DIRECTIONS AND SCORING THE SLOSSON ORAL READING TEST Case Student 2

2 Directions Slosson Oral Reading Test

This test is to be given individually and is based on the ability to pronounce words at different levels of difficulty. The words have been taken from standardized school readers and the Reading Level obtained represents median or standardized school achievement. A correlation of .96 (variability on a group of 108 children from first grade thrugh high school) was obtained with the Standardized Oral Reading Paragraphs by William S. Gray. 1.
Allow the child to read from one sheet while you keep score on another. At the start, say the following: I want to see how many of these words you can read. Please begin here and read each word aloud as carefully as you can.. (Indicate at what list to start). When you come to a difficult word, do the best you can and if you cant read it, say Blank and go on to the next one. Start with a list where you think he can pronounce all 20 words correctly. Note that each list is graded. List P (primer) is for the first few months of first grade, List 1 is for the balance of first grade. List 2 is for second grade, etc. If the starting list is too difficult, and the child makes even one mistake, go back until you reach an easy level where he can pronounce all 20 words correctly. After you have found the starting list, go on to more advanced lists until you find the stopping list, where he mispronounces all 20 words. When you reach a point where the words are very difficult, say: Look quickly down this list and read the words you think you know. 4. 5. When a child reads very slowly and takes more than 5 seconds on each and every word, move him along by saying blank or skip it for him. Still another plan is to use a small card or piece of paper, covering up a word after a 5 exposure. 6. Count as an error each mispronounced or omitted word, s well as any word which takes more than 5 to pronounce. You a minus or x (x) after missed words or errors, or a plus sign (+) after correct words.

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To find a raw score for reading, count the total number of words correct. Look up the value of this level in the table. A simple way to determine the reading level is to take half the raw score. For example, if the raw score were 46, half of this number would be 23 and the reading level would be 2.3 or the 3rd month of second grade.

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Score

Grade

Score

Grade

Score

Grade

Score

Grade

Score

Grade

Score

Grade

Score

Grade

0-1 2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17

0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

26-27 2829 30-31 32-33 34-35 36-37 38-39 40-41 42-43

1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1

52-53 54-55 56-57 58-59 60-61 62-63 64-65 66-67 68-69

2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4

78-79 80881 82-83 84-85 86-87 88-89 90-91 92-93 94-95

3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7

104-105 106-17 108-109 110-111 112-113 114-115 116-117 118-119 120-121

5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0

130-131 132-133 134-135 136-137 138-139 140-141 142-143 144-145 147-147

6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3

156-157 158-159 160-161 162-163 164-165 166-167 168-169 170-171 172-173

7.8 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6

18-19 20-21 22-23 24-25

0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2

44-45 46-47 48-49 49-50

2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5

70-71 72-73 74-75 76-77

3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8

96-97 98-99 100-101 102-103

4.8 4.9 5.0 5.1

122-123 124-125 126-127 12-129

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4

148-149 150-151 152-153 154-155

7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7

174-175 176-177 179-179 180-200

8.7 8.8 8.9 H.S.

Name ____Ahiya: Case 1_____________ Grade Placement _______________

Date ____________ Raw Score _____________

Examiner ___________ Grade Equivalent _________________

List P
see _+__
look __+__ mother_ -__ little __lot_ here __/huh/ can __+__ want __-__ come __+__ one __-__ baby __-__ three __-__

List 1
with _-__ friends __-_ came _-___ horse _-___ ride _-____ under _-____ was _-____ what _-____ bump _-____ live _-____ very _-____

List 2
game
hide grass across around field large better happen

List 3
_____
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

List 4
_____
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

safe
against smash reward evening stream empty stone grove desire ocean

harness
price flakes silence develop promptly serious courage forehead distant anger

_____
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

breakfast ______

suddenly ______

run

__+__

puppy dark first wish basket food road hill along

_-___ _-____ _-____ _-____ _-____ _-____ _-___ _-____ _-____

farmer river lunch sheep hope forest stars heavy station

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

bench damp timid perform destroy delicious hunger excuse

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

vacant speechless region slumber future claimed common dainty

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

jump __-__ down _duh__ is up ball help play __+__ __+___ __bag_ __he__ __-___

appearance ______

make _mom_

understood ______

Name _________________ Grade Placement _______________

Date ____________ Raw Score _____________

Examiner ___________ Grade Equivalent _________________

List 5
cushion ____ ______

List 6
installed ______

List 7
administer ______

List 8
prairies ______

High School
traverse

generally ______ ______ extended ______ ______ custom ______ ______ tailor ______ ______ haze ______ _____ gracious ______ ______ dignity ______ ______ terrace ______ ______ applause ______ ______ jungle ______ ______ fragrant ______ ______

importance ______ medicine rebellion infected ______ ______ ______

tremor

______

evident nucleus antique twilight

______ ______ ______ ______

affable compressible excruciating pandemonium scrupulous primordial chastisement sojourn panorama facsimile auspicious

environment ______ counterfeit crisis industrious ______ ______ ______

responsible ______ liquid ______

memorandum _____ whimsical ______

approximate ______ society architecture malignant pensive standardize ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

tremendous ______ customary ______ malicious ______

proportional ______ intangible ______

formulated ______ articulate depreciate ______ ______

spectacular ______ inventory ______

interfere ______ ______ marriage ______ ______ profitably ______ ______ define ______ ______ obedient ______ ______ ambition ______ ______ presence ______ ______ merchant ______ ______

yearning imaginary

______ ______

exhausted

______

remarkably ______ contrasting ______ irrelevance ______ supplement ______ inducement ______ nonchalant ______ exuberant grotesque ______ ______

contraband envisage futility enamoured gustatory decipher inadequacy simultaneous

reminiscence ______ intricate ______

consequently______ excellence ______ dungeon detained abundant ______ ______ ______

contemporary ______ attentively ______

compassionate______ complexion ______

compliments ______

continuously ______

List P

List 1

List 2

List 3

List 4

see
look mother little here can want come one baby three run jump down is up make ball help play

with
friends came horse ride under was what bump live very puppy dark first wish basket food road hill along

game
hide grass across around breakfast field large better suddenly happen farmer river lunch sheep hope forest stars heavy station

safe
against smash reward evening stream empty stone grove desire ocean bench damp timid perform destroy delicious hunger excuse understood

harness
price flakes silence develop promptly serious courage forehead distant anger vacant appearance speechless region slumber future claimed common dainty

List 5
cushion generally extended custom tailor haze gracious dignity terrace applause jungle fragrant interfere marriage profitably

List 6
installed importance medicine rebellion infected responsible liquid tremendous customary malicious spectacular inventory yearning imaginary consequently

List 7
administer tremor environment counterfeit crisis industrious approximate society architecture malignant pensive standardize exhausted reminiscence intricate

List 8
prairies evident nucleus antique twilight memorandum whimsical proportional intangible formulated articulate depreciate remarkably contrasting irrelevance

HS .
traverse affable compressible excruciating pandemonium scrupulous primordial chastisement sojourn panorama facsimile auspicious contraband envisage futility

define obedient ambition presence merchant

excellence dungeon detained abundant compliments

contemporary attentively compassionate complexion continuously

supplement inducement nonchalant exuberant grotesque

enamoured gustatory decipher inadequacy simultaneous