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Assessment Strategies and Reading Profiles -http://lincs.ed.gov/readingprofiles/MC_Word_Meaning.htm
 * Reading material written at the 0-4 GE contains vocabulary and concepts that are familiar—similar to everyday spoken language. Most adult learners have little difficulty with this level of basic vocabulary.**Non-native Speakers of English (NNSE),** however, may not know the meanings of some words in 0-4 reading material, especially "close-to-home words" such as //skillet, attic,// or //window pane//; the names of common animals; words for domestic activities like //knitting//, etc. Because they learned English as adults, primarily through ESL classes and in the workplace, they never had the need to acquire this vocabulary. When at home with their families, they often talk about these subjects in their native language.ABE and ASE learners' Word Meaning (vocabulary) knowledge averages approximately GE 7 for native speakers and GE 6 for Non-native Speakers of English,[|RR] levels of vocabulary that severely impair the comprehension of texts at the GED level and above.

TOEFL - http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/index.html
 * The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in college and university settings. Most people who take the TOEFL test are planning to study at colleges and universities where instruction is in English. In addition, many government agencies, scholarship programs, and licensing/certification agencies use TOEFL scores to evaluate English proficiency.

Vocab Test - http://www.vocabtest.com/
 * Vocab Test.com offeres free vocabulary tests, which are the best way to boost your verbal skills. It allows you to make your own quiz using the new words you want to master! They also have tests over common prefixes and suffixes to help you decipher new words based on their word parts.