Do we have a way to relate the NRS levels to NALS Levels 1-5?

Jennifer B. Gore
Executive Director
Reading Connections, Inc.
122 N. Elm Street, Suite 520
Greensboro, NC  27401
336-230-2223

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and help them become 
what they are capable of being.  Goethe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "South, Shauna" <Shauna.South at schools.utah.gov>
To: "The Assessment Discussion List" <assessment at nifl.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Assessment] FW: [AAACE-NLA] Need Help with Grade 
EquivalencyCategories



> This appears appropriate on the surface for volunteer tutors. Depending

> on how they are going to use the information, it might be a good idea to

> clarify that GLE used this way does not necessarily mean that a student

> is reading on grade level. Each state seems to interpret what Grade

> level means in academic areas.  What these NRS levels mean to me is that

> the student being assessed with the adult ed assessment has been

> correlated to the National Reporting System.  Actual cognitive skill

> levels for that person may not necessarily be at those grade levels.  I

> believe the DOL likes to see these GLE's.  I think it depends on how you

> are going to have the volunteers use this information.

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov]

> On Behalf Of Marie Cora

> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:04 PM

> To: Assessment Discussion List

> Subject: [Assessment] FW: [AAACE-NLA] Need Help with Grade

> EquivalencyCategories

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I'm forwarding this query for your responses from the NLA List.

> marie

> *****

>

>

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am needing to communicate "grade level equivalency" categories with

> adult

> literacy volunteer tutors and would like to gather opinions on how to

> best

> do this.  My first thought was to use the already established NRS

> categories, which are:

>

>   Beginning Literacy (0-1.9 grade level)

>   Beginning ABE (2-3.9)

>   Low Intermediate ABE (4-5.9)

>   High Intermediate ABE (6-8.9)

>   Low Advanced ASE (9-10.9)

>   High Advanced ASE  (11-12.9)

>

> What do you think?  Any better ideas out there???  Thanks in advance for

> sharing your thoughts.

>

> Val Harris

> Director of Adult Education

> Lewis & Clark Community College

> 5800 Godfrey Road

> Godfrey, IL  62035

> (618) 468-4100

>

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