SAS#8 Flashcards
Measures materials written between the fifth grade and the college level
FLESCH-KINCAID SCALE
Measures materials written between the 4th grade and a college level
FOG INDEX
Measures materials written between the first grade and the college level
FRY READABILITY GRAPH EXTENDED
Measures materials written between 4th grade and the Popular because of its accuracy speed used and simplicity
SMOG FORMULA
COMPREHENSION TESTS
specifically recommended for assessing medical literature with individuals reading at 6 grade level or above.
Every 5th word is systematically deleted from a portion of a text and the reader has to fill in the blanks with appropriate words
CLOZE PROCEDURE
COMPREHENSION TESTS
A 3 minute passage selected from instructional materials written at approximately the fifth grade level is read aloud and then the listener is ask questions on key points relevant to the content
LISTENING TEST
READING SKILLS AND HEALTH LITERACY TESTS
measures a person’s ability to correctly pronounce words from a graduated list of 100 words
It test word ignition not vocabulary or comprehension
WRAT (WIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST)
READING SKILLS AND HEALTH LITERACY TESTS
measures a person’s ability to read and pronouns medical and health related vocabulary from three graduated leaf in order of length and complexity
REALM (RAPID ESTIMATE OF ADULT LITERACY IN MEDICINE)
READING SKILLS AND HEALTH LITERACY TESTS
Measures healthy literacy skills using actual hospital materials; sections on reading comprehension and numeracy
TOFHLA (TEST OF FUNCTIONAL HEALTH LITERACY IN ADULTS)
READING SKILLS AND HEALTH LITERACY TESTS
Identifies those at risk for low healthy literacy
Inexpensive takes as little as 3 minutes to administer
NVS (NEWEST VITAL SIGN)
READING SKILLS AND HEALTH LITERACY TEST
Determines a patient’s ability to find and navigate electronic health information
eHEALS (eHEALTH LITERACY SCALE)
READING SKILLS AND HEALTH LITERACY TESTS
tool to assess the suitability of instructional materials for a given group of learners
SAM (SUITABILITY ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS)