Reading Proficiency

Standard:  Interpretive Communication

Measurement Category:  Reading Comprehension

   Learner Outcome.  Given an authentic written text in Spanish, the learner will correctly (1) identify the main idea of the text or (2) extract a specific detail from that text.

Examples of authentic texts used on the National Spanish Examination:

• A sign

• Lists of words and phrases

• A schedule

• A personal note, letter, postcard

• Instructions / directions

• Menus

• Labels

• An advertisement or notice

• A narrative

• A brochure

• An excerpt or passage

    an article

     a letter

    an essay

    a magazine

    a book or novel

    a newspaper

    an editorial

    a short story

    a poem

    a legend

    a fable

    a fairy tale

    a website