Bedrock's Reading Test
Boost literacy outcomes in your school
Transform reading assessment into a powerful tool for literacy improvement.
An introduction to our Reading Test
With our Reading Test you can:
A new approach to reading assessment!
A variety of question types
A variety of question types increases learner engagement, generating a more accurate and comprehensive assessment designed to test specific subskills.
A selection of text types and genres
A selection of text types and genres, including poetry, classic literature, biographies and articles, provide a holistic assessment of reading skills aligned with age-related National Curriculum expectations.
Set up tests for your whole school in just a few minutes
Save time on testing set up and reduce the number of staff needed to facilitate tests.
Navigate interruptions and save money
Navigate interruptions, minimise token wastage and save money with our host of flexible features which allow you to pause & play, reschedule or void a test without incurring additional costs.
Granular data insights
Easily identify learners’ areas of strength and weakness, empowering you to implement targeted interventions, track progress, and align strategies for enhanced reading outcomes.
Developed with Professors Jessie Ricketts and Kate Nation
Developed in collaboration with Professors Jessie Ricketts, Kate Nation and the University of Cambridge Psychometrics Centre. Our test is fully adaptive and standardised on over 11,283 pupils with national benchmarks and reporting across a range of metrics including subskill, Reading Age and Standard Age Score.
Data and Reporting
Detailed perfomance insights
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Pinpoint learners’ strengths and weaknesses with a full breakdown of subskill performance. Track individual learners, classes, or year groups' progress over time, helping you evaluate the effectiveness of your literacy strategy.
Easily accessible data
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All teachers with a Bedrock account can access the test data, enabling them to tailor their teaching approaches based on identified needs and performance trends; data is easily exportable in CSV format for your analysis.
Reporting features
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Reporting covers the three key subskills: - Direct Meaning - Whole-Text Understanding - Indirect Meaning Data is fully customisable by micropopulation and includes metrics such as Standard Age Score, Reading Age, and more.
Exportable data
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Tailor reporting to the needs of your school or trust with exportable data available via CSV. Data includes: - Stanine Scores - National Percentile Rank - Standard Age Score - SAS Confidence Bands - Reading Age - Reading Age Confidence Bands - Micropopulation Information - Subskill Ability - Micropopulation
An introduction to our data and reporting
Learn how we developed our Reading Test
Created by experts in reading and assessment
The ultimate goal of reading is for comprehension, so that we can read for enjoyment and to learn. Reading comprehension needs will present a barrier to learning so it is crucial that we use robust assessment approaches that allow us to identify reading comprehension needs.
Jessie Ricketts
Professor, Royal Holloway University of London, Reading & Language Development
