literacy tests

[lacuna bless]

Has anyone seen or read of any basic literacy tests I can use to vet new staff for a pre-school? We are going to create some of our questions but would like a general guide.

[nattab]

don't know how much help this is, but search for lteracy tests on uk pages of google and it usually brings up basic downloads, hope this helps

[dot.hawkes]

I find that a very good Application Form is as good a guide as anything lacuna.

If the questions required to be answered are specific enough, then basic undersatnding and ability to follow instructions can be assessed, e.g., asking for a Country of Birth, many a time I will get stuff like, Lancashire, Preston, etc, which means they have either misread the question or literally did not understand it.

Spelling can be checked, and also you can usually tell from the care taken with the writing whether the person is able to apply themselves and take care in ther work.

The content on an Application Form is about what they are but the way they fill it in is more about who they are.

Avoid CV appliactions as these are no guide to anyone's true abilitie4s, this is why so many online applications ask for specific answers in paragraph form.

[CLOWN TICKLE]

try looking at the dfes website for teacher skill tests, you can download a test

[sherrardk]

You could go to the exam board web pages and download their adult literacy tests - they cover reading and writing and are available at different levels.