Who should be tested with the BEST Literacy Test?
BEST Literacy should be administered to all limited English proficient students who take the BEST Plus assessments unless the student is unable to complete a screen tool. 2. Are alternate forms of the test used for pre and post testing? BEST Literacy is available in three parallel forms (B, C and D) for pre- and post testing. The BEST Literacy Test Manual is designed to provide test administrators and scorers with all the information needed to give and score the test, including a rubric with clear benchmarks for scoring the note-writing tasks. Use different forms for pre-testing and post-testing. 3. Is a locator test administered before the actual BEST Literacy test? The BEST Literacy test does not require a locator test although some adults entering an English language program may have limited knowledge of written English and will struggle with or be unable to complete a literacy assessment such as BEST Literacy. A literacy screening tool may be used to identify these individuals. A s
