Diagnostic Reading Analysis (DRA) is an oral, one-to-one standardised test to accurately assess your less able readers.
The brand-new edition of DRA was fully re-standardised in 2019, and trialled with over 1,000 pupils across the country. All of the texts in this edition support the 2014 National Curriculum, and four new upper-level reading passages have been added to extend the test ceiling.
What factors does DRA 
assess?
- Reading accuracy
- Reading speed
- Reading comprehension
- Comprehension processing speed
- Single word reading accuracy
- Reading age
- Comprehension age
- Single word reading age
- What do schools use DRA for?
- To provide standardised measures of a pupil's reading ability.
- To measure progress by re-testing with the parallel forms following an intervention programme.
- To help create a pen portrait for pupils who may need special arrangements, such as additional time in National Tests.
Please be advised that orders of Diagnostic Reading Analysis are restricted to schools/institutions only. Please supply an institutional address when you place your order as we are unable to fulfil orders with a private address.