Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency (TOSWRF)

Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency (TOSWRF)
Cost	Technology, Human Resources, and Accommodations for Special Needs	Service & Support	Purpose & Other Implementation Information	Usage & Reporting
Year 1: $1.15 per 100 students for year 1. $115.00 for the complete kit, which includes an Examiner’s Manual and 50 copies each of Student Record Form A and B. Additional student record forms can be purchased at $37.00 per 50 test forms ($65.00 for 100 test forms). $50.00 for Technical Manual. Each Examiner/ Scorer should have his/her own examiner’s manual. Subsequent years : $0.65 per 100 students. $ 65.00 for 100 test forms.	Each Examiner/Scorer should have his/her own examiner’s manual. Testers will require less than 1 hour of training. Paraprofessionals can administer the test. The test should NOT be administered to students with known eye-hand coordination problems. Accommodations: Cultural and linguistic bias is limited by use of words from the core reading vocabularies. Studies of the performance of various ethnic and exceptionality are included in the Examiner’s Manual.	Pro-Ed 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard Austin , TX 78757 http://www.proedinc.com Phone: 1-800-897-3202 Fax: 1-800-397-7633 Field tested training manuals are available and should provide all needed implementation information Ongoing technical support is available at Pro-Ed.	TOSWRF is designed to measure the ability to recognize printed words accurately and efficiently. It can be used in group or individualized assessment while working with students in grade 1 and above. It measures students’ current reading skill levels by identifying the number of printed words that a student can recognize within 3 minutes from rows of words, ordered by reading difficulty. It primarily measures word identification and speed (i.e., reading fluency) but measures word comprehension as well. The tool provides information on student performance in English. The test was normed using a nationally representative sample of 3,592 students that includes students with disabilities.	Administration of the test takes 10 minutes per protocol. 2 alternate forms are available. Raw score, standard score, percentile score, grade equivalents, stanines, T-scores and Z-scores are available. Standard and percentile scores are calculated based on age norms. Raw score equals the number of words correctly identified. This score can be converted to a standard score, percentile, age equivalent, or grade equivalent. The primary score is the Silent Word Reading Fluency score, a standard score based on a mean of 100 with a standard deviation of 15.

Cost

Technology, Human Resources, and Accommodations for Special Needs

Service & Support

Purpose & Other Implementation Information

Usage & Reporting

Year 1:

$1.15 per 100 students for year 1.

$115.00 for the complete kit, which includes an Examiner’s Manual and 50 copies each of Student Record Form A and B.

Additional student record forms can be purchased at $37.00 per 50 test forms ($65.00 for 100 test forms).

$50.00 for Technical Manual.

Each Examiner/ Scorer should have his/her own examiner’s manual.

Subsequent years :

$0.65 per 100 students.

$ 65.00 for 100 test forms.

Each Examiner/Scorer should have his/her own examiner’s manual.

Testers will require less than 1 hour of training.

Paraprofessionals can administer the test.

The test should NOT be administered to students with known eye-hand coordination problems.

Accommodations:

Cultural and linguistic bias is limited by use of words from the core reading vocabularies. Studies of the performance of various ethnic and exceptionality are included in the Examiner’s Manual.

Pro-Ed
8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Austin , TX 78757
http://www.proedinc.com
Phone: 1-800-897-3202
Fax: 1-800-397-7633

Field tested training manuals are available and should provide all needed implementation information

Ongoing technical support is available at Pro-Ed.

TOSWRF is designed to measure the ability to recognize printed words accurately and efficiently. It can be used in group or individualized assessment while working with students in grade 1 and above.

It measures students’ current reading skill levels by identifying the number of printed words that a student can recognize within 3 minutes from rows of words, ordered by reading difficulty.

It primarily measures word identification and speed (i.e., reading fluency) but measures word comprehension as well.

The tool provides information on student performance in English.

The test was normed using a nationally representative sample of 3,592 students that includes students with disabilities.

Administration of the test takes 10 minutes per protocol.

2 alternate forms are available.

Raw score, standard score, percentile score, grade equivalents, stanines, T-scores and Z-scores are available. Standard and percentile scores are calculated based on age norms.

Raw score equals the number of words correctly identified. This score can be converted to a standard score, percentile, age equivalent, or grade equivalent. The primary score is the Silent Word Reading Fluency score, a standard score based on a mean of 100 with a standard deviation of 15.