The van Heile levels break geometric understanding into three levels; 3 levels. The students progress through all of the levels, and in the same order. ... The diagnostic test allows students to focus in areas that they have weaknesses in (such as lower level students) and omit areas that they already have an understanding in and move on to more challenging work (as in higher level students). ... Grouping by ability level is often very beneficial. ... Students who are at the highest level can be grouped for curriculum compacting after passing the pre-assessment. ...
Indeed, devoting the ESL reading class hour to doing extensive reading may be a better use of a limited resource than using the time to discuss reading strategies or work on exercises to develop skills many learners already possess as a result of learning to read successfully in their L1s. ...