"There is a solution to illiteracy. All children can be taught to read
proficiently. That includes the 85 percent of students who are currently being placed in “Special
Education” because they have not been taught to read. Every parent who sends their child off to
schools in September of each year fully expects that little Johnny or Susie will be reading by the
end of the year. Too often that expectation and hope is dashed when frustration and confusion
result. That need not be the case."
Robert W. Sweet Jr. – President
National Right to Read Foundation
Free Reading Test
San Diego Reading Assessment
Check Reading Level in 2 Minutes
Instructions for Administering the Test
(Print out the test for easy use)
You may start about two grades below the grade level
you think the student may read successfully.
Have the student read aloud each word from this list of words.
If the student misses any words go to an easier list.
Keep progressing to a higher level until the students does not miss any words.
This is their base reading level.