Read 180

The World’s Most Effective System for Raising Reading Achievement
  • Purposeful Assessment to Drive Instruction

    Each Stage of READ 180 Includes a Comprehensive Suite of Assessment Tools and Reports

    READ 180 is a data-driven reading intervention program, which means student performance impacts instruction. A variety of formative assessment instruments identify students' most urgent needs, enabling the program and teachers to adjust instruction accordingly

  • Assessment Type Assessment Instruments Instructional Purpose
    Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring Assessment
    • Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI)
    Scholastic Reading Inventory
    • Determines reading level and places students in the appropriate level in the program.
    • Informs daily rBook groups helping teachers match reader to text and task.
    • Monitors student, group, and class progress over time.
    Ongoing Diagnostic and Formative Assessment
    • READ 180 Topic Software
    READ 180 Topic Software
    • Assesses student performance and fluency in reading, vocabulary, and spelling.
    • Identifies strengths and weaknesses to support grouping for Differentiated Instruction CheckPoint Days.
    Writing Assessment
    • rBook Writing Assignments
    • READ 180 Topic Software
    • rSkills Tests (Now with every Workshop!)
    Writing Assessment
    • Test students' understanding of writing skills addressed during Whole- and Small-Group Instruction.
    • Rubrics and peer feedback support continuous improvement.
    • Scaffolds students from single-paragraph to multi-paragraph essays in key writing types: narrative, informative, and argument.
    • Supports students with independent practice in writing and supporting an argument.
    Curriculum-Based Interim and Summative Assessment
    • Workshop Wrap-Up Tests
    • READ 180 rSkills
    • rSkills Tests (Now with every Workshop!)
    • Opportunities for review and test preparation.
    • Monitor students' understanding of key, standards-aligned skills covered during Whole- and Small-Group Instruction: Higher Order Thinking/critical reading skills (synthesize, analyze, and evaluate).
    Performance-Based Assessment
    • 21st Century Instruction
    • End-of-Workshop Projects
    Performance Based Assessment
    • Students are guided through an "internship on a page" as they are instructed in and assessed on college and career skills and strategies.
    • Application of Higher Order Thinking and cross-text analysis skills.
    Independent Reading Assessment Scholastic Reading Counts
    • Scholastic Reading Counts! (SRC!) Quizzes
    • Comprehension QuickWrites
    • Monitor students' comprehension of library books and eReads.
    • Assess independent reading of increasingly complex text.