ASRP Web Site Provides Interactive Resources for Reading Instruction

Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles (ASRP)

ASRP provides research-based assessment strategies to improve reading instruction for ABE and ASE learners. Hosted by the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), the ASRP Web site provides a wealth of resources for diagnosing reading challenges and instructional strategies. The ASRP Web site can be found at http://www.nifl.gov/readingprofiles/index.htm .

Using ASRP and the site resources, you can:

§         Learn about the components of reading.

§         Learn about reading profiles and instruction.

§         Watch videos of a teacher giving diagnostic reading tests to an adult learner.

§         Download free tests with directions for administering and interpreting them.

§         Match your adult learners’ test scores to research-based adult reading profiles.

§         Get instructional suggestions for teaching your learners based on their profile matches.

§         Access additional resources and references on reading, assessment, and instruction.

World Education will be sponsoring four special discussions about the ASRP on four of the NIFL email discussion lists. Each discussion will be led by one or more prominent researcher in that topic area and, in most cases, by practitioners with expertise in that particular area. The schedule of discussions appears below:

January 26, 2010

New Developments in both Individual and Large-Scale Adult Literacy Assessments

Guest: John Sabatini (ETS)

Moderator: Marie Cora

NIFL Discussion List:   Assessment

March 22, 2010
Reading and Writing Skills of ABE Transition Learners

Guests: Cynthia Zafft (World Education), Lauren Capatosto (Harvard Graduate School of Education, MA), and Sally Gabb (Bristol Community College, MA)

Moderator: Ellen Hewett

NIFL Discussion List: Transitions to Post-secondary Education

April 12, 2010

The Literacy Development of ESL Beginners: Observations and Analyses from the NCSALL ESL Laboratory Classrooms

Guest: Kathy Harris (Portland State University, OR)

Moderator: Miriam Burt

NIFL Discussion List: Adult English Language Acquisition

June 21, 2010

Reading Patterns and Profiles of Adult Literacy Participants

Guests: Daryl Mellard (Kansas University) and Daphne Greenberg (Georgia State University)

Moderator: Daphne Greenberg

NIFL Discussion List: Reading and Writing Skills

To join one or more of the NIFL discussion lists for these discussions, visit http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/discussions.html