PROBE READING ASSESSMENT
assessing reading comprehension
Chris Parkin, Catherine Parkin, Brian Pool
© 2002 Triune Initiatives NZ
First published in November 1999 and revised in 2002.
PROBE keywords added to the kit in 2009.
The writers spent a total of 5000 hours developing the process from the ground up, including: writing original stories, creating the question taxonomy and crafting specific questions.
The stories are, as much as possible, culturally & geographically unbiased, not compromised by pictures, leading titles or introductions that may interfere with students using the text.
Its primary purpose is to gather relevant data for teaching purposes. Consequently, it is best described as...
a controlled, in-depth interview
to achieve a greater understanding
as to how readers engage with text.
CONTENTS
4 books & a laminated card
FOR USE BY
specialists and classroom teachers
FOR USE WITH
♦ 7 yr olds to adults - wherever English is being read
♦ younger students who decode well
♦ students learning to read English as a second language.
SETTING
individual
RATIONALE
♦ For many readers understanding doesn't come easy
♦ Effective comprehension is better taught than caught
♦ Comprehension skills should be assessed to determine
what needs to be taught
PURPOSE
♦ PROBE is designed to provide in-depth data about a
student's ability to read & understand text
♦ Assessment results should be used to determine teaching
The KEY series is directly linked to PROBE question types
CONTENTS (4 books)
1. Manual - with Guide & Answers and Copymasters
2. PROBE keywords
3. Student Texts book
4. PROBE Determiner (word pre-test)
KEY FEATURES
♦ Forty original texts (no extracts or retold stories)
♦ Twenty levels (5 to 15.5 years with 6 month overlaps)
♦ Fiction and non-fiction at every level
♦ No pictures or title clues (testing text only)
♦ Culturally & geographically non-specific texts
♦ Standard International English
♦ Targeted, defined comprehension questions
STRUCTURE
♦ Manual has a guide, answers & 40 copymasters
♦ Student Texts book has 40 texts & the questions
THE UNIQUE FEATURE
Six targeted and defined question types -
for a clearer analysis of the reader’s comprehension ability.
LITERAL
information stated directly in the text
REORGANISATION
reconstructing literal information contained in the text
INFERENCE
information implied, but not given directly in the text
VOCABULARY
defining a word or phrase as it is used in the text
EVALUATION
extrapolating additional information not given in the text
REACTION
giving an opinion based on information given in the text
OPTIONS
There are four options to choose from:
OPTION 1: Informal Reading Inventory
OPTION 2: Silent Reading Comprehension
OPTION 3: Listening Comprehension
OPTION 4: Written Comprehension
IMPORTANT NOTE:
PROBE is best used one-to-one, especially if a greater insight into reading behaviours is sought. Consequently, Options 1 & 2 are the most common and the most successful in gaining greater insight into how well a student is comprehending what they are reading.
READ ABOUT
PROBE KEY WORDS
PROBE SUPPLEMENTARY KIT
COPYRIGHT
All Triune resources, including this website, are protected by the laws of copyright.
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First published in November 1999 and revised in 2002.
PROBE keywords added to the kit in 2009.
The writers spent a total of 5000 hours developing the process from the ground up, including: writing original stories, creating the question taxonomy and crafting specific questions.
The stories are, as much as possible, culturally & geographically unbiased, not compromised by pictures, leading titles or introductions that may interfere with students using the text.
Its primary purpose is to gather relevant data for teaching purposes. Consequently, it is best described as...
a controlled, in-depth interview
to achieve a greater understanding
as to how readers engage with text.
CONTENTS
4 books & a laminated card
FOR USE BY
specialists and classroom teachers
FOR USE WITH
♦ 7 yr olds to adults - wherever English is being read
♦ younger students who decode well
♦ students learning to read English as a second language.
♦ 7 yr olds to adults - wherever English is being read
♦ younger students who decode well
♦ students learning to read English as a second language.
SETTING
individual
READ ABOUT
PROBE KEY WORDS
PROBE SUPPLEMENTARY KIT
COPYRIGHT
All Triune resources, including this website, are protected by the laws of copyright.
read more...
individual
RATIONALE
♦ For many readers understanding doesn't come easy
♦ Effective comprehension is better taught than caught
♦ Comprehension skills should be assessed to determine
what needs to be taught
PURPOSE
♦ PROBE is designed to provide in-depth data about a
student's ability to read & understand text
♦ Assessment results should be used to determine teaching
The KEY series is directly linked to PROBE question types
CONTENTS (4 books)
1. Manual - with Guide & Answers and Copymasters
2. PROBE keywords
3. Student Texts book
4. PROBE Determiner (word pre-test)
KEY FEATURES
♦ Forty original texts (no extracts or retold stories)
♦ Twenty levels (5 to 15.5 years with 6 month overlaps)
♦ Fiction and non-fiction at every level
♦ No pictures or title clues (testing text only)
♦ Culturally & geographically non-specific texts
♦ Standard International English
♦ Targeted, defined comprehension questions
STRUCTURE
♦ Manual has a guide, answers & 40 copymasters
♦ Student Texts book has 40 texts & the questions
THE UNIQUE FEATURE
Six targeted and defined question types -
for a clearer analysis of the reader’s comprehension ability.
LITERAL
information stated directly in the text
REORGANISATION
reconstructing literal information contained in the text
INFERENCE
information implied, but not given directly in the text
VOCABULARY
defining a word or phrase as it is used in the text
EVALUATION
extrapolating additional information not given in the text
REACTION
giving an opinion based on information given in the text
OPTIONS
There are four options to choose from:
OPTION 1: Informal Reading Inventory
OPTION 2: Silent Reading Comprehension
OPTION 3: Listening Comprehension
OPTION 4: Written Comprehension
IMPORTANT NOTE:
PROBE is best used one-to-one, especially if a greater insight into reading behaviours is sought. Consequently, Options 1 & 2 are the most common and the most successful in gaining greater insight into how well a student is comprehending what they are reading.
♦ For many readers understanding doesn't come easy
♦ Effective comprehension is better taught than caught
♦ Comprehension skills should be assessed to determine
what needs to be taught
PURPOSE
♦ PROBE is designed to provide in-depth data about a
student's ability to read & understand text
♦ Assessment results should be used to determine teaching
The KEY series is directly linked to PROBE question types
CONTENTS (4 books)
1. Manual - with Guide & Answers and Copymasters
2. PROBE keywords
3. Student Texts book
4. PROBE Determiner (word pre-test)
KEY FEATURES
♦ Forty original texts (no extracts or retold stories)
♦ Twenty levels (5 to 15.5 years with 6 month overlaps)
♦ Fiction and non-fiction at every level
♦ No pictures or title clues (testing text only)
♦ Culturally & geographically non-specific texts
♦ Standard International English
♦ Targeted, defined comprehension questions
STRUCTURE
♦ Manual has a guide, answers & 40 copymasters
♦ Student Texts book has 40 texts & the questions
THE UNIQUE FEATURE
Six targeted and defined question types -
for a clearer analysis of the reader’s comprehension ability.
LITERAL
information stated directly in the text
REORGANISATION
reconstructing literal information contained in the text
INFERENCE
information implied, but not given directly in the text
VOCABULARY
defining a word or phrase as it is used in the text
EVALUATION
extrapolating additional information not given in the text
REACTION
giving an opinion based on information given in the text
OPTIONS
There are four options to choose from:
OPTION 1: Informal Reading Inventory
OPTION 2: Silent Reading Comprehension
OPTION 3: Listening Comprehension
OPTION 4: Written Comprehension
IMPORTANT NOTE:
PROBE is best used one-to-one, especially if a greater insight into reading behaviours is sought. Consequently, Options 1 & 2 are the most common and the most successful in gaining greater insight into how well a student is comprehending what they are reading.
READ ABOUT
PROBE KEY WORDS
PROBE SUPPLEMENTARY KIT
COPYRIGHT
All Triune resources, including this website, are protected by the laws of copyright.
read more...
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