Reading Components - Each component (listed below) has its own page:
- Print Skills (Alphabetics)
- Phonemics
- Word Recognition
- Sight Words
- Word Analysis
- Spelling
- Reading Rate & Fluency
- Meaning Skills
- Word Meaning (Vocabulary)
- Background Knowledge
- Silent Reading Comprehension
Assessment Drives Instruction
- This section will use the page listed below to show how
assessment is linked to instruction.
- Comparison of three different reading profiles found in one ABE classroom
Browse All ARCS Comparison Profiles - This section features all of the ARCS Comparison Profile descriptions as well as the comparisons of profiles in the same silent reading group.
Using a Learner Questionnaire - This section explains the usefulness of
learner questionnaires and provides an example that you can download and use in your program.
- As an adjunct to skills assessment
- Downloadable learner questionnaire
Using Assessments - This section describes some common adult education
assessments and provides a list of tests that can be used in adult education programs.
- Types of assessments and some test concepts
- Test Bank listing many assessments that can be used with
adult learners
ARCS (The Adult Reading Components Study) - This section
describes the research study that forms the foundation of this website.
- ARCS Overview
- ARCS ABE and Spanish Assessment Batteries
- The 10 ARCS Research Profiles
- An explanation of how the ARCS relates to this website
References - This section contains all the references given on this site.
- A complete list of citations
Resources - This section contains downloadable
resources that can be used with adult learners and web addresses of adult education and research sites.
- Downloads:
- Word lists (Basic Words, Instant Words, Signal Words)
- The Word Reading Test (WRT) from the QARI
- The Word Meaning Test (WMT)
- Sylvia Greene's Informal Word Analysis Inventory
- Web addresses of adult education and research sites