Determine what reading skills are important
for students in your program.
 Develop test specifications for each level
and follow them.
 Choose appropriate texts, check for length,
readability, and modify them.
 Do not use texts that students have
encountered before, but do choose familiar
topics.
 Restrict the number of un familiar words in the
passage to 5-10 percent.
 Develop questions in the order of the passgae,
and the space carefully for coverage.
 Make the level of the questions less difficult than
the reading passage.
 Use a variety of formats, but avoid changing
formats within one section of the exam.
 Test a range of subskills, not just what is easy to
assess.
 After adminitrtion, analyze your test and provide
constructive feedback to teachers and students.
 Assess reading in the classroom, emphasizing
reading strategies.