Placement Test Guidelines

Placement Test Guidelines

The RMT 4–5 placement test measures the decoding and comprehension skills of students entering each of these RMT levels. The placement test provides guidance for grouping students and helps teachers to identify which students should not be placed in the program. The test and directions are in your RMT 4–5 Teacher’s Guides on pages 28 and 29.

 Where to Start:

• Give students the placement test that corresponds with their school year level.
• If the student passes the test for their school year level, give the placement test for the next highest level of the program. Continue testing up a level until students do not pass the test.
• If the student does not pass the placement test for their school year level, give the test for the next lowest level of the program. Continue testing down a level until the student passes the test.
• Organise students into homogeneous groups based on their placement test results. The sizes of the groups will vary based on the level of the students. For example, a group of lower performers should be smaller than a group of higher performers. We will discuss specific group size recommendations later in this lesson.