Sign in for a more personalised experience
Unlock a more personalised experience to discover special offers, suggested products and more!
Sign inDon’t have an account? Click to sign up today!Salford Sentence Reading and Comprehension Test
Salford Sentence and Reading and Comprehension Test (SSRCT) is a verbal reading and comprehension test that can be completed in less than 10 minutes. SSRCT is ideal for testing a group of learners quickly and tracking small steps of progress.
Ages | 5–16 |
Format | Print with digital marksheets and Boost Insights |
Recommended by Catch Up
Catch Up is a not-for-profit charity set up to help learners who struggle with literacy and numeracy.
Why choose SSRCT?
Get a detailed Reading Age
Identify learners who may need additional support
Plan effectively with reliable data
Track small steps of progress
SSRCT accurately gauge a learner's true Reading Age and ability to enable you to plan effectively:
- Identify the learner's reading accuracy with a quick-to-administer test.
- Determine a learner's level of literal understanding, vocabulary and inference with a follow up comprehension questions.
- Standardised in 2022 to provide you with an accurate picture of how a learner compares a nationally representative sample and which learners need additional support.
- For pupils unable to read the first sentence, the test can be delivered as a listening comprehension, so teachers can still get a measure of their understanding.
Core features
- Designed to take less than 10 minutes to complete.
Online marksheets and reporting
Get insight into how your class or a specific learner is performing with online reports.Listening comprehension
Gauge comprehension for learners who are unable to read the first four sentences. This way, you can get a sense of a learner's comprehension ability even if they are unable to read.Standardised in 2022
Re-standardised in 2022 to provide reliable standardised scores, age-standardised scores, reading ages, comprehension ages, and percentiles.
Download the Brochure
If you would like to learn about use cases for SSRCT, please download our brochure today.
Check out Reading Planet and Rocket Phonics
Hear from us
Curriculum changes. New materials. Price discounts and unmissable offers. We’ll make sure you don’t miss a thing with regular email updates, tailored by subject and age group.