Overview
The Test of Word Reading Efficiency – Second Edition (TOWRE-2; Torgesen, Wagner, & Rashotte, 2012) is an individually- administered, norm-referenced measure of reading fluency and accuracy for individuals ages 6 to 24 years, 11 months. The TOWRE-2 is used for early identification of children who require instruction in word reading and, because it was designed to measure the efficiency of sight word recognition and phonemic decoding in children and adults, the TOWRE-2 can also be used to identify reading disabilities in older children and adults. It can also be used to monitor progress in growth of word-level reading skills three or four times per year. The reading subtests in the TOWRE-2 are timed tests. Three scores are obtained through the use of the assessment: Phonemic Decoding Efficiency (PDE), Sight Word Efficiency (SWE), and Total Word Reading Efficiency. Phonemic Decoding requires the ability to read (decode) nonsense words, reflecting how efficiently the individual is able to read unfamiliar words or combinations of letters in a reading task that is not influenced by other factors such as context clues. Sight Word Efficiency requires reading a list of words to be read as whole units.
Summary
Age: 6 years 0 months to 24 years 11 months
Time to Administer: 5-10 minutes
Method of Administration: Individually administered, norm-referenced measure of sight word recognition and phonemic decoding.
Yields standard scores, percentile ranks, and age/grade equivalents.
Subscales: Total Word Reading Efficiency, Sight Word Efficiency (SWE), Phonetic Decoding Efficiency (PDE)
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