Summary and Preview

Now that you are familiar with the complexity factors for literacy tasks, you are nearly ready to try your hand at some literacy task analysis.

The tools you will need, complexity rating charts and rubrics, follow this section on pages 28 to 38.

Benchmark examples of literacy tasks at each level will help consolidate your understanding of the IALS literacy domains and levels. Look for these on page 103.

You can look at some examples of analysis which illustrate how the rating charts are applied to literacy survey items on pages 41 to 48, or delve into a lengthy analysis of the TD1 Tax Credits Return on pages 49 to 76.

If you would like attempt to analyze selected public documents, try several of the practice exercises starting on page 77. Suggested answers and discussion follow each exercise.