Test identification
| Name of test | York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension – Secondary Set |
| Version | YARC, YARC early years set, YARC primary set, YARC secondary set |
| Previous version(s) | YARC, YARC early years set, YARC primary set, YARC secondary set |
| Subjects | Literacy |
| Summary | A one-to-one, diagnostic reading assessment that enables you to assess your pupils’ reading and comprehension skills from an early age through to the end of secondary school. This Secondary Version measures silent reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. Also includes a Single Word Reading Test for benchmarking. |
Assessment screening
| Subscales | Passage Reading Secondary |
| Authors | Snowling, M., Stothard, S., Clarke, P., Crane-Bowyer, C., Harrington, A., Truelove, E., & Nation, K. |
| Publisher | GL Assessment |
| Test source | https://www.gl-assessment.co.uk/products/york-assessment-of-reading-for-comprehension-yarc/ |
| Guidelines available? | Yes |
| Norm-referenced scores. | Yes |
| Age range | 12–16;11 years |
| Key Stage(s) applicable to | KS3, KS4 |
| UK standardisation sample | Yes |
| Publication date | 2009 |
| Re-norming date | N/a |
Eligibility
| Note whether shortlisted, and reasons why not if relevant | No recent norms available |