Assessing Reading

1. Assessing Reading Presenters: Ray Sánchez Armando Valdez

2. Agenda • Warm up – Activity • Assessing Reading • Multiple choice • Discuss Assessing Reading • Motivate • Measure achievement • Diagnose problems • Measure proficiency • Question & Answer

3. Warm up activity Rules and instructions Read the short paragraph Answer the multiple choice questions Individual work – no sharing Place your pencil down to show me that you are done. Raise your hand if you have any instruction questions.

4. San Antonio - Military City, USA San Antonio, Texas is sometimes referred as a “Military City” because there are several U.S. military bases. Almost everyone that served in the Air Force received their Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base, located in southwest San Antonio. In northeast, we have Randolph Air Force Base, where many pilots trained. North of downtown there is Fort Sam Houston, an Army post. It is the Defense Department’s largest inpatient hospital. Many former military members and retirees that were stationed here liked San Antonio and moved here after their service. So, as you can see, there is good reason that San Antonio is “Military City USA.”

5. Question # 1 San Antonio is sometimes referred to Military City because: a. San Antonio has a military hospital b. San Antonio has a military street c. There are many military posts and bases d. Many Spurs live in San Antonio

6. Question # 2 Randolph Air Force Base is in: a. Southeast San Antonio b. Northeast Bexar County c. Fort Sam Houston d. San Antonio Military Medical Center

7. Question # 3 Many pilots have been trained at: a. Randolph Air Force Base b. Brook Army Medical Center (BAMC) c. San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) d. Southeast Bexar County

8. Question # 4 4. Many former military members moved to San Antonio because: a. The Spurs b. Homes are cheaper c. They were in the Army or the Air Force d. They were here before and liked it.

9. Question # 5 In line five (5) what is the verb tense: Present tense Present participle Past participle Past tense

10. Let’s Grade it !

11. Answers 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D

12. Motivate- Encourage Learning Reading Log Reward

14. Measure Achievement Monitor progress Diff types of quiz/test questions Pronominal questions

15. Diagnose problems Why Isolate reading difficulties Provide Focused help How Four general principles of diagnose a problem Individual basis Evaluate from smallest to largest units Learners should feel comfortable and relax during the testing Use different kinds of test What Reading aloud Vocabulary test Translation

16. Measure proficiency Award a grade Cloze test – mult choice Standards achieved?

17. Table 6.1 Goals, Purposes and Means of Reading Assessment ____________________________________________________________________________________ Goals of Assessment Purposes Ways of assessing ____________________________________________________________________________ Motivate Encourage learning Reading logs Book reports Comprehension tests Speed reading graphs Measure achievement Monitor progress Comprehension tests Guide teaching Speed reading graphs Provide feedback to the learner Award a grade Diagnose problems Isolate reading difficulties Reading aloud Provide focused help Vocabulary tests Receptive grammar tests Speed reading tests Measure proficiency Award a grade Comprehension tests See if standards are achieved Cloze tests Speed reading tests

18. Bibliography Nation, I.S.P. Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing . New York: Routledge, 2009. print.