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    CORRELATIONS
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    EXTERNAL PROGRAM CORRELATIONS

    The REEP Instructional levels have been correlated to the NRS and SPL levels as well as to the BEST Oral Test (short form), and to CASAS (Lifeskills Reading Test and Writing Test). Click on the appropriate links below.

    NRS Correlations
    SPL Correlations
    BEST Oral Test Correlations
    CASAS Lifeskills Reading and Writing Correlations

    Correlations by Skill:
    Speaking/Listening Correlations
    Writing Correlations
    Reading Correlations


    NRS CORRELATIONS (Draft 11/02)
     
     
    NRS LEVELS REEP Speaking/Listening REEP Writing (Reading)
    Beginning ESL Literacy 100 100
    Beginning ESL 150 150, 200, 250, 300
    Low Intermediate ESL 200, 250, 350  350, 400
    High Intermediate ESL 300 450
    Low Advanced ESL 400 and 450  550
    High Advanced ESL 550 Exit

    The above are draft correlations based descriptor crosswalks and standardized testing.  Further study continues to verify/modify the writing/reading correlation.

    For information about the NRS, go to http://www.nrsweb.org/about/

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    SPL CORRELATIONS
     
    SPL Levels REEP Speaking/Listening REEP Writing REEP Reading
    0
    		 100 100 100
    I
    		 100, 150 100 100
    II
    		 100, 150 100, 150 150
    III
    		 150, 200, 250 150, 200 150, 200
    IV
    		  200, 250, 350 250, 300 200, 300
    V
    		 350, 300 350, 400 250, 350, 400
    VI
    		 300 450 350, 400, 450
    VII
    		 400, 450, 550 550 450
    VIII
    		 550, exit 550 550

    The SPLs used to correlate are the revised SPLs. For information about SPLs (Student Performance Levels), go to Spring Institute , "Performance Based Curricula and Outcomes" (Grognet, 1997).

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    BEST ORAL TEST CORRELATIONS
     
    REEP INSTRUCTIONAL LEVELS
    BEST Oral Test Short Form Score Ranges Used for Placement at REEP
    100
    0-12
    150
    0-18
    200
    16-24
    250
    16-24
    300
    27-33
    350
    23-29 
    400 and 450
    29-33
    550
    31-37 

    For information about the BEST Oral Test, go to the Center for Applied Linguistics.

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    CASAS CORRELATIONS
     

    REEP INSTRUCTIONAL LEVELS
    Average Scores on CASAS Lifeskills Reading Test
    		 CASAS Writing Test
    100
    184    (Level A)
    A
    150
    204    (Level B)
    A
    200
    195    (Level A)
    A
    250
    211   (Level B)
    A
    300
    211   (Level B)
    A
    350
    215   (Level B)
    B
    400 
    216   (Level B)
    B
    450
    225   (Level C)
    B
    550
    234   (Level C)
    C

    For information about the CASAS Lifeskills Reading and Writing Test, go to CASAS.

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    SPEAKING/LISTENING
     

    REEP INSTRUCTIONAL LEVELS SPL LEVELS (Revised) NRS LEVELS
    100 0 = low 100
    I  = mid 100
    II = high 100    		 Beginning Literacy
    150 I  = low 150
    II  = mid 150
    III = high 150     		 Beginning
    200 and 250 III  = low 200; low 250
    IV  = high 200; high 250     		 Low Intermediate
    350 IV  =  low 350
    V   =  high 350    		 Low Intermediate
    300 V and VI  High Intermediate
    400 and 450 VI  = low 400, 450
    VII = high 400, 450    		 Low Advanced
    550 VII  = low/mid 550 
    VIII = high 550 or exit     		 High Advanced

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    WRITING
     
    REEP INSTRUCTIONAL LEVELS SPL LEVELS (Unofficial revised levels) NRS LEVELS
    CASAS Writing Test
    100
    0, I, or II
    Beginning Literacy
    A
    150
    II or III
    Beginning
    A
    200 
    III 
    Beginning
    A
    250 and 300
    IV
    Beginning
    A
    350 and 400
    V 
    Low Intermediate
    B
    450
    VI 
    High Intermediate
    B
    550
    VII or VIII 
    Low Advanced
    C

    The SPLs used to correlate are the revised SPLs. For information about SPLs (Student Performance Levels), go to Spring Institute , "Performance Based Curricula and Outcomes" (Grognet, 1997).

    For information about the NRS, go to http://www.nrsweb.org/about/.

    For information about the CASAS Writing Test, go to CASAS.

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    READING
     
    REEP INSTRUCTIONAL LEVELS SPL LEVELS (Unofficial revised levels) CASAS LIFESKILLS READING TEST
    100
    0 or I 
    A
    150
    II or III
    B
    200 
    III or IV
    A 
    250 
    V
    B 
    300
    IV
    B
    350 and 400
    V or VI 
    B
    450
    VI or VII
    B 
    550
    VIII
    C

    For information about SPLs (Student Performance Levels), go to Spring Institute , "Performance Based Curricula and Outcomes" (Grognet, 1997).

    For information about the CASAS Lifeskills Reading Test, go to CASAS.

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