Various literacy tests assess reading, writing, and comprehension skills. The GED and CASAS test high school equivalency and adult literacy, respectively. DIEBLS and EQAO test elementary and secondary school students. The CTOPP tests phonetic proficiency, and the naturalization test assesses English and literacy skills.
There are many different types of literacy tests designed to assess a person’s reading, writing and comprehension skills. Most educational facilities test a student’s literacy periodically throughout the child’s elementary and secondary education. In the United States, the General Education Development (GED) test awards students with a certificate equivalent to a high school diploma and includes a section on reading and writing to test literacy skills. The Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) is used by universities and organizations to assess a person’s literacy level, and the Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP) tests a person’s phonetic proficiency in the English language. The naturalization test, a test that immigrants take to become citizens of the United States, also tests the person’s English and literacy skills.
The Dynamic Indicators of Basic Skills for Early Literacy (DIEBLS) are a set of measures that test students in kindergarten through sixth grade on phonological awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension, fluency with related text, and alphabetic principles. This and similar literacy tests serve as a benchmark against which educators can compare future test results. Another type of grade-level test is the secondary school literacy test, administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) in Ontario, Canada. The exam tests students on their reading and writing to assess the province’s overall literacy rates and the effectiveness of education.
Another set of literacy tests are administered to adult students and non-native English students entering university. The CASAS is one example and has three separate tests comprising the Life and Work Series, the Functional Writing Exam, and the Workplace Speaking Test. All of these test the person’s literacy level by providing results on the person’s ability to follow instructions, fill out forms, read labels, and other daily tasks that require a certain level of literacy proficiency. The person is also tested on their ability to understand the spoken word and to provide an answer or feedback.
The CTOPP is another type of literacy test that is based on the idea that phonics, or the sounds of speech that are combined to form words, are the basis for learning to read and write. It determines the person’s ability to identify the phonetic structure of a word or the separate phonemes of the word. Also important is the creation of mixtures with phonemes and the memorization of the sounds that each letter of the language emits.
The naturalization test for approval of US citizenship requires that the person be able to read, write and speak English. These literacy tests are usually given during the person’s interview with an immigration officer, who will determine if the person’s literacy level is acceptable. During the interview, the person will also be asked to answer questions about US history.
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