TRC Text Reading and Comprehension
Text Reading and Comprehension (TRC) is an individually administered assessment using leveled readers from a book set to determine a student’s instructional reading level — the reading level at which he or she is not only performing well, but being challenged.
During this measure, students are asked to read a benchmark book and complete a number of follow-up tasks, which may include Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Recalling, and Retelling. The assessor observes and records the student’s oral reading behaviors through the administration of a reading record to determine reading accuracy and other metrics. The comprehension components help the assessor determine whether the student understands the meaning of the text.
By using a combination of a student's Accuracy, Oral Comprehension, and/or Written Comprehension scores on a particular book, mCLASS:TRC recommends consecutively higher or lower level books to assist in finding the student’s proficiency level. In other words, TRC is an iterative process that locates a student’s proficiency level within the benchmark book set.
During this measure, students are asked to read a benchmark book and complete a number of follow-up tasks, which may include Oral Comprehension, Written Comprehension, Recalling, and Retelling. The assessor observes and records the student’s oral reading behaviors through the administration of a reading record to determine reading accuracy and other metrics. The comprehension components help the assessor determine whether the student understands the meaning of the text.
By using a combination of a student's Accuracy, Oral Comprehension, and/or Written Comprehension scores on a particular book, mCLASS:TRC recommends consecutively higher or lower level books to assist in finding the student’s proficiency level. In other words, TRC is an iterative process that locates a student’s proficiency level within the benchmark book set.