CLOZE ASSESSMENT
(QUICK INFORMAL READING ASSESSMENT)

INITIAL: Taylor, W.L. (1953). Cloze procedure: A new tool for measuring readability. Journalism Quarterly, 30. 415-433 (D.H. Hill Libraries Call No. PN4700 .J7)

CLOZE ASSESSMENT CREATOR Cloze STRAT...:
Interactive Readability		 CLOZE TEST EXAMPLE
Cloze Test Reading Exercises

Using a cloze procedure
FINISH-A-RHYME-STORY:
A RHYME CLOZE ASSESSMENT FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
by
Kimberly J. Condie



DOWNLOAD FREE: Cloze Generator by Kenji Kitao (Doshisha University) & Kenichi Kamiya (Osaka Institute of Technology)


CLOZE: RESULTS & LEVELING: (GRADES K-12)
INDEPENDENT LEVEL:
>60% (above 60%)
material is easy
INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL:
40% to 60%
material is suitable
FRUSTRATION LEVEL:
<40% (below 40%)
material is too difficult
 
CLOZE: ADMINISTRATION (GRADES K-3)
Passage Length
125 words
Sentence Specifications :
1st & last sentences are left intact
Deletions:
Every 10th word until a total of 10 deletions have been met
Blanks:
must be uniform in length
Remaining Paragraph(s):
After all deletions are made leave the rest of the paragraph(s) intact
Key:
make a key of the exact words needed
How to do the Scoring:

Only count exact matches...
(total number correct/total)
EXAMPLE: (3 correct/10=30%)
CLOZE: ADMINISTRATION (GRADES 4-12)
Passage Length
250 to 300 words
Sentence Specifications :
1st & last sentences are left intact
Deletions:
Every 5th word until a total of 50 deletions have been met
Blanks:
must be uniform in length
Remaining Paragraph(s):
After all deletions are made leave the rest of the paragraph(s) intact
Key:
make a key of the exact words needed
How to do the Scoring:

Only count exact matches...
(total number correct/total)
EXAMPLE: (10 correct/50=20%)

References:
Gillet, J. W., & Temple, C. (1990). Understanding reading problems: Assessment and instruction (3d ed.). Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman/Little Brown.
McKenna, M. C. & Stahl, S. A. (2003). Assessment for reading instruction. New York: The Guilford Press.
Reutzel, D.R., & Cooter, R.B., Jr. (1999). Balanced reading strategies and practices: Assessing and assisting readers with special needs. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Richardson, J. S., Morgan, R. F., Fleener, C. (2009). Reading to learn in the content areas (7th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Centage Learning.