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RAD (Reading Assessment District)
Developed in partnership with the Surrey School District (36) in B.C.
FAQs | Pricing
Classroom-based assessment for learning, of learning, as learning
- Helps students learn more about themselves as readers
- Helps teachers plan for systematic comprehension instruction
Descriptive feedback in the three aspects of reading described in the B.C. Performance Standards
- Strategies
- Comprehension
- Analysis
Two assessments per grade – Initial and Final – provide a quick snapshot of student strengths and areas for instructional focus
See Reading Passage examples for Grade 2, Grade 7, and Grade 9
Assessment Questions
Assessment questions correspond with the areas of reading identified by the B.C. Ministry of Education, requiring students to retrieve information, recognize meaning, interpret text, and analyze text.
- Question 1 assesses students’ ability to set a purpose for reading by making predictions and anticipating content using text features.
- Question 2 assesses students’ ability to retrieve information and recognize meaning by locating main ideas and details that are explicitly stated in the text and then reformulating these in their own words.
- Question 3 assesses students’ ability to interpret text by making inferences or drawing logical conclusions based on their understanding of the information in the text.
- Question 4 assesses students’ ability to analyze text by making connections between new information and prior knowledge.
- Question 5 assesses students’ metacognitive awareness of their comprehension strategies.
- Question 6 assesses students’ metacognitive awareness of their word-solving strategies.
Components
Each complete grade-level assessment kit includes:
- Initial reading passage on full-colour, laminated 4-page card (35 copies)
- Final reading passage on full-colour, laminated 4-page card (35 copies)
- Teacher Instructions, Rubrics, Line Masters, Answer Keys, and a Running Record (for grades 1-3)
- Sturdy Storage Box for portability and storage
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