1. York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension LUCID Exact and Ability
SAC Assessments
York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension
LUCID Exact and Ability

2. Test For students aged 12 - 18
Assesses both literal and inferential comprehension
Standardised for reading rate and comprehension
Takes 20 – 30 minutes to administer
Seems time consuming to analyse
Recommended by NZQA
NOT the only evidence source accepted

3. Reading Critical Decoding Thinking
Comprehending
Critical
Thinking
Successful readers decode text quickly, understand what they have read and are able to apply critical thinking skills to develop ideas and apply other knowledge to what they have read.
Readers who struggle with decoding read very slowly, using more working memory which in turn affects reading comprehension. Access to a reader enables these students to ‘show what they know’.

4. YARC Kit Resource includes
Manual (with examples and conversion tables), student reading books, and report summary sheet.
SWRT – single word reading test, use as a guide for reading passages
Passage Reading – asks student to read the same passage both silently and orally
Tables to calculate reading age, rate, comprehension and summarisation levels

5. Year Levels
Year Levels
Mean Age
Australia
New Zealand
12.8 Y7 Y8
13.6 Y9
14.7
Y10
15.6
Y11
16.6
Y12
17.6
Y13
Australian schools age/year levels differ to New Zealand schools
If being guided by information using year levels mentioned in the manual, remember the New Zealand year level is plus 1

6. Administering the Assessment
Administer SWRT
Follow instructions
p8 -11
Tally correct responses
Use Tables p11-15 to convert scores
Step 1 Title
Administer Passage Reading
Follow instructions p17- 26
Use Tables
p to convert scores
Step 2 Title
Comprehension and Summarisation Scoring
Consult guidelines
p51- 83
Step 3 Title
Fluency
Consult guidelines
P84
Step 4 Title

7. ‘Other’ solution to exam access and literacy assessment
Lucid Exact is a widely used tool for assessment, screening and to access SAC
Lucid Exact provides comprehensive assessment of literacy for ages 11 to 24
Lucid Exact  provides precise standardised assessment of:
Word recognition/reading accuracy*
Reading comprehension**
Reading speed**
Spelling**
Writing to dictation*
Keyboarding to dictation

8. Lucid Ability
Uses enjoyable and stimulating activities to assess verbal and non-verbal reasoning skills in the age range years.
Each test automatically adapts to the child's individual ability level
The total assessment time is about minutes 
Results automatically generated immediately

9. Use Ongoing Assessment Information to Complete SAC Profile
Future plan to build schools’ capacity
Identify students during the transition process from Year 8 to 9 – RTLB can assist with this
Create a brief student profile sheet with headings that reflect the information needed for SAC
Timeframe specific assessments over Terms 1-3 each year
Use the information gathered throughout the year to complete SAC applications