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AUTHOR Kame'enui, Edward; Simmons, Deborah; Cornachione, CheriTITLE A Practical Guide to Reading Assessments. An Activity of the
Partnership for Family Involvement in Education.INSTITUTION Department of Education, Washington, DC.PUB DATE 2001-00-00NOTE 131p.; A joint project of the U.S. Department of Education,
the International Reading Association, and HealthCommunications, Inc.
AVAILABLE FROM Partnership for Family Involvement in Education, 400Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20202-8173. Tel:800-USA-LEARN (Toll Free); Web site: http://pfie.ed.gov.
PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055)EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORS Elementary Education; English; *Reading Tests; *Spanish
Speaking; *Student Evaluation; Test Construction; TestFormat; *Test Use
ABSTRACTThis guide is designed to provide teachers and reading
tutors with an easy-to-use and practical guide to selecting and using readingassessment tools that (1) provides descriptions of reading assessments forEnglish and Spanish speaking students that can be.used to diagnose andidentify their reading skills and abilities; (2) helps teachers findinstruments that meet their special needs; and (3) encourages the use ofassessments to guide instruction. Each assessment is described on one page,with information on the developers of the assessment, its grade level,purpose, key elements, including time required to administer the assessment,and other considerations. The guide includes descriptions of 30 assessmentsin English and 10 in Spanish. (SLD)
Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original document.
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TS
INT
RO
DU
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ION
1D
iagn
ostic
Rea
ding
Sca
les
19
GL
OSS
AR
Y O
F T
ER
MS
2R
eadi
ng I
nven
tory
for
the
Cla
ssro
om20
ASS
ESS
ME
NT
S IN
EN
GL
ISH
4D
IBE
LS
Non
sens
e W
ord
Flue
ncy
21
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Obs
erva
tion
Surv
ey o
f E
arly
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racy
Ach
ieve
men
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cept
s A
bout
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ic L
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nt a
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amin
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t of
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tten
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ter
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tific
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n Su
btes
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the
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dcoc
k R
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ng8
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mar
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ding
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nect
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ext
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nger
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enta
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EL
SPh
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egm
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ncy
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l Rea
ding
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tion
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he P
hono
logi
cal A
war
enes
s T
est (
PAT
)12
Tes
t of
Ora
l Rea
ding
Flu
ency
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est o
f Ph
onol
ogic
al A
war
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s13
Com
preh
ensi
ve R
eadi
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chie
vem
ent
Lin
dam
ood
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itory
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cept
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atio
n T
est
14Su
mm
ary
30
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habe
tic U
nder
stan
ding
Rea
ding
Rea
dy: W
oodc
ock
Rea
ding
Mas
tery
Tes
tsR
evis
ed31
Sum
mar
y15
Dia
gnos
tic R
eadi
ng S
cale
s32
Wor
d R
eadi
ng E
ffic
ienc
y an
d N
onw
ord
Eff
icie
ncy
16R
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nven
tory
for
the
Cla
ssro
om33
The
Nam
es T
est:
A Q
uick
Ass
essm
ent o
f D
ecod
ing
Abi
lity
17A
n O
bser
vatio
n Su
rvey
of
Ear
ly L
itera
cy A
chie
vem
ent
34W
ord-
Atta
ck S
ubte
st o
f th
e W
oodc
ock
Rea
ding
Mas
tery
18Sp
ecif
ic L
evel
Ass
essm
ent o
f A
war
enes
s of
Pri
nt a
nd S
ound
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estR
evis
ed(c
ontin
ued)
1011
CO
NT
EN
TS
(con
tinue
d)
Com
preh
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ve R
eadi
ng A
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ent (
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inue
d)T
akin
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Rea
ding
A T
each
er's
Gui
de to
Rea
ding
Ass
essm
ent
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litat
ive
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ding
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ry I
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abod
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divi
dual
Ach
ieve
men
t Tes
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ised
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AT
-R)
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ding
Com
preh
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onSu
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ary
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ford
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gnos
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ESS
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NT
S IN
SPA
NIS
H
Rea
ding
Com
preh
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on36
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mar
y37
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ding
Com
preh
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on S
ubte
st o
f th
e B
riga
nce
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iagn
ostic
Ass
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f B
asic
Ski
lls
RE
FER
EN
CE
S A
ND
SU
GG
EST
ED
RE
AD
ING
SIN
DE
X O
F PU
BL
ISH
ER
S39 40 41 42 43
Voc
abul
ary
Sum
mar
y44
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ocab
ular
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btes
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the
Peab
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Pict
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ular
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est-
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II)
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-Wor
d Pi
ctur
e V
ocab
ular
y T
estR
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ed46
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WPV
T-R
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eadi
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onne
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tSu
mm
ary
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ral R
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ubte
st o
f th
e B
riga
nce
Dia
gnos
tic A
sses
smen
t48
of B
asic
Ski
llsC
ompr
ehen
sive
Rea
ding
Ach
ieve
men
tSu
mm
ary
49A
pren
da: L
a pr
ueba
de
logr
os e
n E
span
olSe
cond
Edi
tion
50B
asic
Rea
ding
Inv
ento
ry, S
even
th E
ditio
n (B
RI-
7)51
Kau
fman
Ass
essm
ent B
atte
ry f
or C
hild
ren
(K-A
BC
)52
Tak
ing
a R
eadi
ngA
Tea
cher
's G
uide
to R
eadi
ng A
sses
smen
t53
SUPE
RA
, Ter
ra N
ova
Rea
ding
54L
a pr
ueba
de
real
izac
ion,
Seg
unda
edi
cion
55
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
: CO
MM
ITT
ING
TO
IM
PRO
VE
ME
NT
Why
is A
Pra
ctic
al G
uide
to R
eadi
ng A
sses
smen
ts n
eede
d? T
each
ers
and
tuto
rs (
unde
r th
e di
rect
ion
ofa
read
ing
or c
lass
room
teac
her)
can
hel
p m
ore
child
ren
read
wel
l whe
n th
ey (
a) c
ontin
uous
ly a
sses
s ea
ch s
tude
nt's
rea
ding
abi
litie
s an
d sk
ills,
(b)
rev
iew
the
resu
lts o
f th
eir
asse
ssm
ents
, and
(c)
adj
ust
thei
r ap
proa
ches
with
the
stud
ent t
o te
ach
need
ed s
kills
or
rein
forc
e un
derd
evel
oped
ski
lls. A
syst
em o
f fr
eque
nt a
sses
smen
t, co
uple
d w
ith s
tron
g co
nten
tst
anda
rds
and
effe
ctiv
e re
adin
g in
stru
ctio
n, h
elps
ens
ure
that
teac
hers
' and
tuto
rs' a
ppro
ache
sar
e ap
prop
riat
e to
eac
h st
uden
t's n
eeds
.
The
pur
pose
of
A P
ract
ical
Gui
de to
Rea
ding
Ass
essm
ents
is to
prov
ide
teac
hers
and
rea
ding
tuto
rs w
ith a
n ea
sy-t
o-us
e, p
ract
ical
guid
e to
sel
ectin
g an
d us
ing
read
ing
asse
ssm
ent t
ools
that
prov
ides
des
crip
tions
of
read
ing
asse
ssm
ents
for
Eng
lish-
and
Span
ish-
spea
king
stu
dent
s th
at c
an b
e us
ed to
dia
gnos
e an
did
entif
y th
eir
read
ing
skill
s an
d ab
ilitie
s;
help
s te
ache
rs a
nd tu
tors
iden
tify
asse
ssm
ent i
nstr
umen
ts th
atm
eet t
heir
spe
cial
nee
ds f
or a
sses
smen
ts (
for
exam
ple,
asse
ssm
ents
of
phon
olog
ical
aw
aren
ess,
voc
abul
ary,
or
read
ing
com
preh
ensi
on);
and
enco
urag
es u
se o
f as
sess
men
ts to
gui
de in
stru
ctio
n.
The
ulti
mat
e go
al o
f re
adin
g as
sess
men
t is
to g
athe
r in
form
atio
non
stud
ents
' ski
lls a
nd a
bilit
ies
so th
at in
stru
ctio
n ca
n be
spe
cifi
cally
targ
eted
to im
prov
e st
uden
t lea
rnin
g. T
his
guid
e ta
kes
the
firs
t ste
pin
this
pro
cess
of
cont
inuo
us im
prov
emen
t by
desc
ribi
ng ty
pes
ofas
sess
men
ts te
ache
rs a
nd tu
tors
can
use
to id
entif
y th
e re
adin
g sk
ills
of th
eir
stud
ents
as
wel
l as
area
s ne
edin
g im
prov
emen
t.
Eac
h as
sess
men
t is
desc
ribe
d in
one
pag
e, w
ith in
form
atio
non
the
nam
e, a
utho
r(s)
, and
pub
lishe
r of
the
asse
ssm
ent,
the
grad
e le
vel o
fth
e as
sess
men
t, th
e pu
rpos
e of
the
asse
ssm
ent,
key
elem
ents
incl
uded
in th
e as
sess
men
t, w
hy th
e as
sess
men
t is
impo
rtan
t, th
egr
ades
for
whi
ch th
e as
sess
men
t is
appr
opri
ate,
whe
re to
obt
ain
the
asse
ssm
ent,
how
long
the
asse
ssm
ent t
akes
to a
dmin
iste
r, w
hosh
ould
adm
inis
ter
the
asse
ssm
ent,
cons
ider
atio
ns f
or th
eas
sess
men
t, in
terp
reta
tion
of th
e re
sults
of
the
asse
ssm
ent,
how
to
1
link
the
asse
ssm
ent t
o in
stru
ctio
n, a
nd w
heth
er th
e as
sess
men
tre
quir
es a
fee
.
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ract
ical
Gui
de to
Rea
ding
Ass
essm
ents
pro
vide
s in
form
atio
non
asse
ssm
ents
with
mea
sure
s in
ear
ly r
eadi
ng, s
pelli
ng, a
ndvo
cabu
lary
. The
mai
n di
men
sion
s of
rea
ding
cov
ered
in th
is g
uide
alig
n w
ith th
ose
outli
ned
by th
e N
atio
nal R
esea
rch
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ncil
repo
rtPr
even
ting
Rea
ding
Dif
ficu
lties
in Y
oung
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ldre
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sedi
men
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s ar
e:
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cept
s A
bout
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ntPh
onem
ic A
war
enes
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lpha
betic
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erst
andi
ngSp
ellin
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ary
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ding
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nect
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ext
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ieve
men
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ompr
ehen
sion
In s
ome
case
s, a
mea
sure
may
ass
ess
mor
e th
an o
ne r
eadi
ng s
kill
orst
rate
gy. I
n th
ose
case
s, th
e m
easu
re is
rep
orte
d in
bot
h di
men
sion
s,fo
r ex
ampl
e, a
lpha
betic
und
erst
andi
ng a
nd r
eadi
ng c
onne
cted
text
.
The
U.S
. Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion
does
not
end
orse
or
reco
mm
end
any
part
icul
ar a
sses
smen
t abo
ve a
noth
er. F
urth
er, t
his
publ
icat
ion
isno
t mea
nt to
be
an e
xhau
stiv
e lis
t of
all t
he r
eadi
ng a
sses
smen
tsav
aila
ble.
Rat
her,
it is
inte
nded
to p
rovi
de r
eade
rs w
ith a
qui
ckre
view
of
a nu
mbe
r of
ass
essm
ent i
nstr
umen
ts th
at a
rere
pres
enta
tive
of th
ose
curr
ently
ava
ilabl
e. A
ll re
ader
s ar
een
cour
aged
to e
xam
ine
the
wid
e ra
nge
of r
eadi
ng a
sses
smen
tscu
rren
tly a
vaila
ble
to m
eet t
heir
pro
fess
iona
l nee
ds. F
or in
form
atio
non
add
ition
al r
eadi
ng a
sses
smen
ts, c
onsu
lt th
e R
esou
rces
sec
tion
ofth
is p
ublic
atio
n.
1415
GL
OSS
AR
Y O
F T
ER
MS
The
se te
rms
may
be
help
ful i
n un
ders
tand
ing
som
e of
the
tech
nica
l lan
guag
e of
ass
essm
ent.
Alte
rnat
efo
rms:
Ass
essm
ent:
Com
mer
cial
lypu
blis
hed:
Cri
teri
on-
refe
renc
ed:
Dia
gnos
tic:
Eva
luat
ion:
Gro
upad
min
iste
red:
Mor
e th
an o
ne v
ersi
on o
f th
e as
sess
men
t is
avai
labl
e an
d ca
n be
use
d to
com
pare
a s
tude
nt's
perf
orm
ance
ove
r tim
e.
Ass
essm
ent i
s th
e pr
oces
s of
col
lect
ing
info
rmat
ion
for
the
purp
oses
of
(1)
spec
ifyi
ng a
nd v
erif
ying
prob
lem
s an
d (2
) m
akin
g im
port
ant e
duca
tiona
lde
cisi
ons
abou
t stu
dent
s.
Ass
essm
ent m
ater
ials
that
are
cop
yrig
hted
, wid
ely
repr
oduc
ed b
y a
publ
ishe
r, a
nd s
old
thro
ugh
cata
logs
and
boo
k or
ders
.
Cur
rent
per
form
ance
ref
eren
ced
to s
ome
crite
rion
leve
l, su
ch a
s gr
ade
cuto
ff (
e.g.
, sco
re o
f 50
requ
ired
for
a p
ass)
; mas
tery
(e.
g., s
core
of
80re
quir
ed f
or m
aste
ry);
min
imum
com
pete
ncy
(sco
reof
620
req
uire
d fo
r ce
rtif
icat
ion)
.
Ass
essm
ent r
esul
ts th
at p
rovi
de a
n an
alys
is o
fst
uden
t str
engt
hs a
nd a
reas
of
read
ing
impr
ovem
ent
that
are
use
d in
dev
elop
ing
inte
rven
tion
stra
tegi
es.
Eva
luat
ion
is th
e pr
oces
s of
ana
lyzi
ng q
uant
itativ
eor
qua
litat
ive
desc
ript
ions
of
stud
ent p
erfo
rman
cean
d de
rivi
ng v
alue
judg
emen
ts a
ccor
ding
to th
ede
sira
bilit
y of
the
resu
lts.
An
asse
ssm
ent t
hat c
an b
e pr
ovid
ed to
mor
e th
anon
e ch
ild a
t a ti
me.
2
Indi
vidu
ally
An
asse
ssm
ent t
hat i
s pr
ovid
ed to
one
chi
ld a
t aad
min
iste
red:
time.
Info
rmal
mea
sure
:
Mis
cue
anal
ysis
:
Nor
m-
refe
renc
ed:
Ora
lre
spon
ding
:
Prod
uctio
nty
pere
spon
ses:
An
asse
ssm
ent i
n w
hich
the
proc
edur
es f
orad
min
iste
ring
and
sco
ring
the
mea
sure
are
pro
vide
din
gen
eral
term
s. I
ndiv
idua
ls w
ho a
dmin
iste
rin
form
al a
sses
smen
ts d
o no
t gen
eral
ly f
ollo
wsc
ript
ed p
roce
dure
s.
An
eval
uatio
n of
ora
l rea
ding
err
ors
used
tode
term
ine
the
cont
extu
al c
ues
stud
ents
use
inre
adin
g.
An
asse
ssm
ent t
hat h
as b
een
give
n to
a la
rge
and
repr
esen
tativ
e sa
mpl
e of
stu
dent
s w
ith s
imila
r an
dre
leva
nt c
hara
cter
istic
s an
d ex
peri
ence
s as
the
stud
ent b
eing
test
ed.
An
asse
ssm
ent t
hat r
equi
res
stud
ents
to r
espo
nd to
test
item
s (e
.g.,
nam
ing
lette
rs, r
eadi
ng c
onne
cted
text
, or
answ
erin
g co
mpr
ehen
sion
que
stio
ns)
out
loud
.
An
asse
ssm
ent t
hat r
equi
res
stud
ents
to r
espo
nd to
test
item
s (e
.g.,
read
ing
alou
d or
wri
ting
spel
ling
wor
ds)
for
gene
ral e
valu
atio
n, r
athe
r th
an to
poi
ntto
or
sele
ct th
e co
rrec
t ans
wer
.
'16
17
GL
OSS
AR
Y O
F T
ER
MS
(con
tinue
d)
Prog
ress
mon
itori
ng:
Res
earc
h-ba
sed:
Run
ning
reco
rd:
Scre
enin
g:
Rep
eate
d as
sess
men
t of
a sk
ill a
rea
or a
reas
, ove
rtim
e, to
eva
luat
e in
divi
dual
pro
gres
s. A
sses
smen
tre
sults
are
sen
sitiv
e to
sm
all c
hang
es in
stu
dent
perf
orm
ance
, qui
ck a
nd e
asy
to a
dmin
iste
r, a
ndin
clud
e al
tern
ativ
e fo
rms
for
repe
ated
mea
sure
men
t.
Find
ings
and
res
ults
rep
orte
d on
the
asse
ssm
ents
are
deri
ved
from
a c
aref
ully
con
trol
led,
met
hodo
logi
cally
sou
nd, a
nd r
epre
sent
ativ
e sa
mpl
eof
the
popu
latio
n. V
aria
tions
or
limits
inge
nera
lizab
ility
are
rep
orte
d. F
indi
ngs
have
bee
nre
plic
ated
.
Ana
lysi
s ov
er ti
me
of s
tude
nt o
ral r
eadi
ng e
rror
s.
Ass
essm
ent r
esul
ts th
at a
re u
sed
prim
arily
tode
term
ine
an in
itial
leve
l of
stud
ent s
tren
gths
and
area
s fo
r im
prov
emen
t. O
ften
use
d to
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
fur
ther
ass
essm
ent i
s ne
eded
or
if th
eas
sess
men
t is
appr
opri
ate
for
the
stud
ent.
3
Sens
itive
togr
owth
ove
rtim
e:
Skill
grou
ping
:
Stan
dard
ized
inst
ruct
ions
:
Tim
ed:
Dyn
amic
ass
essm
ent t
hat c
an c
aptu
re s
mal
l cha
nges
in s
tude
nt p
erfo
rman
ce is
con
side
red
sens
itive
togr
owth
. Alte
rnat
e fo
rms
of th
e sa
me
task
adm
inis
tere
d fr
eque
ntly
are
like
ly to
sho
w g
row
thov
er ti
me.
Ass
essm
ent r
esul
ts th
at c
an b
e us
ed to
iden
tify
stud
ents
with
sim
ilar
stre
ngth
s an
d ar
eas
for
impr
ovem
ent f
or p
lace
men
t int
o ho
mog
enou
sin
stru
ctio
nal g
roup
s.
Scri
pted
pro
cedu
res
for
adm
inis
teri
ng a
nd s
cori
ngof
the
asse
ssm
ent a
re r
epea
ted
verb
atim
for
eac
hst
uden
t who
take
s th
e te
st. T
he c
ondi
tions
and
dire
ctio
ns a
re c
onsi
sten
t acr
oss
adm
inis
trat
ions
.
Stud
ents
hav
e a
spec
ifie
d nu
mbe
r of
sec
onds
or
min
utes
to c
ompl
ete
an a
sses
smen
t tas
k. E
xam
iner
sus
e a
stop
wat
ch o
r cl
ock
to v
erif
y th
e tim
e st
uden
tsta
ke to
com
plet
e th
e as
sess
men
t tas
k.
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9
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ESS
ME
NT
S IN
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ISH
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EPT
S A
BO
UT
PR
INT
Nam
e: S
peci
fic
Lev
el A
sses
smen
t of
Aw
aren
ess
of P
rint
and
Sou
nd(H
owel
l, Fo
x, &
Mor
ehea
d,19
93)
Publ
ishe
r: B
rook
s/C
ole
Publ
ishi
ng
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Firs
t Gra
de
Ass
essm
ent
Spec
ific
Lev
el A
sses
smen
t of
Aw
aren
ess
of P
rint
and
Sou
nd
Purp
ose:
Mea
sure
s kn
owle
dge
of le
tter
soun
ds a
nd a
bilit
y to
use
them
to r
ead
nons
ense
wor
ds. E
valu
ates
ski
lls r
elat
ed to
pri
nt a
war
enes
s an
d le
tter-
soun
d id
entif
icat
ion.
Wha
t it i
s:Fi
ftee
n di
scre
te ta
sks
rela
ted
to p
rint
aw
aren
ess
and
lette
r-so
und
corr
espo
nden
ce a
re in
form
ally
ass
esse
d by
obs
ervi
ngth
e st
uden
t dir
ectly
or
in c
lass
room
con
text
s.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
adm
inR
equi
res
tech
nica
l and
inst
ruct
iona
l exp
ertis
e an
d
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Pr
elim
inar
y pr
int k
now
ledg
e an
d en
ablin
g ph
onol
ogic
alsk
ills
inte
ract
with
, and
are
cau
sally
link
ed to
, beg
inni
ng
read
ing.
To
cons
ider
:N
o es
tabl
ishe
d sc
orin
g co
nven
tions
or
stan
dard
s fo
r th
is
proc
edur
e.
Whe
n to
use
it:K
inde
rgar
ten
thro
ugh
firs
t gra
de. M
ay a
lso
be u
sed
for
olde
rch
ildre
n w
hose
flu
ency
is li
mite
d by
slo
w d
ecod
ing,
poo
run
ders
tand
ing
of a
pas
sage
, or
lack
of
expe
rien
ce in
rea
ding
flue
ncy.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Stud
ents
who
are
suc
cess
ful e
arly
rea
ders
are
usu
ally
hig
hly
accu
rate
on
thes
e ba
sic
skill
s.
Whe
re to
get i
t:H
owel
l, Fo
x, &
Mor
ehea
d (1
993)
. Cur
ricu
lum
-bas
edev
alua
tion:
Tea
chin
g an
d de
cisi
on m
akin
g. C
hapt
er 1
1:"D
ecod
ing,
" pp
. 228
-233
, Pac
ific
Gro
ve, C
A: B
rook
s/C
ole.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
The
pro
cedu
res
used
to a
sses
s st
uden
t ski
lls in
the
area
s of
awar
enes
s of
pri
nt a
nd s
ound
are
hig
hly
usef
ul f
orin
stru
ctio
n. T
each
ers
and
tuto
rs c
an p
rovi
de o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
freq
uent
pra
ctic
e un
til th
ese
skill
s ar
e le
arne
d.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Unt
imed
Fee:
Yes
6
CO
NC
EPT
S A
BO
UT
PR
INT
Nam
e: D
ynam
ic I
ndic
ator
s of
Bas
icE
arly
Lite
racy
Ski
lls (
DIB
EL
S) -
Let
ter
Nam
ing
Flue
ncy
Publ
ishe
r: C
BM
Net
wor
k, S
choo
l Psy
chol
ogy
Prog
ram
, Col
lege
of
Edu
catio
n,U
nive
rsity
of
Ore
gon
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Firs
t Gra
de
Ass
essm
ent
DIB
EL
S -
Let
ter
Nam
ing
Flue
ncy
Purp
ose:
To
asse
ss f
luen
cy w
ith w
hich
chi
ldre
n id
entif
y le
tter
nam
es. T
o id
entif
y ch
ildre
n at
ris
k of
read
ing
diff
icul
ty e
arly
, bef
ore
a lo
w r
eadi
ngtr
ajec
tory
is e
stab
lishe
d.W
hat i
t is:
An
indi
vidu
ally
adm
inis
tere
d, ti
med
pho
nem
ic a
war
enes
sta
sk. R
ando
mly
ord
ered
low
er-
and
uppe
rcas
e le
tters
are
pres
ente
d to
chi
ldre
n fo
r on
e m
inut
e; c
hild
ren
are
inst
ruct
edto
nam
e as
man
y le
tters
as
they
can
.
Who
sho
uld
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lad
min
iste
r:m
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:L
ette
r na
min
g fl
uenc
y is
a s
tron
g pr
edic
tor
of e
arly
rea
ding
succ
ess.
To
cons
ider
: DIB
EL
S ar
e in
dica
tors
of
earl
y lit
erac
y sk
ills
and
are
not
inte
nded
to b
e ex
haus
tive
of th
e sk
ills
nece
ssar
y fo
r su
cces
sin
lear
ning
to r
ead.
Whe
n to
use
it:B
egin
ning
kin
derg
arte
n th
roug
h fa
ll of
fir
st g
rade
or
until
child
ren
are
prof
icie
nt a
t acc
urat
ely
prod
ucin
g 40
-60
lette
rna
mes
per
min
ute.
How
toC
hild
ren
who
pro
duce
40-
60 le
tter
nam
espe
r m
inut
e ar
ein
terp
ret
cons
ider
ed to
hav
e so
lid le
tter
reco
gniti
on. C
hild
ren
the
resu
lts:
prod
ucin
g fe
wer
than
40
lette
r na
mes
per
min
ute
will
ben
efit
from
inst
ruct
ion
and
prac
tice
on le
tter
nam
es.
Whe
re to
get i
t:C
BM
Net
wor
k, S
choo
l Psy
chol
ogy
Prog
ram
, Col
lege
of
Edu
catio
n, 5
208
Uni
vers
ity o
f O
rego
n, E
ugen
e, O
R 9
7403
-52
08, T
elep
hone
: 541
-346
-241
2.
Lin
king
the
Kno
wle
dge
of le
tter
nam
es is
a s
tron
g pr
edic
tor
of e
arly
asse
ssm
ent
liter
acy
succ
ess.
Stu
dent
s w
ho a
re u
nabl
e to
iden
tify
lette
rsto in
stru
ctio
n:of
the
alph
abet
acc
urat
ely
and
flue
ntly
will
ben
efit
from
expl
icit
inst
ruct
ion
with
opp
ortu
nitie
s to
pra
ctic
e.H
ow lo
ngit
take
s:O
ne m
inut
eFe
e:Y
es
7
2627
CO
NC
EPT
S A
BO
UT
PR
INT
Nam
e: L
ette
r Id
entif
icat
ion
Subt
est o
fth
e W
oodc
ock
Rea
ding
Mas
tery
Tes
tRev
ised
(W
oodc
ock,
198
7)Pu
blis
her:
Am
eric
an G
uida
nce
Serv
ice
Ass
essm
ent
Let
ter
Iden
tific
atio
n Su
btes
t of
the
Woo
dcoc
k R
eadi
ng M
aste
ryT
estR
evis
ed
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Tw
elft
h G
rade
Purp
ose:
Ass
esse
s ch
ildre
n's
lette
r-na
min
g sk
ill, a
pre
dict
or o
f ri
sk f
or e
arly
lite
racy
.
Wha
t it i
s:T
he le
tter
iden
tific
atio
n su
btes
t mea
sure
s th
e ch
ild's
abi
lity
to id
entif
y le
tters
of
the
alph
abet
usi
ng u
pper
- an
d lo
wer
case
lette
r fo
rms.
It i
s a
part
of
a lo
nger
, for
mal
rea
ding
test
.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:L
ette
r na
min
g fl
uenc
y is
a s
tron
g pr
edic
tor
of e
arly
rea
ding
succ
ess.
To
cons
ider
:U
sefu
l for
scr
eeni
ng, b
ut n
o al
tern
ate
form
s.
Indi
vidu
ally
adm
inis
tere
d te
st p
rese
nts
lette
rs in
dif
fere
ntfo
nts,
som
e of
whi
ch m
ay b
e un
fam
iliar
to c
hild
ren.
Chi
ldre
n m
ay r
espo
nd to
stim
ulus
by
pres
entin
g ei
ther
lette
rna
mes
or
lette
r so
unds
.
Whe
n to
use
it:M
ay b
e us
ed in
kin
derg
arte
n th
roug
h G
rade
12
as a
scre
enin
g m
easu
re. H
owev
er, l
ette
r id
entif
icat
ion
is ty
pica
llym
ost p
redi
ctiv
e in
the
earl
y gr
ades
.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Com
pute
r sc
orin
g pr
ovid
es a
n in
stru
ctio
nal p
rofi
le. T
heex
amin
er c
an (
1) a
naly
ze e
rror
s, (
2) d
escr
ibe
the
stud
ent's
leve
l of
deve
lopm
ent,
(3)
desc
ribe
the
qual
ity o
fpe
rfor
man
ce b
y re
port
ing
Rel
ativ
e Pe
rfor
man
ce I
ndex
diff
eren
ce s
core
s or
inst
ruct
iona
l ran
ges,
and
(4)
iden
tify
stud
ent s
tand
ing
in a
gro
up u
sing
per
cent
ile r
ank
or s
tand
ard
scor
es.
Whe
re to
get i
t:A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
e, 4
201
Woo
dlan
d R
oad,
Cir
cle
Pine
s, M
N 5
5014
-179
6, T
elep
hone
: 800
-328
-256
0.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Let
ters
that
stu
dent
s ca
nnot
iden
tify
shou
ld b
e sp
ecif
ical
lyta
rget
ed f
or in
stru
ctio
n.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Unt
imed
Fee:
Yes
298
SUM
MA
RY
: PH
ON
EM
IC A
WA
RE
NE
SS
The
fol
low
ing
inst
rum
ents
ass
ess
phon
emic
aw
aren
ess.
Sta
rred
(*)
cel
lsre
pres
ent e
xist
ing
feat
ures
of
the
asse
ssm
ents
.
Ass
essm
ents
C.)
Yop
p-Si
nger
Tes
t of
Phon
eme
Segm
enta
tion
**
**
**
**
DIB
EL
S -
Phon
emic
Segm
enta
tion
Flue
ncy
**
**
**
**
**
The
Pho
nolo
gica
lA
war
enes
s T
est
**
**
**
**
Tes
t of
Phon
olog
ical
Aw
aren
ess*
**
**
**
Lin
dam
ood
Aud
itory
Con
cept
ualiz
atio
n T
est
**
**
**
09
31
AA
i
Nam
e: Y
opp-
Sing
er T
est o
f Ph
onem
eSe
gmen
tatio
n (Y
opp,
199
5)Pu
blis
her:
Int
erna
tiona
l Rea
ding
Ass
ocia
tion
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Firs
t Gra
de
Yop
p-Si
nger
Tes
t of
Phon
eme
Segm
enta
tion
Purp
ose:
Mea
sure
s a
child
's a
bilit
y to
art
icul
ate
the
indi
vidu
al s
ound
s of
spo
ken
wor
ds in
ord
er.
Wha
t it i
s:A
n in
divi
dual
ly a
dmin
iste
red,
22-
item
test
req
uiri
ng 5
-10
min
utes
per
chi
ld. C
hild
ren
are
pres
ente
d w
ords
ora
lly a
ndin
stru
cted
to s
egm
ent e
ach
wor
d in
to c
onst
ituen
t pho
nem
es.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
Impo
rtan
t:Ph
onem
ic a
war
enes
s (t
he a
bilit
y to
hea
r ph
onem
es, o
rso
unds
in s
peec
h) is
str
ongl
y re
late
d to
rea
ding
and
spe
lling
acqu
isiti
on a
nd is
a s
tron
g pr
edic
tor
of e
arly
rea
ding
suc
cess
.
To
cons
ider
:D
oes
not p
rovi
de a
ltern
ate
form
s; th
eref
ore,
it li
mits
oppo
rtun
ities
for
con
tinuo
us p
rogr
ess
mon
itori
ng. M
ayex
peri
ence
som
e pr
actic
e ef
fect
if u
sed
repe
ated
ly f
orfo
rmat
ive
eval
uatio
n.
Whe
n to
use
it:A
s a
gene
ral a
sses
smen
t too
l in
kind
erga
rten
and
fir
st g
rade
to id
entif
y ch
ildre
n w
ho d
o no
t dem
onst
rate
pho
nem
icaw
aren
ess
skill
s an
d ar
e lik
ely
to e
xper
ienc
e ea
rly
read
ing
and
spel
ling
diff
icul
ty. C
an b
e us
ed to
iden
tify
spec
ific
inst
ruct
iona
l sup
port
chi
ldre
n m
ay n
eed.
May
als
o be
use
dfo
r ol
der,
em
ergi
ng r
eade
rs.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Stud
ents
who
obt
ain
scor
es a
t or
abov
e a
mea
n of
11
corr
ect
segm
ents
may
be
cons
ider
ed p
hone
mic
ally
aw
are.
Stu
dent
sw
ho c
orre
ctly
seg
men
t som
e ite
ms
are
disp
layi
ng e
mer
ging
phon
emic
aw
aren
ess.
Stu
dent
s w
ho a
re a
ble
to s
egm
ent o
nly
a fe
w it
ems
or n
one
at a
ll la
ck a
ppro
pria
te le
vels
of
phon
emic
aw
aren
ess
and
will
req
uire
inte
rven
tion.
Whe
re to
get i
t:Pr
inte
d in
The
Rea
ding
Tea
cher
, 199
5, V
olum
e 49
,pa
ges
20-2
9.
Inte
rnat
iona
l Rea
ding
Ass
ocia
tion,
800
Bar
ksda
le R
oad,
PO B
ox 8
139,
New
ark,
DE
197
14-8
139,
Tel
epho
ne: 3
02-
731-
1600
.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Chi
ldre
n w
ho a
re d
evel
opin
g ph
onem
ic a
war
enes
s sk
ills
will
bene
fit f
rom
cla
ssro
om a
ctiv
ities
that
foc
us o
n th
e so
unds
of
lang
uage
thro
ugh
stor
ies,
son
gs, a
nd g
ames
. Tea
chin
g so
und
disc
rim
inat
ion,
isol
atio
n, b
lend
ing,
seg
men
tatio
n, a
ndph
onem
e m
anip
ulat
ion
and
subs
titut
ion
activ
ities
dai
lysh
ould
impr
ove
a ch
ild's
pho
nem
ic a
war
enes
s ab
ility
.
How
long
it ta
kes:
5-10
min
utes
per
chi
ldFe
e:N
o
3210
33
PHO
NE
MIC
AW
AR
EN
ESS
Nam
e: D
ynam
ic I
ndic
ator
s of
Bas
icE
arly
Lite
racy
Ski
lls (
DIB
EL
S)-
Phon
emic
Seg
men
tatio
n Fl
uenc
yPu
blis
her:
CB
M N
etw
ork,
Sch
ool P
sych
olog
yPr
ogra
m, C
olle
ge o
f E
duca
tion,
Uni
vers
ity o
f O
rego
n
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Firs
t Gra
de
Ass
essm
ent
DIB
EL
S -
Phon
emic
Segm
enta
tion
Flue
ncy
Purp
ose:
To
asse
ss c
hild
ren'
s ab
ility
to s
egm
ent o
rally
pre
sent
ed w
ords
into
pho
nem
es. T
o id
entif
y ch
ildre
n w
ho m
ay b
e at
ris
k of
rea
ding
diff
icul
ty. S
ensi
tivity
of
mea
sure
allo
ws
it to
be
used
for
for
mat
ive
eval
uatio
n of
stu
dent
pro
gres
s.W
hat i
t is:
An
indi
vidu
ally
adm
inis
tere
d, ti
med
pho
nolo
gica
l aw
aren
ess
task
. Wor
ds a
re o
rally
pre
sent
ed to
chi
ldre
n fo
r on
e m
inut
e;ch
ildre
n ar
e in
stru
cted
to s
egm
ent e
ach
wor
d in
to in
divi
dual
phon
emes
(i.e
., so
unds
).
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:T
he a
bilit
y to
man
ipul
ate
soun
ds in
wor
ds q
uick
ly a
ndac
cura
tely
is a
str
ong
pred
icto
r of
suc
cess
ful e
arly
rea
ding
.T
oco
nsid
er:
Req
uire
s yo
ung
child
ren
to b
e at
tent
ive
and
to li
sten
tow
ords
. Doe
s no
t ass
ess
othe
r di
men
sion
s of
pho
nem
icaw
aren
ess
such
as
blen
ding
.W
hen
tous
e it:
Beg
inni
ng w
inte
r of
kin
derg
arte
n th
roug
h fi
rst g
rade
or
until
child
ren
are
prof
icie
nt a
t acc
urat
ely
prod
ucin
g 35
-45
phon
emes
per
min
ute.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Chi
ldre
n w
ho p
rodu
ce 3
5-45
seg
men
ts p
er m
inut
e ar
eco
nsid
ered
to h
ave
adeq
uate
pho
nolo
gica
l aw
aren
ess.
Chi
ldre
n pr
oduc
ing
few
er th
an 3
5 ph
onem
es p
er m
inut
e w
illbe
nefi
t fro
m in
stru
ctio
n at
the
phon
eme
leve
l.W
here
toge
t it:
CB
M N
etw
ork,
Sch
ool P
sych
olog
y Pr
ogra
m, C
olle
ge o
fE
duca
tion,
520
8 U
nive
rsity
of
Ore
gon,
Eug
ene,
OR
974
03-
5208
, Tel
epho
ne: 5
41-3
46-2
412.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Chi
ldre
n w
ho d
o no
t hav
e or
who
are
onl
y ju
st d
evel
opin
gph
onem
ic a
war
enes
s sk
ills
will
ben
efit
from
cla
ssro
omac
tiviti
es th
at f
ocus
on
the
soun
ds o
f la
ngua
ge th
roug
hst
orie
s, s
ongs
, and
gam
es. I
nstr
uctio
n sh
ould
em
phas
ize
oddi
ty, b
lend
ing,
pho
nem
e is
olat
ion,
seg
men
tatio
n,m
anip
ulat
ion,
and
sub
stitu
tion
activ
ities
. The
mea
sure
allo
ws
teac
hers
to d
eter
min
e st
uden
ts' l
evel
of
phon
eme
segm
enta
tion
(e.g
., fi
rst s
ound
onl
y, o
nset
-rim
e, f
inal
soun
ds).
Alte
rnat
e fo
rms
are
avai
labl
e fo
r co
ntin
uous
prog
ress
mon
itori
ng to
war
d a
norm
ativ
e go
al o
f 35
-45
segm
ents
per
min
ute.
How
long
it ta
kes:
One
min
ute
Fee:
Yes
11
34B
ES
T C
OP
Y A
VA
ILA
BLE
35
PHO
NE
MIC
AW
AR
EN
ESS
Nam
e: T
he P
hono
logi
cal A
war
enes
sT
est (
PAT
)(R
ober
tson
& S
late
r,19
95)
Publ
ishe
r: L
ingu
iSys
tem
sT
he P
hono
logi
cal A
war
enes
s T
est
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Seco
nd G
rade
Purp
ose:
To
asse
ss s
tude
nts'
abi
lity
on a
ran
ge o
f ph
onol
ogic
al a
war
enes
s ta
sks
and
to id
entif
y ch
ildre
n w
ho a
re n
ot d
evel
opin
g ad
equa
teph
onol
ogic
al a
war
enes
s.W
hat i
t is:
Thi
s te
st c
onta
ins
five
dif
fere
nt m
easu
res
of p
hone
mic
awar
enes
s an
d a
mea
sure
of
sens
itivi
ty to
rhy
me.
The
fiv
em
easu
res
of p
hone
me
awar
enes
s ar
e se
gmen
tatio
n of
phon
emes
, pho
nem
e is
olat
ion,
pho
nem
e de
letio
n, p
hone
me
subs
titut
ion,
and
pho
nem
e bl
endi
ng.
Who
sho
uld
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lad
min
iste
r:m
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Ph
onem
ic a
war
enes
s (t
he a
bilit
y to
hea
r ph
onem
es, o
rso
unds
in s
peec
h) is
str
ongl
y re
late
d to
rea
ding
and
spe
lling
acqu
isiti
on a
nd is
a s
tron
g pr
edic
tor
of e
arly
rea
ding
suc
cess
.
To
cons
ider
:Pa
ss/f
ail p
erfo
rman
ce o
utco
mes
onl
y. T
he f
ive
test
s of
phon
olog
ical
aw
aren
ess
appe
ar to
mea
sure
ess
entia
lly th
esa
me
cons
truc
t. So
und
com
pari
son
mea
sure
s ar
e ea
sies
t and
are
mos
t sen
sitiv
e to
em
ergi
ng le
vels
of
phon
olog
ical
awar
enes
s.W
hen
tous
e it:
Beg
inni
ng th
e se
cond
sem
este
r of
kin
derg
arte
n th
roug
hG
rade
2.
How
toSt
anda
rd s
core
s an
d ag
e eq
uiva
lenc
y. E
xam
ines
inte
rpre
tpe
rfor
man
ce o
n su
btes
ts to
det
erm
ine
spec
ific
ski
llth
e re
sults
:st
reng
ths.
Whe
re to
get i
t:L
ingu
iSys
tem
s, 3
100
4th
Ave
nue,
Eas
t Mol
ine,
IL
612
44-
9700
, Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-7
76-4
332.
Lin
king
the
Bec
ause
the
PAT
ass
esse
s m
ultip
le d
imen
sion
s, it
is a
ble
toas
sess
men
tid
entif
y sp
ecif
ic d
imen
sion
s of
pho
nem
ic a
war
enes
s in
tow
hich
chi
ldre
n ne
ed a
dditi
onal
inst
ruct
ion.
Chi
ldre
n w
ho a
rein
stru
ctio
n:de
velo
ping
pho
nem
ic a
war
enes
s sk
ills
will
ben
efit
from
clas
sroo
m a
ctiv
ities
that
foc
us o
n th
e so
unds
of
lang
uage
thro
ugh
stor
ies,
son
g, a
nd g
ames
. Tea
chin
g rh
ymin
g, s
ound
com
pari
son,
isol
atio
n, b
lend
ing,
seg
men
tatio
n, a
nd p
hone
me
man
ipul
atio
n an
d su
bstit
utio
n ac
tiviti
es s
houl
d im
prov
e a
child
's p
hone
mic
aw
aren
ess
abili
ties.
How
long
itta
kes:
App
roxi
mat
ely
40 m
inut
esFe
e:Y
es
12
PHO
NE
MIC
AW
AR
EN
ESS
Nam
e: T
est o
f Ph
onol
ogic
al A
war
enes
s(T
orge
sen
& B
ryan
t, 19
94)
Publ
ishe
r:PR
O-E
D P
ublis
hing
Com
pany
Tes
t of
Phon
olog
ical
Aw
aren
ess
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Seco
nd G
rade
Purp
ose:
To
mea
sure
chi
ldre
n's
abili
ty to
mat
ch p
ictu
res
acco
rdin
g to
fir
st o
r la
st s
ound
s an
d to
iden
tify
child
ren
who
are
not
deve
lopi
ng a
dequ
ate
phon
olog
ical
aw
aren
ess.
Wha
t it i
s:G
roup
-adm
inis
tere
d te
st o
f ph
onol
ogic
al a
war
enes
s fo
rki
nder
gart
en a
nd f
irst
gra
de. K
inde
rgar
ten
child
ren
are
aske
dto
not
ice
and
mar
k w
hich
wor
ds (
repr
esen
ted
by p
ictu
res)
begi
n w
ith th
e sa
me
firs
t sou
nd. F
irst
gra
ders
are
ask
ed to
com
pare
wor
ds o
n th
e ba
sis
of th
eir
last
sou
nds.
Who
sho
uld
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lad
min
iste
r:m
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Ph
onem
ic a
war
enes
s (t
he a
bilit
y to
hea
r ph
onem
es, o
rso
unds
in s
peec
h) is
str
ongl
y re
late
d to
rea
ding
and
spe
lling
acqu
isiti
on a
nd is
a s
tron
g pr
edic
tor
of e
arly
rea
ding
suc
cess
.
To
cons
ider
:Sc
reen
ing
purp
oses
onl
y. S
tude
nts
are
requ
ired
to f
ollo
wdi
rect
ions
and
mar
k pi
ctur
es th
at b
egin
or
end
with
the
sam
eso
und
as a
targ
et w
ord.
Whe
n to
use
it:B
egin
ning
the
seco
nd s
emes
ter
for
kind
erga
rten
stu
dent
s.B
egin
ning
the
firs
t sem
este
r fo
r fi
rst-
grad
e st
uden
ts.
How
toPe
rfor
man
ce f
or k
inde
rgar
ten
child
ren
is b
ased
on
begi
nnin
gIn
terp
ret t
heso
unds
, sam
enes
s, a
nd d
iffe
renc
es. P
erfo
rman
ce f
or f
irst
resu
lts:
grad
e is
bas
ed o
n en
ding
sou
nds,
sam
enes
s, a
nd d
iffe
renc
es.
Raw
sco
res
are
conv
erte
d to
sta
ndar
d sc
ores
and
per
cent
iles.
Whe
re to
get i
t:PR
O-E
D P
ublis
hing
Com
pany
, 870
0 Sh
oal C
reek
Blv
d.,
Aus
tin, T
X 7
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7, T
elep
hone
: 512
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6.L
inki
ng th
eC
hild
ren
who
sco
re in
the
botto
m 2
0% a
re li
kely
to b
e at
asse
ssm
ent
asse
ssm
ent
risk
of
phon
emic
aw
aren
ess
diff
icul
ty a
nd w
ill b
enef
it fr
om
:ac
tiviti
es th
at f
ocus
on
the
soun
ds o
f la
ngua
geth
roug
h st
orie
s, s
ong,
and
gam
es. T
each
ing
rhym
ing,
blen
ding
, iso
latio
n, s
egm
enta
tion,
and
pho
nem
em
anip
ulat
ion
and
subs
titut
ion
activ
ities
sho
uld
impr
ove
ach
ild's
pho
nem
ic a
war
enes
s.H
ow lo
ngit
take
s:15
-20
min
utes
Fee:
Tes
t man
ual a
nd 5
0 te
st f
orm
s (2
5 ki
nder
gart
en v
ersi
on, 2
5el
emen
tary
sch
ool)
- $
129.
00.
13
III
Ai
I
Nam
e: L
inda
moo
d A
udito
ryC
once
ptua
lizat
ion
Tes
t(L
inda
moo
d &
Lin
dam
ood,
197
1)Pu
blis
her:
PR
O-E
D P
ublis
hing
Com
pany
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Adu
lt
Ass
essm
ent
Lin
dam
ood
Aud
itory
Con
cept
ualiz
atio
n T
est
Purp
ose:
To
iden
tify
child
ren
at r
isk
of r
eadi
ng f
ailu
re w
ith s
erio
us w
eakn
esse
s in
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f ph
onol
ogic
al a
war
enes
s.
Wha
t it i
s:A
n in
divi
dual
ly a
dmin
iste
red
wid
e-ra
nge
diag
nost
ic te
st o
fph
onol
ogic
al a
war
enes
s. P
rese
nted
in tw
o ca
tego
ries
.C
ateg
ory
I re
quir
es c
hild
ren
to id
entif
y th
e nu
mbe
r an
dsa
men
ess
or d
iffe
renc
es in
a s
erie
s of
pho
nem
es. C
ateg
ory
IIre
quir
es c
hild
ren
to in
dica
te th
e nu
mbe
r an
d sa
men
ess
ordi
ffer
ence
s of
sou
nds
whe
n th
ey a
re p
rono
unce
d as
a
sylla
ble.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:E
arly
iden
tific
atio
n of
chi
ldre
n w
ith p
hono
logi
cal p
roce
ssin
gde
fici
ts m
ay a
llow
for
ear
ly r
emed
iatio
n an
d re
duce
the
risk
of e
arly
rea
ding
fai
lure
.
To
cons
ider
:T
he te
st ta
kes
20 m
inut
es p
er c
hild
to a
dmin
iste
r.A
dmin
istr
atio
n re
quir
es s
peci
al e
rror
cor
rect
ion
and
feed
back
pro
cedu
res.
Whe
n to
use
it:Su
itabl
e fo
r ad
min
istr
atio
n fr
om k
inde
rgar
ten
to a
dults
.H
ow to
inte
rpre
t the
resu
lts:
Aut
hors
pro
vide
"re
com
men
ded
min
imum
sco
res"
bas
ed o
nth
eir
clin
ical
exp
erie
nce.
Chi
ldre
n w
ho s
core
bel
ow th
ese
leve
ls w
ill li
kely
hav
e di
ffic
ulty
acq
uiri
ng a
lpha
betic
read
ing
skill
s.
Whe
re to
get i
t:PR
O-E
D P
ublis
hing
Com
pany
, 870
0 Sh
oal C
reek
Blv
d.,
Aus
tin, T
X 7
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elep
hone
: 512
-451
-324
6.L
inki
ng th
e
asse
ssm
ent
asse
ssm
ent :
Thi
s as
sess
men
t ide
ntif
ies
child
ren'
s st
reng
ths
and
area
s fo
rim
prov
emen
t in
disc
rim
inat
ing
betw
een
and
amon
g sp
ecif
icE
arly
rem
edia
tion
can
be c
ondu
cted
bas
ed o
n th
ese
find
ings
to im
prov
e ph
onol
ogic
al p
roce
ssin
g.
How
long
it ta
kes:
App
roxi
mat
ely
20 m
inut
es p
er c
hild
.Fe
e:Y
es
14
AL
PHA
BE
TIC
UN
DE
RST
AN
DIN
G
Nam
e: T
he N
ames
Tes
t: A
Qui
ckA
sses
smen
t of
Dec
odin
g A
bilit
y(C
unni
ngha
m, 1
990)
Publ
ishe
r: I
nter
natio
nal R
eadi
ng A
ssoc
iatio
n
Gra
de L
evel
:B
egin
ning
of
Seco
nd, T
hird
, and
Fou
rth
Gra
des,
Spe
cial
Edu
catio
n, a
nd A
dult
Purp
ose:
To
eval
uate
how
wel
l stu
dent
s de
code
wor
ds th
at a
re n
ot in
thei
r si
ght v
ocab
ular
ies.
Pro
vide
s te
ache
rs w
ith a
tool
for
dia
gnos
ing
deco
ding
skill
s.
Wha
t it i
s:St
uden
ts a
re p
rese
nted
with
a li
st o
f 25
dec
odab
le f
irst
and
last
nam
es a
nd a
re a
sked
to r
ead
the
nam
es a
loud
. Nam
esre
ad c
orre
ctly
are
sco
red
and
thos
e m
ispr
onou
nced
pro
vide
patte
rns
of d
ecod
ing
stre
ngth
s an
d w
eakn
esse
s.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:A
ccur
ate
and
flue
nt w
ord
read
ing
is a
str
ong
pred
icto
r of
futu
re r
eadi
ng g
row
th a
nd d
evel
opm
ent.
To
cons
ider
:L
ack
of a
dditi
onal
thre
e-or
-mor
e-sy
llabl
e w
ords
and
the
lack
of n
ames
for
sev
eral
com
mon
syl
labl
es li
mit
the
usef
ulne
ssof
the
test
for
mor
e sk
illed
rea
ders
.W
hen
tous
e it:
Can
be
adm
inis
tere
d at
the
begi
nnin
g of
sec
ond,
thir
d, a
ndfo
urth
gra
des
as a
scr
eene
r fo
r de
codi
ng a
bilit
y. C
an a
lso
beus
ed b
y re
med
ial a
nd s
peci
al e
duca
tion
teac
hers
to e
valu
ate
stud
ent d
ecod
ing
abili
ty u
p to
adu
lt ag
es.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Use
of
loca
l nor
ms
may
pro
ve m
ost h
elpf
ul. A
ccor
ding
toth
e au
thor
, the
ave
rage
sec
ond-
grad
e st
uden
t sho
uld
be a
ble
to r
ead
half
the
nam
es c
orre
ctly
, and
a ty
pica
l fif
th g
rade
rsh
ould
be
able
to r
ead
mos
t of
the
nam
es c
orre
ctly
.W
here
toge
t it:
Proc
edur
es f
or a
dmin
istr
atio
n an
d sc
orin
g ar
e pr
inte
d in
The
Rea
ding
Tea
cher
, 199
0, V
olum
e 44
, pag
es 1
24-1
29.
Inte
rnat
iona
l Rea
ding
Ass
ocia
tion,
800
Bar
ksda
le R
oad,
PO
Box
813
9, N
ewar
k, D
E 1
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elep
hone
: 302
-731
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00
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Stud
ents
who
can
dec
ode
shor
t nam
es b
ut h
ave
diff
icul
tyw
ith lo
nger
nam
es m
ay b
enef
it fr
om in
stru
ctio
n in
dec
odin
glo
nger
, mul
tisyl
labi
c w
ords
. Stu
dent
s w
ho a
re s
ucce
ssfu
l at
mos
t ini
tial c
onso
nant
s an
d di
grap
hs b
ut w
ho h
ave
diff
icul
tyw
ith w
ords
that
beg
in w
ith b
lend
s, m
ight
ben
efit
from
inst
ruct
ion
with
ble
nds.
Stu
dent
s w
ho h
ave
diff
icul
ty w
ithth
e lo
ng "
vow
el/c
onso
nant
/e"
(Vic
e) s
pelli
ng p
atte
rn o
fce
rtai
n w
ords
may
ben
efit
from
lear
ning
suc
h w
ords
.H
ow lo
ngit
take
s:U
ntim
edFe
e:N
o
17
AL
PHA
BE
TIC
UN
DE
RST
AN
DIN
G
Nam
e: W
ord-
Atta
ck S
ubte
st o
f th
eW
oodc
ock
Rea
ding
Mas
tery
Tes
tRev
ised
(W
oodc
ock,
198
7)Pu
blis
her:
Am
eric
an G
uida
nce
Serv
ice
Ass
essm
ent
Wor
d-A
ttack
Sub
test
of
the
Woo
dcoc
k R
eadi
ng M
aste
ryT
estR
evis
ed
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Tw
elft
h G
rade
Purp
ose:
A d
iagn
ostic
test
of
child
ren'
s ab
ility
to a
pply
kno
wle
dge
of le
tter-
soun
d co
rres
pond
ence
s in
dec
odin
g co
mpl
ex n
onw
ords
.
Wha
t it i
s:In
divi
dual
ly a
dmin
iste
red
test
con
sist
ing
of a
ser
ies
ofin
crea
sing
ly c
ompl
ex n
onw
ords
that
chi
ldre
n ar
e as
ked
toso
und
out a
s be
st a
s th
ey c
an.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Ph
onet
ic r
eadi
ng a
bilit
y is
one
of
the
stro
nges
t mea
sure
s of
child
ren'
s ab
ility
to a
pply
kno
wle
dge
of le
tter-
soun
dco
rres
pond
ence
s in
dec
odin
g w
ords
.
To
cons
ider
:T
his
mea
sure
doe
s no
t allo
w a
n as
sess
men
t of
child
ren'
sab
ility
to c
ombi
ne p
hone
tic d
ecod
ing
with
the
use
of c
onte
xtto
arr
ive
at th
e co
rrec
t pro
nunc
iatio
n of
a w
ord.
Whe
n to
use
it:K
inde
rgar
ten
thro
ugh
Gra
de 1
2 as
a s
cree
ning
mea
sure
.H
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
Com
pute
r sc
orin
g pr
ovid
es a
n in
stru
ctio
nal l
evel
pro
file
.T
he e
xam
iner
can
(1)
ana
lyze
err
ors,
(2)
des
crib
e th
est
uden
t's le
vel o
f de
velo
pmen
t, (3
) de
scri
be th
e qu
ality
of
perf
orm
ance
by
repo
rtin
g R
elat
ive
Perf
orm
ance
Ind
exdi
ffer
ence
sco
res
or in
stru
ctio
nal r
ange
s, a
nd (
4) r
epor
tst
uden
t sta
ndin
g in
a g
roup
by
repo
rtin
g pe
rcen
tile
rank
or
stan
dard
sco
res.
Whe
re to
get i
t:A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
e, 4
201
Woo
dlan
d R
oad,
Cir
cle
Pine
s, M
N 5
5014
-179
6, T
elep
hone
: 800
-328
-256
0.L
inki
ng th
eas
sess
men
tto in
stru
ctio
n:
An
anal
ysis
of
the
erro
rs in
this
ass
essm
ent c
an id
entif
yle
tter-
soun
d co
rres
pond
ence
s ne
edin
g fu
rthe
r in
stru
ctio
n an
dpr
actic
e.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Unt
imed
Fee:
Yes
18
4849
AL
PHA
BE
TIC
UN
DE
RST
AN
DIN
G
Nam
e: D
iagn
ostic
Rea
ding
Sca
les
(Spa
che,
198
1)Pu
blis
her:
CT
B M
cGra
w-H
ill
Gra
de L
evel
:Fi
rst G
rade
Seve
nth
Gra
de
Dia
gnos
tic R
eadi
ng S
cale
s
Purp
ose:
An
indi
vidu
ally
adm
inis
tere
d se
ries
of
scal
es d
esig
ned
to a
sses
s de
codi
ng s
kills
.W
hat i
t is:
The
test
con
sist
s of
thre
e lis
ts o
f w
ords
, 22
read
ing
pass
ages
of g
radu
ated
dif
ficu
lty, a
nd 2
3 su
pple
men
tary
wor
d-an
alys
isan
d ph
onic
s te
sts.
Wor
d an
alys
is a
nd p
honi
cs s
ubte
sts
are
desi
gned
to g
ive
the
exam
iner
a d
etai
led
anal
ysis
of
phon
ickn
owle
dge
and
wor
d-an
alys
is s
kills
.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:C
ompr
ehen
sive
ass
essm
ent o
f or
al a
nd s
ilent
rea
ding
ski
llsan
d au
dito
ry c
ompr
ehen
sion
.T
o co
nsid
er:
Acc
ordi
ng to
Sal
via
and
Yss
eldy
ke (
1998
), s
tand
ardi
zatio
nis
inad
equa
te.
Whe
n to
use
it:G
rade
s 1-
7H
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
Scor
es in
ora
l, si
lent
, and
aud
itory
rea
ding
are
use
d to
dete
rmin
e in
stru
ctio
nal l
evel
, ind
epen
dent
leve
l, an
dpo
tent
ial r
eadi
ng le
vel.
Whe
re to
get i
t:C
TB
McG
raw
-Hill
, PO
Box
150
, Mon
tere
y, C
A 9
3942
-01
50, T
elep
hone
: 800
-538
-954
7, F
AX
: 800
-282
-026
6.L
inki
ng th
eas
sess
men
tto in
stru
ctio
n:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t can
be
used
dia
gnos
tical
ly to
det
erm
ine
stre
ngth
s an
d w
eakn
esse
s in
lette
r-so
und
corr
espo
nden
ces
and
plan
app
ropr
iate
inte
rven
tion
stra
tegi
es.
How
long
it ta
kes:
App
roxi
mat
ely
60 m
inut
esFe
e:Y
es
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
19
AL
PHA
BE
TIC
UN
DE
RST
AN
DIN
G
Nam
e: R
eadi
ng I
nven
tory
for
the
Cla
ssro
om (
Flyn
t & C
oote
r,19
98)
Publ
ishe
r: P
rent
ice-
Hal
lR
eadi
ng I
nven
tory
for
the
Cla
ssro
om
Gra
de L
evel
:Fi
rst G
rade
Tw
elft
h G
rade
Purp
ose:
Des
igne
d to
ass
ist t
each
ers
in th
e pl
acem
ent o
f st
uden
ts w
ith a
ppro
pria
te r
eadi
ngan
d in
stru
ctio
nal m
ater
ials
. Can
be
used
for
edu
catin
g
pres
ervi
ce a
nd in
serv
ice
teac
hers
in r
eadi
ng a
sses
smen
t and
inte
rpre
tatio
nof
res
ults
.
Wha
t it i
s:A
hol
istic
app
roac
h to
rea
ding
ass
essm
ent t
hat i
nclu
des
the
inte
rest
s an
d at
titud
es s
tude
nts
may
hav
e ab
out r
eadi
ng.
Ass
essm
ent i
s di
vide
d in
to f
our
form
s (A
, B, C
, and
D)
each
com
pose
d of
thre
e se
ctio
ns: s
ente
nces
to d
eter
min
e in
itial
pass
age
sele
ctio
n, th
e re
adin
g pa
ssag
e,an
d ac
com
pany
ing
asse
ssm
ent p
roto
cols
. Mis
cue
anal
ysis
for
eac
h pa
ssag
ehe
lps
exam
iner
s id
entif
y er
ror
patte
rns
and
deve
lop
inte
rven
tion
stra
tegi
es.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
Impo
rtan
t:C
ompr
ehen
sive
ass
essm
ent o
f re
adin
g sk
ills
prov
ides
insi
ghts
into
the
read
ing
of c
onne
cted
text
, wor
d an
alys
is,
stor
y an
d co
nten
t com
preh
ensi
on, a
nd m
iscu
e an
alys
is.
To
cons
ider
:M
ay b
e tim
e co
nsum
ing
to a
dmin
iste
r.
Whe
n to
use
it:A
s a
scre
enin
g to
ol b
egin
ning
ear
ly in
fir
st g
rade
thro
ugh
Gra
de 1
2.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
A s
cori
ng c
hart
is p
rovi
ded
at th
e en
d of
eac
h as
sess
men
t
prot
ocol
.
Whe
re to
get i
t:Pr
entic
e-H
all,
Inc.
, Upp
er S
addl
e R
iver
, NJ
0745
8,T
elep
hone
: 800
-643
-550
6.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t hel
ps te
ache
rs id
entif
y pa
ttern
s of
err
ors
and
prov
ides
pos
sibl
e in
terv
entio
n st
rate
gies
.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Var
ies
by in
itial
stu
dent
ski
ll le
vel.
Fee:
Yes
i
20
I
AL
PHA
BE
TIC
UN
DE
RST
AN
DIN
G
Nam
e: D
ynam
ic I
ndic
ator
s of
Bas
icE
arly
Lite
racy
Ski
lls (
DIB
EL
S)-
Non
sens
e W
ord
Flue
ncy
Publ
ishe
r: C
BM
Net
wor
k, S
choo
l Psy
chol
ogy
Prog
ram
, Col
lege
of
Edu
catio
n,U
nive
rsity
of
Ore
gon
Gra
de L
evel
:Fi
rst G
rade
Ass
essm
ent
DIB
EL
S -
Non
sens
e W
ord
Flue
ncy
Purp
ose:
Mea
sure
s kn
owle
dge
of le
tter
soun
ds a
nd a
bilit
y to
use
them
to r
ead
nons
ense
wor
ds. U
sed
to id
entif
y ch
ildre
n at
ris
k of
rea
ding
dif
ficu
ltyea
rly,
bef
ore
a lo
w r
eadi
ng tr
ajec
tory
can
be
esta
blis
hed.
Wha
t it i
s:A
n in
divi
dual
ly a
dmin
iste
red,
one
-min
ute
timed
wor
d-re
adin
g fl
uenc
y ta
sk. C
hild
ren
are
pres
ente
d w
ith th
ree-
lette
rno
nsen
se w
ords
that
can
be
segm
ente
d by
pho
nem
es o
rbl
ende
d an
d re
ad a
s w
hole
wor
ds.
Who
sho
uld
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
adm
inis
ter:
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:N
onse
nse
wor
d fl
uenc
y is
a s
tron
g m
easu
re o
f ch
ildre
n's
abili
ty to
app
ly k
now
ledg
e of
lette
r-so
und
corr
espo
nden
ces
in d
ecod
ing
wor
ds.
To
cons
ider
:D
IBE
LS
are
indi
cato
rs o
f ea
rly
liter
acy
skill
s an
d ar
e no
tin
tend
ed to
be
exha
ustiv
e of
the
skill
s ne
cess
ary
for
succ
ess
in le
arni
ng to
rea
d.
Whe
n to
use
it:In
tend
ed f
or m
ost c
hild
ren
from
beg
inni
ng f
irst
gra
deth
roug
h th
e en
d of
fir
st g
rade
. It m
ay b
e ap
prop
riat
e fo
rm
onito
ring
the
prog
ress
of
olde
r ch
ildre
n w
ith lo
w s
kills
inle
tter-
soun
d co
rres
pond
ence
or
blen
ding
.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Chi
ldre
n w
ho p
rodu
ce 4
0-60
lette
r so
unds
on
this
mea
sure
are
dem
onst
ratin
g su
ffic
ient
pho
nolo
gica
l aw
aren
ess
skill
tobe
con
side
red
on a
suc
cess
ful r
eadi
ng tr
ajec
tory
. Chi
ldre
nw
ho s
core
mar
kedl
y le
ss th
an 4
0-60
sho
uld
be p
rovi
ded
addi
tiona
l and
str
ateg
ic in
stru
ctio
n.
Whe
re to
get i
t:C
BM
Net
wor
k, S
choo
l Psy
chol
ogy
Prog
ram
, Col
lege
of
Edu
catio
n, 5
208
Uni
vers
ity o
f O
rego
n, E
ugen
e, O
R 9
7403
-52
08, T
elep
hone
: 541
-346
-241
2.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Stud
ents
who
are
not
acc
urat
e an
d fl
uent
on
this
mea
sure
can
bene
fit f
rom
add
ition
al in
stru
ctio
n on
ble
ndin
g w
ords
and
addi
tiona
l exp
licit
inst
ruct
ion
on th
ose
lette
r so
unds
with
whi
ch th
ey h
ave
diff
icul
ty.
How
long
it ta
kes:
1 m
inut
eFe
e:Y
es
21
5455
AL
PHA
BE
TIC
UN
DE
RST
AN
DIN
G
Nam
e: A
n O
bser
vatio
n Su
rvey
of
Ear
lyL
itera
cy A
chie
vem
ent (
Cla
y,19
93)
Publ
ishe
r: H
eine
man
n
Gra
de L
evel
:B
egin
ning
Fir
st G
rade
An
Obs
erva
tion
Surv
ey o
f E
arly
Lite
racy
Ach
ieve
men
t
Purp
ose:
A d
irec
t and
sys
tem
atic
app
roac
h de
sign
ed to
obs
erve
and
eva
luat
e st
uden
t pro
gres
s in
ear
ly li
tera
cy.
Wha
t it i
s:A
com
pila
tion
of s
tand
ardi
zed
obse
rvat
iona
l tas
ks te
ache
rsm
ay c
ondu
ct to
ass
ess
stud
ents
who
are
not
mak
ing
adeq
uate
prog
ress
. Obs
erva
tion
task
s in
clud
e ru
nnin
g re
cord
s, le
tter
iden
tific
atio
n, c
once
pts
abou
t pri
nt, w
ord
test
s, w
ritin
g, a
ndhe
arin
g so
unds
in w
ords
.
Who
sho
uld
idm
nste
r.ad
min
iste
r:i
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Sy
stem
atic
obs
erva
tion
of s
tude
nt p
erfo
rman
ce a
llow
ste
ache
rs to
clo
sely
mon
itor
prog
ress
, ide
ntif
y em
ergi
ngsk
ills,
and
targ
et s
peci
fic
wea
knes
ses
for
inte
rven
tion.
To
cons
ider
:M
ay b
e tim
e co
nsum
ing
to a
dmin
iste
r.
Whe
n to
use
it:B
egin
ning
fir
st g
rade
(ag
e 6
year
s) f
or s
tude
nts
not
dem
onst
ratin
g ad
equa
te p
rogr
ess.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
The
aut
hor
prov
ides
spe
cifi
c in
form
atio
n fo
r in
terp
retin
gsc
ores
for
run
ning
rec
ords
and
oth
er o
bser
vatio
n ta
sks
outli
ned
in th
e bo
ok.
Whe
re to
get i
t:H
eine
man
n, 3
61 H
anov
er S
tree
t, Po
rtsm
outh
, NH
038
01-
3912
, Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-7
93-2
154.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t pro
vide
s de
taile
d di
agno
stic
info
rmat
ion
that
hel
ps te
ache
rs id
entif
y re
adin
g st
rate
gies
to im
prov
ech
ildre
n's
read
ing
skill
s.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Var
ies
by c
hild
.Fe
e:Y
es
5622
57
SPE
LL
ING
Nam
e: T
est o
f W
ritte
n Sp
ellin
g-3
(TW
S-.3
1
Publ
ishe
r: P
RO
-ED
Pub
lishi
ng C
ompa
nyA
sses
smen
tT
est o
f W
ritte
n Sp
ellin
g-3
(TW
S-3)
Gra
de L
evel
:Fi
rst G
rade
Tw
elft
h G
rade
Purp
ose:
A c
omm
erci
ally
pub
lishe
d te
st d
esig
ned
to a
sses
s th
e sp
ellin
g ab
ility
of
stud
ents
fro
m e
arly
fir
st g
rade
thro
ugh
twel
fth
grad
e.
Wha
t it i
s:T
he T
WS-
3 us
es a
dic
tatio
n fo
rmat
in w
hich
the
test
er r
eads
a w
ord,
use
s th
e w
ord
in a
sen
tenc
e, a
nd r
eads
the
wor
d a
seco
nd ti
me
in is
olat
ion.
The
stu
dent
then
wri
tes
the
wor
d.T
wo
subt
est s
core
s (P
redi
ctab
le W
ords
and
Unp
redi
ctab
leW
ords
) an
d a
tota
l sco
re a
re c
onve
rted
into
raw
sco
res,
perc
entil
es, s
tand
ard
scor
es, a
nd a
ge-
and
grad
e-qu
ival
ent
scor
es.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
Impo
rtan
t:U
sefu
l for
iden
tifyi
ng s
tren
gths
and
wea
knes
ses
in s
pelli
ngan
d w
ritin
g pa
ttern
s.
To
cons
ider
:R
esul
ts m
ay n
ot a
dequ
atel
y re
flec
t the
cur
ricu
lum
con
tent
man
y st
uden
ts a
re e
xpec
ted
to le
arn.
Whe
n to
use
it:A
s a
scre
enin
g to
ol b
egin
ning
ear
ly in
fir
st g
rade
thro
ugh
Gra
de 1
2.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Perc
entil
e sc
ores
allo
w c
ompa
riso
n to
a r
epre
sent
ativ
e
sam
ple.
Whe
re to
get i
t:PR
O-E
D P
ublis
hing
Com
pany
, 870
0 Sh
oal C
reek
Blv
d.,
Aus
tin, T
X 7
8757
-689
7, T
elep
hone
: 512
-451
-324
6.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t pro
vide
s an
ana
lysi
s of
mis
spel
lings
that
can
be d
irec
tly li
nked
to in
stru
ctio
nal i
nter
vent
ions
.
How
long
it ta
kes:
App
roxi
mat
ely
20 m
inut
esFe
e:Y
es
24
VO
CA
BU
LA
RY
Nam
e: P
eabo
dy P
ictu
re V
ocab
ular
y T
est -
III
Publ
ishe
r: A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
e
Gra
de L
evel
:2
1/2
Yea
rsA
dult
Peab
ody
Pict
ure
Voc
abul
ary
Tes
t-II
I (P
PVT
-III
)
Purp
ose:
A b
road
-ban
d, in
divi
dual
ly a
dmin
iste
red,
nor
m-r
efer
ence
d te
st d
esig
ned
to m
easu
re r
ecep
tive
voca
bula
ry a
cqui
sitio
n an
d se
rve
as a
scre
enin
g te
st o
f ve
rbal
abi
lity.
Wha
t it i
s:T
he P
PVT
-III
is p
rese
nted
in e
asel
for
mat
allo
win
g th
eex
amin
er to
pre
sent
a s
erie
s of
pla
tes
with
fou
r pi
ctur
esea
ch. T
he e
xam
iner
rea
ds a
stim
ulus
wor
d fo
r ea
ch p
late
,an
d th
e st
uden
t poi
nts
to th
e pi
ctur
e th
at b
est r
epre
sent
s th
est
imul
us w
ord.
Who
sho
uld
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lad
min
iste
r:m
anua
l.
Why
it's
Impo
rtan
t:U
sefu
l for
scr
eeni
ng d
evel
opm
ent o
f a
child
's r
ecep
tive
voca
bula
ry c
ompa
red
to a
nat
iona
l sam
ple.
To
cons
ider
: Lim
ited
diag
nost
ic u
se.
Whe
n to
use
it:B
egin
ning
at a
ge 2
1/2
yea
rs to
90+
yea
rs.
How
toSc
ores
are
rep
orte
d as
sta
ndar
d sc
ores
, per
cent
iles,
sta
nine
s,in
terp
ret
norm
al-c
urve
equ
ival
ents
, and
age
-equ
ival
ent s
core
s.th
e re
sults
:W
here
toge
t it:
Am
eric
an G
uida
nce
Serv
ice,
420
1 W
oodl
and
Roa
d, P
O B
ox99
, Cir
cle
Pine
s, M
N 5
5014
-179
6, T
elep
hone
: 800
-328
-25
60.
Lin
king
the
Stud
ents
who
sco
re in
low
er p
erce
ntile
s in
this
test
may
asse
ssm
ent
bene
fit f
rom
str
ateg
ies
to b
uild
voc
abul
ary
incl
udin
g ex
plic
itto in
stru
ctio
nin
stru
ctio
n an
d in
depe
nden
t rea
ding
.
How
long
it ta
kes:
11-1
2 m
inut
esFe
e:Y
es
26
6465
Commercially
Published Norm-Referenced
Standarized
Instructions nformal
Measure Diagnostic
Screening
Progress
Monitoring Skill Grouping
ndividually
Administered Group
Administered Timed
Alternate
Forms Research-Based
Production
Type Responses
Oral Responding
RE
AD
ING
CO
NN
EC
TE
DT
EX
T
Nam
e: G
ray
Ora
l Rea
ding
Tes
t - T
hird
Edi
tion
(Wie
derh
old
& B
ryan
t,19
92)
Publ
ishe
r: P
RO
-ED
Pub
lishi
ng C
ompa
ny
Ora
l, O
ral R
eadi
ng T
est -
Thi
rdE
ditio
n
Gra
de L
evel
:Fi
rst G
rade
Tw
elft
h G
rade
Purp
ose:
To
iden
tify
child
ren
who
lack
the
phon
etic
str
ateg
ies
to r
ead
new
wor
ds in
pas
sage
s an
d th
e ab
ility
to r
etri
eve
sigh
t wor
ds f
rom
mem
ory.
Wha
t it i
s:T
his
test
con
sist
s of
13
incr
easi
ngly
dif
ficu
lt co
ntro
lled
pass
ages
, eac
h fo
llow
ed b
y 5
com
preh
ensi
on q
uest
ions
.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Ph
onet
ic r
eadi
ng a
bilit
y is
one
of
the
stro
nges
t mea
sure
s of
child
ren'
s ab
ility
to a
pply
kno
wle
dge
of le
tter-
soun
dco
rres
pond
ence
s in
dec
odin
g w
ords
.
To
cons
ider
:L
acks
sen
sitiv
ity o
f in
divi
dual
dif
fere
nces
in w
ord
read
ing
abili
ty a
t ver
y lo
w le
vels
of
perf
orm
ance
suc
h as
thos
e fo
und
in b
egin
ning
fir
st g
rade
rs o
r re
ader
s w
ith d
isab
ilitie
s th
roug
hse
cond
gra
de. T
he p
assa
ges
begi
n at
too
high
a le
vel f
orch
ildre
n w
ith v
ery
poor
or
unde
rdev
elop
ed r
eadi
ng s
kills
.
Whe
n to
use
it:M
ay b
e us
ed f
or s
tude
nts
in g
rade
s 1-
12.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
A m
easu
re o
f or
al r
eadi
ng is
obt
aine
d by
rec
ordi
ng th
e tim
eit
take
s fo
r th
e ch
ildre
n to
rea
d ea
ch p
assa
ge. O
ral r
eadi
ngra
te c
an b
e co
mpa
red
to a
nor
mat
ive
sam
ple.
Whe
re to
get i
t:PR
O-E
D P
ublis
hing
Com
pany
, 870
0 Sh
oal C
reek
Blv
d.,
Aus
tin, T
X 7
8757
-689
7, T
elep
hone
: 512
-451
-324
6.L
inki
ng th
eas
sess
men
tto in
stru
ctio
n:
Ana
lysi
s of
err
ors
can
guid
e in
terv
entio
ns f
or s
tren
gthe
ning
skill
s in
usi
ng le
tter-
soun
d co
rres
pond
ence
s to
dec
ode
wor
ds.
How
long
it ta
kes:
15-3
0 m
inut
esFe
e:Y
es
28
RE
AD
ING
CO
NN
EC
TE
DT
EX
T
Nam
e: T
est o
f O
ral R
eadi
ng F
luen
cy(D
eno
& M
arst
on, 1
987)
Publ
ishe
r: C
hild
ren'
s E
duca
tiona
l Ser
vice
s
Gra
de L
evel
:Fi
rst G
rade
Sixt
h G
rade
Tes
t of
Ora
l Rea
ding
Flu
ency
Purp
ose:
To
eval
uate
gro
wth
and
dev
elop
men
t of
oral
rea
ding
flu
ency
and
acc
urac
y.W
hat i
t is:
Cur
ricu
lum
-ind
epen
dent
, one
-min
ute
timed
ora
l rea
ding
pass
ages
for
initi
al s
cree
ning
and
stu
dent
pro
gres
sm
onito
ring
. Scr
eeni
ng p
assa
ges
are
prov
ided
for
gra
des
1-6
alon
g w
ith 2
0 al
tern
ate
form
s (l
evel
s A
-D)
for
form
ativ
eev
alua
tion.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:A
ccur
ate
and
flue
nt w
ord
read
ing
is a
str
ong
pred
icto
r of
futu
re r
eadi
ng g
row
th a
nd d
evel
opm
ent.
Wor
d re
adin
gfl
uenc
y is
str
ongl
y co
rrel
ated
with
rea
ding
com
preh
ensi
onsk
ill.
To
cons
ider
:L
acks
sen
sitiv
ity o
f in
divi
dual
dif
fere
nces
in w
ord
read
ing
abili
ty a
t ver
y lo
w le
vels
of
perf
orm
ance
suc
h as
thos
e fo
und
in b
egin
ning
fir
st g
rade
rs o
r re
ader
s w
ith d
isab
ilitie
s th
roug
hse
cond
gra
de. T
he p
assa
ges
begi
n at
too
high
a le
vel f
orch
ildre
n w
ith p
oor
or u
nder
deve
lope
d re
adin
g sk
ills.
Whe
n to
use
it:Sp
ring
of
firs
t gra
de a
fter
stu
dent
s ha
ve b
een
intr
oduc
ed to
form
al r
eadi
ng in
stru
ctio
n co
ntin
uing
thro
ugh
Gra
de 6
.H
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
The
num
ber
of w
ords
rea
d co
rrec
tly in
one
min
ute
allo
ws
teac
hers
to c
ompa
re a
chi
ld's
cur
rent
indi
vidu
al p
erfo
rman
cew
ith h
is p
ast p
erfo
rman
ce a
nd w
ith th
e pe
rfor
man
ce o
f hi
sor
her
sam
e-ag
e pe
ers.
Whe
re to
get i
t:C
hild
ren'
s E
duca
tiona
l Ser
vice
s, I
nc.,
1652
6 W
. 78t
h St
reet
,Su
ite 1
62, E
den
Prai
rie,
MN
553
46-4
358.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Stud
ents
who
exh
ibit
accu
racy
but
lack
flu
ency
will
ben
efit
from
flu
ency
-bui
ldin
g ac
tiviti
es, s
uch
as r
epea
ted
read
ings
.A
dia
gnos
tic a
sses
smen
t of
stud
ent e
rror
s w
ill a
llow
teac
hers
to r
etea
ch s
peci
fic
skill
s st
uden
ts h
ave
yet t
om
aste
r. L
ow a
ccur
acy
scor
es in
dica
te n
eed
for
syst
emat
icin
stru
ctio
n in
dec
odin
g an
d w
ord
reco
gniti
on.
How
long
it ta
kes:
One
min
ute
per
pass
age
Fee:
Yes
29
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MPR
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E R
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GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: R
eadi
ng R
eady
: Woo
dcoc
kR
eadi
ng M
aste
ry T
ests
Rev
ised
(Woo
dcoc
k, 1
987)
Publ
ishe
r: A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
eR
eadi
ng R
eady
: Woo
dcoc
kR
eadi
ng M
aste
ry T
ests
Rev
ised
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Tw
elft
h G
rade
Purp
ose:
Des
igne
d to
ass
ess
deve
lopm
ent o
f re
adin
ess
skill
s, b
asic
rea
ding
ski
lls, a
nd r
eadi
ng c
ompr
ehen
sion
ski
lls f
or s
tude
nts
from
kin
derg
arte
nth
roug
h tw
elft
h gr
ade.
Als
o us
ed in
clin
ical
ass
essm
ent a
nd d
iagn
osis
, pla
nnin
g of
pro
gram
s, a
nd r
esea
rch.
Wha
t it i
s:A
bat
tery
of
six
subt
ests
des
igne
d to
eva
luat
e vi
sual
and
audi
tory
lear
ning
, let
ter
iden
tific
atio
n, w
ord
iden
tific
atio
n,w
ord
atta
ck, w
ord
com
preh
ensi
on, a
nd p
assa
geco
mpr
ehen
sion
. Sco
res
obta
ined
fro
m th
e W
RM
T-R
incl
ude
grad
e eq
uiva
lent
s, a
ge e
quiv
alen
ts, a
Rel
ativ
ePe
rfor
man
ce I
ndex
, ins
truc
tiona
l ran
ges,
per
cent
ile r
anks
,an
d st
anda
rd s
core
s.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:T
he s
ix s
epar
ate
subt
ests
pro
vide
mea
sure
s of
pup
il sk
illde
velo
pmen
t in
read
ing
and
read
ing
com
preh
ensi
on.
To
cons
ider
:Sc
reen
ing
purp
oses
onl
y. O
nly
a sm
all n
umbe
r of
item
s pe
rsu
btes
t are
incl
uded
lim
iting
sen
sitiv
ity to
cha
nge
over
tim
e.W
hen
tous
e it:
May
be
used
as
an in
itial
scr
eeni
ng a
nd d
iagn
ostic
tool
for
stud
ents
age
5-1
8.H
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
Rel
ativ
e Pe
rfor
man
ce I
ndex
pro
vide
s in
form
atio
n on
ast
uden
t's r
eadi
ng m
aste
ry, a
s co
mpa
red
with
oth
er s
tude
nts
atth
e sa
me
grad
e le
vel.
Scor
es m
ay b
e pl
otte
d in
a r
ange
to s
how
"eas
y" a
nd "
diff
icul
t" r
eadi
ng le
vels
to a
id in
inst
ruct
iona
lpl
anni
ng. I
nstr
uctio
nal r
ange
is p
rovi
ded
to g
uide
the
leve
l of
inst
ruct
ion
that
wou
ld b
e ap
prop
riat
e fo
r a
stud
ent.
Vis
ual
prof
ile s
core
s en
able
exa
min
ers
to v
isua
lize
stud
ents
'pe
rfor
man
ce o
n th
e si
x te
sts
and
to c
ompa
re p
erfo
rman
ce to
the
Gol
dman
-Fri
stoe
-Woo
dcoc
k an
d th
e W
oodc
ock-
John
son
Psyc
hoed
ucat
iona
l Bat
tery
.W
here
toge
t it:
Am
eric
an G
uida
nce
Serv
ice,
420
1 W
oodl
and
Roa
d, P
OB
ox 9
9, C
ircl
e Pi
nes,
MN
550
14-1
796,
Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-
328-
2560
.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Dia
gnos
tic a
ids
incl
uded
with
the
test
bat
tery
can
hel
p te
ache
rsan
alyz
e an
indi
vidu
al's
rea
ding
per
form
ance
and
iden
tify
spec
ific
inte
rven
tions
that
can
impr
ove
lette
r an
d w
ord
iden
tific
atio
n, w
ord
atta
ck, a
nd w
ord
and
pass
age
com
preh
ensi
on.
How
long
it ta
kes:
App
roxi
mat
ely
1 1/
2 ho
urs
Fee:
Yes
31
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: D
iagn
ostic
Rea
ding
Sca
les
(Spa
che,
198
1)Pu
blis
her:
CT
B M
cGra
w-H
illD
iagn
ostic
Rea
ding
Sca
les
Gra
de L
evel
:Fi
rst G
rade
Seve
nth
Gra
dePu
rpos
e:A
n in
divi
dual
ly a
dmin
iste
red
seri
es o
f sc
ales
des
igne
d to
ass
ess
oral
and
sile
nt r
eadi
ng s
kills
and
aud
itory
com
preh
ensi
on.
Wha
t it i
s:T
he te
st c
onsi
sts
of th
ree
lists
of
wor
ds, 2
2 re
adin
gpa
ssag
es o
f gr
adua
ted
diff
icul
ty, a
nd 2
3 su
pple
men
tary
wor
d-an
alys
is a
nd p
honi
cs te
sts.
Wor
d an
alys
is a
ndph
onic
s su
btes
ts a
re d
esig
ned
to g
ive
the
exam
iner
ade
taile
d an
alys
is o
f ph
onic
kno
wle
dge
and
wor
d-an
alys
issk
ills.
Who
sho
uld
adm
nist
er:
iR
equi
res
expe
rtis
e an
d tr
aini
ng s
peci
fied
in th
e te
chni
cal
man
ual.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:C
ompr
ehen
sive
ass
essm
ent o
f or
al a
nd s
ilent
rea
ding
ski
llsan
d au
dito
ry c
ompr
ehen
sion
.T
o co
nsid
er:
Acc
ordi
ng to
Sal
via
and
Yss
eldy
ke (
1998
), s
tand
ardi
zatio
n is
inad
equa
te.
Whe
n to
use
it:G
rade
s 1-
7H
ow to
inte
rpre
t the
resu
lts:
Scor
es in
ora
l, si
lent
, and
aud
itory
rea
ding
are
use
d to
dete
rmin
e in
stru
ctio
nal l
evel
, ind
epen
dent
leve
l, an
d po
tent
ial
read
ing
leve
l.
Whe
re to
get i
t:C
TB
McG
raw
-Hill
, PO
Box
150
, Mon
tere
y, C
A 9
3942
-01
50, T
elep
hone
: 800
-538
-954
7, F
AX
: 800
-282
-026
6.L
inki
ng th
eas
sess
men
tto in
stru
ctio
n:
Bas
ed o
n pu
pil's
sco
re in
ora
l rea
ding
, the
beg
inni
ngin
stru
ctio
nal l
evel
in r
eadi
ng c
an b
e de
term
ined
. Per
form
ance
on c
ompr
ehen
sion
of
pass
ages
rea
d si
lent
ly c
an b
e us
ed to
asce
rtai
n th
e pu
pil's
inde
pend
ent r
eadi
ng le
vel.
Perf
orm
ance
in a
udito
ry c
ompr
ehen
sion
can
be
used
as
an a
sses
smen
t of
the
pupi
l's p
oten
tial r
eadi
ng le
vel,
whi
ch is
a m
easu
re o
f th
ele
vel a
t whi
ch th
e st
uden
t cou
ld r
ead
if in
stru
cted
.
How
long
it ta
kes:
App
roxi
mat
ely
60 m
inut
esFe
e:Y
es
32
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MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: R
eadi
ng I
nven
tory
for
the
Cla
ssro
om (
Flyn
t & C
oote
r,19
98)
Publ
ishe
r: P
rent
ice-
Hal
lR
eadi
ng I
nven
tory
for
the
Cla
ssro
om
Gra
de L
evel
:Fi
rst G
rade
Tw
elft
h G
rade
Purp
ose:
Des
igne
d to
ass
ist t
each
ers
in th
e pl
acem
ent o
f st
uden
ts w
ith a
ppro
pria
te r
eadi
ng a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal m
ater
ials
. Can
be
used
for
edu
catin
gpr
eser
vice
and
inse
rvic
e te
ache
rs in
rea
ding
ass
essm
ent a
nd in
terp
reta
tion
of r
esul
ts.
Wha
t it i
s:A
hol
istic
app
roac
h to
rea
ding
ass
essm
ent t
hat i
nclu
des
the
inte
rest
s an
d at
titud
es a
stu
dent
may
hav
e ab
out r
eadi
ng.
Ass
essm
ent i
s di
vide
d in
to f
our
form
s (A
, B, C
and
D)
each
com
pose
d of
thre
e se
ctio
ns: s
ente
nces
to d
eter
min
e in
itial
pass
age
sele
ctio
n, th
e re
adin
g pa
ssag
e, a
nd a
ccom
pany
ing
asse
ssm
ent p
roto
cols
. Mis
cue
anal
ysis
for
eac
h pa
ssag
ehe
lps
exam
iner
s id
entif
y er
ror
patte
rns
and
deve
lop
inte
rven
tion
stra
tegi
es.
Who
sho
uld
inst
er:
iad
min
iste
r:R
equi
res
tech
nica
l and
inst
ruct
iona
l exp
ertis
e an
d
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:C
ompr
ehen
sive
ass
essm
ent o
f re
adin
g sk
ills
prov
ides
insi
ghts
into
the
read
ing
of c
onne
cted
text
, wor
d an
alys
is,
stor
y an
d co
nten
t com
preh
ensi
on, a
nd m
iscu
e an
alys
is.
To
cons
ider
:M
ay b
e tim
e co
nsum
ing
to a
dmin
iste
r.
Whe
n to
use
it:A
s a
scre
enin
g to
ol b
egin
ning
ear
ly in
fir
st g
rade
thro
ugh
Gra
de 1
2.H
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
A s
cori
ng c
hart
is p
rovi
ded
at th
e en
d of
eac
h as
sess
men
t
prot
ocol
.
Whe
re to
get i
t:Pr
entic
e-H
all,
Inc.
, Upp
er S
addl
e R
iver
, NJ
0745
8,T
elep
hone
: 800
-643
-550
6.L
inki
ng th
eas
sess
men
tto in
stru
ctio
n:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t pro
vide
s di
agno
stic
info
rmat
ion
from
mis
cue
anal
yses
and
pro
vide
s po
ssib
le in
terv
entio
nst
rate
gies
to im
prov
e sk
ills.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Var
ies
by s
tude
nt.
Fee:
Yes
33
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EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: A
n O
bser
vatio
n Su
rvey
of
Ear
lyL
itera
cy A
chie
vem
ent (
Cla
y,19
93)
Publ
ishe
r: H
eine
man
n
Gra
de L
evel
:B
egin
ning
Fir
st G
rade
An
Obs
erva
tion
Surv
ey o
f E
arly
Lite
racy
Ach
ieve
men
t
Purp
ose:
A d
irec
t and
sys
tem
atic
app
roac
h de
sign
ed to
obs
erve
and
eva
luat
e st
uden
t pro
gres
s in
ear
ly li
tera
cy.
Wha
t it i
s:A
com
pila
tion
of s
tand
ardi
zed
obse
rvat
iona
l tas
ks te
ache
rsm
ay c
ondu
ct to
ass
ess
stud
ents
who
are
not
mak
ing
adeq
uate
prog
ress
. Obs
erva
tion
task
s in
clud
e ru
nnin
g re
cord
s, le
tter
iden
tific
atio
n, c
once
pts
abou
t pri
nt, w
ord
test
s, w
ritin
g an
dhe
arin
g so
unds
in w
ords
.
Who
sho
uld
iin
ster
:ad
min
iste
r:R
equi
res
tech
nica
l and
inst
ruct
iona
l exp
ertis
e an
d
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Sy
stem
atic
obs
erva
tion
of s
tude
nt p
erfo
rman
ce a
llow
ste
ache
rs to
clo
sely
mon
itor
prog
ress
, ide
ntif
y em
ergi
ngsk
ills,
and
targ
et s
peci
fic
wea
knes
ses
for
inte
rven
tion.
To
cons
ider
:M
ay b
e tim
e co
nsum
ing
to le
arn
and
adm
inis
ter.
Whe
n to
use
it:B
egin
ning
fir
st g
rade
(ag
e 6
year
s) f
or s
tude
nts
not
dem
onst
ratin
g ad
equa
te p
rogr
ess.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
The
aut
hor
prov
ides
spe
cifi
c in
form
atio
n fo
r in
terp
retin
gsc
ores
for
run
ning
rec
ords
and
oth
er o
bser
vatio
n ta
sks
outli
ned
in th
e bo
ok.
Whe
re to
get i
t:H
eine
man
n, 3
61 H
anov
er S
tree
t, Po
rtsm
outh
, NH
038
01-
3912
, Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-7
93-2
154.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Det
aile
d di
agno
stic
info
rmat
ion
allo
ws
teac
hers
to id
entif
yes
tabl
ishe
d re
adin
g st
rate
gies
as
wel
l as
thos
e th
at a
re
emer
ging
or
mis
sing
.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Var
ies
by c
hild
.Fe
e:Y
es
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81
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: S
peci
fic
Lev
el A
sses
smen
t of
Aw
aren
ess
of P
rint
and
Sou
nd(H
owel
l, Fo
x, &
Mor
ehea
d,19
93)
Publ
ishe
r: B
rook
s/C
ole
Publ
ishi
ng
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Firs
t Gra
de
Spec
ific
Lev
el A
sses
smen
t of
Aw
aren
ess
of P
rint
and
Sou
nd
Purp
ose:
Mea
sure
s kn
owle
dge
of le
tter
soun
ds a
nd a
bilit
y to
rea
d no
nsen
se w
ords
. Eva
luat
es s
kills
rel
ated
to p
rint
awar
enes
s an
d le
tter-
soun
did
entif
icat
ion.
Wha
t it i
s:Fi
ftee
n di
scre
te ta
sks
rela
ted
to p
rint
aw
aren
ess
and
lette
r-so
und
corr
espo
nden
ce a
re in
form
ally
ass
esse
d by
obs
ervi
ngth
e st
uden
t dir
ectly
or
in c
lass
room
con
text
s.
Who
sho
uld
ii
dmns
ter:
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Pr
elim
inar
y pr
int k
now
ledg
e an
d en
ablin
g ph
onol
ogic
alsk
ills
inte
ract
with
and
are
cau
sally
link
ed to
beg
inni
ngre
adin
g.
To
cons
ider
:St
anda
rdiz
atio
n pr
oced
ures
for
adm
inis
trat
ion
is li
mite
d.
Whe
n to
use
it:K
inde
rgar
ten
thro
ugh
firs
t gra
de. M
ay a
lso
be u
sed
for
olde
rch
ildre
n w
hose
flu
ency
is li
mite
d by
slo
w d
ecod
ing,
poor
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
a p
assa
ge, o
r la
ck o
f ex
peri
ence
in r
eadi
ngfl
uenc
y.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Stud
ents
who
are
suc
cess
ful e
arly
rea
ders
are
usu
ally
hig
hly
accu
rate
on
thes
e ba
sic
skill
s.
Whe
re to
get i
t:H
owel
l, Fo
x, &
Mor
ehea
d (1
993)
. Cur
ricu
lum
-bas
edev
alua
tion:
teac
hing
and
dec
isio
n m
akin
g. C
hapt
er 1
1:"D
ecod
ing,
" pp
. 228
-233
, Pac
ific
Gro
ve, C
A: B
rook
s/C
ole.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
The
pro
cedu
res
used
to e
valu
ate
stud
ent s
kills
in th
e ar
eas
ofaw
aren
ess
of p
rint
and
sou
nd a
re c
lose
ly r
elat
ed to
the
proc
edur
es f
or in
stru
ctio
n. T
each
ers
can
prov
ide
oppo
rtun
ities
for
fre
quen
t pra
ctic
e un
til th
ese
skill
s ar
ele
arne
d.H
ow lo
ngit
take
s:U
ntim
edFe
e:N
o
8235
83
BE
ST
CO
PY
AV
AIL
AB
LE
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: T
akin
g a
Rea
ding
A T
each
er's
Gui
de to
Rea
ding
Ass
essm
ent
(Sou
ther
n C
alif
orni
aC
ompr
ehen
sive
Ass
ista
nce
Cen
ter,
199
7)Pu
blis
her:
Sou
ther
n C
alif
orni
a C
ompr
ehen
sive
Ass
ista
nce
Cen
ter
Tak
ing
a R
eadi
ngA
Tea
cher
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uide
to R
eadi
ng A
sses
smen
t
Gra
de L
evel
:2
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rsG
rade
3+
Purp
ose:
A c
olle
ctio
n of
wid
e-ra
ngin
g as
sess
men
t too
ls d
esig
ned
to p
rovi
de a
n ov
eral
l ind
icat
ion
of r
eadi
ng s
kills
.
Wha
t it i
s:T
wel
ve a
sses
smen
t too
ls p
rovi
de a
n ov
eral
l ass
essm
ent o
fm
any
of th
e co
mpo
nent
s of
ear
ly r
eadi
ng a
cqui
sitio
n.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
Impo
rtan
t:A
var
iety
of
read
ing
subt
ests
can
be
usef
ul in
det
erm
inin
gst
uden
t str
engt
hs a
nd w
eakn
esse
s.T
o co
nsid
er:
Adm
inis
trat
ion
proc
edur
es a
re a
vaila
ble,
but
do
not a
llow
for
stan
dard
izat
ion
of e
ach
asse
ssm
ent.
Whe
n to
use
it:Pr
e-K
, K, 1
, 2, 3
, and
hig
her
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
The
se a
re s
ubte
sts
take
n fr
om o
ther
pop
ular
ass
essm
ent
tool
ssco
res
are
repo
rted
as
raw
sco
res,
and
nor
mat
ive
data
are
not p
rovi
ded
for
this
col
lect
ion
of s
ubte
sts.
Whe
re to
get i
t:So
uthe
rn C
alif
orni
a C
ompr
ehen
sive
Ass
ista
nce
Cen
ter
(CA
C),
Los
Ang
eles
Cou
nty
Off
ice
of E
duca
tion,
930
0Im
peri
al H
wy,
Dow
ney,
CA
902
42-2
890,
Tel
epho
ne: 5
62-
922-
6343
.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Dia
gnos
tic in
form
atio
n fr
om e
ach
subt
est c
an b
e us
ed to
plan
inst
ruct
iona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d id
entif
y st
reng
ths
and
area
s ne
edin
g im
prov
emen
t.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Var
ies
depe
ndin
g on
sub
test
s gi
ven.
Fee:
Yes
84
36
85
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: P
eabo
dy I
ndiv
idua
l Ach
ieve
men
tT
estR
evis
ed (
PIA
T-R
) (1
997)
Publ
ishe
r: A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
ePe
abod
y In
divi
dual
Ach
ieve
men
tT
estR
evis
ed (
PIA
T-R
)
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Tw
elft
h G
rade
Purp
ose:
Des
igne
d to
pro
vide
a w
ide-
rang
ing
scre
enin
g m
easu
re o
f ac
adem
ic a
chie
vem
ent i
n si
x co
nten
t are
as.
Wha
t it i
s:A
n in
divi
dual
ly a
dmin
iste
red
batte
ry o
f si
x su
btes
tsde
sign
ed to
eva
luat
e m
athe
mat
ics,
rea
ding
rec
ogni
tion,
read
ing
com
preh
ensi
on, s
pelli
ng, g
ener
al in
form
atio
n, a
ndw
ritte
n ex
pres
sion
. Sco
res
for
all b
ut w
ritte
n ex
pres
sion
incl
ude
age
and
grad
e eq
uiva
lent
s, g
rade
and
age
-bas
est
anda
rd s
core
s, p
erce
ntile
ran
ks, n
orm
al-c
urve
equ
ival
ent,
and
stan
ines
. Sco
res
for
wri
tten
expr
essi
on in
clud
e gr
ade-
base
d st
anin
es a
nd d
evel
opm
enta
l sca
led
scor
es.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:T
he s
ubte
sts
prov
ide
thre
e co
mpo
site
sco
res:
tota
l rea
ding
,to
tal t
est,
and
wri
tten
lang
uage
.T
o co
nsid
er:
Scre
enin
g pu
rpos
es o
nly.
Onl
y a
smal
l num
ber
of it
ems
are
incl
uded
in e
ach
subt
est.
Whe
n to
use
it:M
ay b
e us
ed a
s an
initi
al s
cree
ning
and
dia
gnos
tic to
ol.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Scor
es a
llow
com
pari
sons
to n
orm
ed g
roup
.
Whe
re to
get i
t:A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
e, 4
201
Woo
dlan
d R
oad,
PO B
ox 9
9, C
ircl
e Pi
nes,
MN
550
14-1
796,
Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-
328-
2560
.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
The
stu
dent
's r
elat
ive
stre
ngth
s an
d ne
ed f
or im
prov
emen
tfo
r ea
ch s
ubte
st c
an h
elp
guid
e pl
acem
ent d
ecis
ions
inre
adin
g cl
asse
s.
How
long
it ta
kes:
App
roxi
mat
ely
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Publ
ishe
r: T
he P
sych
olog
ical
Cor
pora
tion
Ass
essm
ent
Stan
ford
Dia
gnos
tic R
eadi
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est-
4 (S
DR
T-4
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Gra
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rst G
rade
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elft
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rade
Purp
ose:
A c
omm
erci
ally
pub
lishe
d te
st d
esig
ned
to id
entif
y sp
ecif
ic s
tren
gths
and
are
as n
eedi
ng im
prov
emen
t in
read
ing.
Wha
t it i
s:A
gro
up-a
dmin
iste
red
batte
ry th
at s
ampl
es f
our
skill
dom
ains
: pho
netic
ana
lysi
s, v
ocab
ular
y, c
ompr
ehen
sion
, and
scan
ning
. Six
sco
res
can
be o
btai
ned:
raw
sco
res,
pro
gres
sin
dica
tors
, per
cent
ile r
anks
, sta
nine
s, g
rade
equ
ival
ents
, and
scal
ed s
core
s.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:U
sefu
l for
iden
tifyi
ng a
chi
ld's
ski
lls in
a r
ange
of
dom
ains
of r
eadi
ng.
To
cons
ider
:A
ltern
ate
form
s av
aila
ble
for
only
thre
e le
vels
of
asse
ssm
ent.
Whe
n to
use
it:In
tend
ed f
or u
se w
ith lo
w a
chie
vers
and
may
be
used
as
asc
reen
ing
and
diag
nost
ic to
ol.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Scor
es a
llow
com
pari
sons
to n
orm
ed g
roup
.
Whe
re to
get i
t:T
he P
sych
olog
ical
Cor
pora
tion,
555
Aca
dem
ic C
ourt
, San
Ant
onio
, TX
782
04-2
498,
Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-2
11-8
378.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Nor
m-r
efer
ence
d sc
ores
can
be
used
to m
ake
plac
emen
tde
cisi
ons,
iden
tify
read
ing
stre
ngth
s an
d ar
eas
need
ing
impr
ovem
ent,
eval
uate
pup
il pr
ogre
ss, a
nd id
entif
y tr
ends
inre
adin
g ac
hiev
emen
t at t
he c
lass
, sch
ool,
and
dist
rict
leve
l.A
com
pute
r-ge
nera
ted
scor
ing
serv
ice
can
prov
ide
a de
taile
dan
alys
is o
f th
e pe
rfor
man
ce o
f a
sing
le p
upil.
How
long
it ta
kes:
1 1/
2 ho
urs
Fee:
Yes
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d te
st d
esig
ned
to id
entif
y sp
ecif
ic s
tren
gths
and
wea
knes
ses
in r
eadi
ng c
ompr
ehen
sion
.W
hat i
t is:
An
achi
evem
ent t
est d
esig
ned
to a
sses
s a
child
's k
now
ledg
eof
impo
rtan
t bac
kgro
und
conc
epts
of
read
ing,
iden
tify
stre
ngth
s an
d w
eakn
esse
s in
the
area
of
begi
nnin
g re
adin
g,an
d se
rve
as a
mea
sure
of
read
ing
skill
s fo
r ch
ildre
n w
hom
ake
less
than
ave
rage
pro
gres
s in
rea
ding
by
the
end
offi
rst g
rade
. For
all
but t
hree
of
the
nine
leve
ls, t
wo
para
llel
form
s of
the
thir
d ed
ition
are
ava
ilabl
e.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:U
sefu
l for
iden
tifyi
ng a
chi
ld's
ski
lls in
a r
ange
of
dom
ains
of r
eadi
ng.
To
cons
ider
:Su
ffic
ient
for
scr
eeni
ng a
nd g
roup
dec
isio
ns.
Whe
n to
use
it:L
evel
s "P
RE
" an
d "R
" ca
n be
use
d fo
r be
ginn
ing
kind
erga
rtne
rs to
ass
ess
back
grou
nd c
once
pts.
Lev
el "
R"
can
be u
sed
for
mea
suri
ng r
eadi
ng s
kills
of
stud
ents
who
are
not m
akin
g ad
equa
te p
rogr
ess.
The
oth
er s
even
leve
ls w
ere
deve
lope
d to
pro
vide
a g
ener
al a
sses
smen
t of
read
ing
achi
evem
ent.
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Res
ults
are
rep
orte
d in
gai
n sc
ores
.
Whe
re to
get i
t:R
iver
side
Pub
lishi
ng C
ompa
ny, 4
25 S
prin
g la
ke D
rive
,It
asca
, IL
601
43, T
elep
hone
: 800
-323
-954
0.L
inki
ng th
eas
sess
men
tto in
stru
ctio
n:
The
stu
dent
's id
entif
ied
area
s ne
edin
g im
prov
emen
t may
be
linke
d to
spe
cifi
c in
stru
ctio
nal s
trat
egie
s.
How
long
it ta
kes:
45 m
inut
esFe
e:Y
es
9642
97
ASS
ESS
ME
NT
S IN
SPA
NIS
H
VO
CA
BU
LA
RY
Nam
e: R
ecep
tive
Voc
abul
ary
Subt
est o
fth
e Pe
abod
y Pi
ctur
e V
ocab
ular
yT
est-
III
(PPV
T-I
II)
(Dun
n &
Dun
n, 1
997)
Spa
nish
and
Eng
lish
Publ
ishe
r: A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
e
Gra
de L
evel
:2
1/2
Yea
rsG
rade
3+
Ass
essm
ent (
Span
ish)
Rec
eptiv
e V
ocab
ular
y Su
btes
t of
the
Peab
ody
Pict
ure
Voc
abul
ary
Tes
t-II
I (P
PVT
-III
)
Purp
ose:
A b
road
-ban
d, in
divi
dual
ly-a
dmin
iste
red,
nor
m-r
efer
ence
d te
st d
esig
ned
tom
easu
re r
ecep
tive
(lis
teni
ng)
voca
bula
ry a
cqui
sitio
n, a
nd s
erve
as a
scr
eeni
ng te
st o
f ve
rbal
abi
lity.
Wha
t it i
s:T
he P
PVT
-III
is p
rese
nted
in e
asel
for
mat
allo
win
g th
eex
amin
er to
pre
sent
a s
erie
s of
pla
tes
with
fou
r pi
ctur
esea
ch. T
he e
xam
iner
rea
ds a
stim
ulus
wor
d fo
r ea
ch p
late
and
the
stud
ent p
oint
s to
the
pict
ure
that
bes
t rep
rese
nts
the
stim
ulus
wor
d.
Who
sho
uld
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lad
min
iste
r:m
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:U
sefu
l for
scr
eeni
ng d
evel
opm
ent o
f a
child
's r
ecep
tive
voca
bula
ry c
ompa
red
to a
nat
iona
l sam
ple.
To
cons
ider
: Lim
ited
diag
nost
icus
e.
Whe
n to
use
it:Pr
e-K
, K, 1
, 2, 3
, and
hig
her
How
toR
aw s
core
s ca
n be
con
vert
ed in
to a
ge-b
ased
sta
ndar
dsc
ores
,in
terp
ret
perc
entil
es, n
orm
al c
urve
equ
ival
ent s
core
s (N
CE
s), s
tani
nes,
the
resu
lts:
and
age-
equi
vale
nt s
core
s.W
here
toge
t it:
Am
eric
an G
uida
nce
Serv
ice,
420
1 W
oodl
and
Roa
d, P
O B
ox99
, Cir
cle
Pine
s, M
N 5
5014
-179
6, T
elep
hone
: 800
-328
-25
60.
Lin
king
the
Stud
ents
who
sco
re in
low
er p
erce
ntile
s on
this
test
may
asse
ssm
ent
bene
fit f
rom
a r
ange
of
stra
tegi
es to
exp
and
and
deep
ento in
stru
ctio
n:vo
cabu
lary
incl
udin
g ex
plic
it vo
cabu
lary
inst
ruct
ion,
inde
pend
ent w
ord
lear
ning
, and
wid
e in
depe
nden
t rea
ding
.H
ow lo
ngit
take
s:12
min
utes
Fee:
Yes
102
45
103
VO
CA
BU
LA
RY
Nam
e: E
xpre
ssiv
e O
ne-W
ord
Pict
ure
Voc
abul
ary
Tes
tRev
ised
(EO
WPV
T-R
) (G
ardn
er, 1
990)
Span
ish
and
Eng
lish
Publ
ishe
r: A
cade
mic
The
rapy
Pub
licat
ions
Gra
de L
evel
:2
1/2
Yea
rsG
rade
3+
Exp
ress
ive
One
-Wor
d Pi
ctur
eV
ocab
ular
y T
estR
evis
ed
Purp
ose:
Publ
ishe
rs s
tate
that
this
ass
essm
ent c
an b
e us
ed a
s a
scre
en f
or r
eadi
ness
or
for
plac
emen
t.
Wha
t it i
s:A
sses
ses
voca
bula
ry p
ictu
re-n
amin
g sk
ills.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:V
ocab
ular
y de
velo
pmen
t is
a cr
itica
l ski
ll of
ten
asso
ciat
edw
ith r
eadi
ng c
ompr
ehen
sion
and
aca
dem
ic a
chie
vem
ent.
To
cons
ider
:T
echn
ical
ade
quac
y no
t est
ablis
hed
for
Span
ish
spea
king
stud
ents
.
Whe
n to
use
it:Pr
e-K
, 1, 2
, 3, a
nd h
ighe
rH
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
Raw
sco
res
can
be c
onve
rted
into
sta
ndar
d sc
ores
, per
cent
ilera
nks,
and
sta
nine
s. T
his
asse
ssm
ent w
as m
ost r
ecen
tlyno
rmed
on
439
child
ren
in th
e Sa
n Fr
anci
sco
Bay
are
a.V
alid
ity m
easu
res
wer
e as
sess
ed u
sing
the
orig
inal
ver
sion
of th
e E
xpre
ssiv
e O
ne-W
ord
Pict
ure
Voc
abul
ary
Tes
t and
the
Peab
ody
Pict
ure
Voc
abul
ary
Tes
t.
Whe
re to
get i
t:A
cade
mic
The
rapy
Pub
licat
ions
, 20
Com
mer
cial
Bou
leva
rd,
Nov
ato,
CA
949
49-6
191,
Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-4
22-7
249.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t can
be
used
to a
sses
s re
adin
gco
mpr
ehen
sion
on
a pr
e-po
st te
st b
asis
and
can
be
used
as
asc
reen
er f
or r
eadi
ness
or
plac
emen
t.
How
long
it ta
kes:
20 m
inut
esFe
e:Y
es
104
46
105
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CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: A
pren
da: L
a pr
ueba
de
logr
os e
nE
span
ol -
Sec
ond
Edi
tion
(The
Psyc
holo
gica
l Cor
pora
tion,
199
7)Sp
anis
hPu
blis
her:
The
Psy
chol
ogic
al C
orpo
ratio
n
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Gra
de 3
+
Ass
essm
ent (
Span
ish)
Apr
enda
: La
Prue
ba d
e L
ogro
sen
Esp
anol
- S
econ
d E
ditio
n
Purp
ose:
To
iden
tify
child
ren
at r
isk
of r
eadi
ng d
elay
.
Wha
t it i
s:T
he r
eadi
ng s
ectio
n co
ntai
ns f
ive
subt
ests
.So
nido
s y
letr
as: i
nitia
l and
fin
al p
hone
me
mat
chin
g, le
tter
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.id
entif
icat
ion,
lette
r-so
und
corr
espo
nden
ce, a
nd id
entif
ying
lette
rs w
ithin
wor
ds.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:E
arly
iden
tific
atio
n of
pho
nolo
gica
l aw
aren
ess
and
alph
abet
ic p
rinc
iple
ski
lls a
llow
s ea
rly
inte
rven
tion
and
rem
edia
tion.
To
cons
ider
:N
o al
tern
ate
form
for
pro
gres
s m
onito
ring
.
Whe
n to
use
it:K
, 1, 2
, 3, a
nd h
ighe
rH
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
Raw
sco
res
can
be c
onve
rted
to s
cale
d sc
ores
, nat
iona
l and
loca
l per
cent
ile r
anks
, sta
nine
s, g
rade
equ
ival
ent s
core
s, a
ndno
rmal
cur
ve e
quiv
alen
t sco
res.
Nor
med
in th
e sp
ring
and
fall
of 1
996
on a
ppro
xim
atel
y 56
,000
stu
dent
s in
ana
tionw
ide
sam
ple
of S
pani
sh s
peak
ing
stud
ents
.
Whe
re to
get i
t:T
he P
sych
olog
ical
Cor
pora
tion,
555
Aca
dem
ic C
ourt
, San
Ant
onio
, TX
782
04-2
498,
Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-2
11-8
378.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t can
be
used
dia
gnos
tical
ly to
link
spe
cifi
cst
reng
ths
and
area
s ne
edin
g im
prov
emen
t in
lette
rid
entif
icat
ion,
pho
nem
ic m
atch
ing,
and
lette
r-so
und
corr
espo
nden
ce to
inst
ruct
ion.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Publ
ishe
r es
timat
es 6
0 to
80
min
utes
for
adm
inis
teri
ng th
ere
adin
g su
btes
ts.
Fee:
Yes
112
50
113
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: B
asic
Rea
ding
Inv
ento
ry,
Seve
nth
Edi
tion
(BR
I-7)
(Jo
hns,
1997
) Sp
anis
h an
d E
nglis
hPu
blis
her:
Ken
dall/
Hun
t
Gra
de L
evel
:2
1/2
Yea
rsG
rade
3+
Ass
essm
ent (
Span
ish)
Bas
ic R
eadi
ng I
nven
tory
,Se
vent
h E
ditio
n (B
RI-
7)
Purp
ose:
Thi
s te
st m
easu
res
skill
acq
uisi
tion
in th
e ar
eas
of r
eadi
ness
, spe
ech,
ora
l rea
ding
, rea
ding
com
preh
ensi
on, w
ord
anal
ysis
, wri
ting
and
alph
abet
izin
g, s
igns
and
labe
ls, l
iste
ning
, num
bers
and
com
puta
tion,
and
mea
sure
men
t.W
hat i
t is:
The
test
is a
cri
teri
on-r
efer
ence
d te
st d
esig
ned
to m
easu
re a
wid
e ra
nge
of a
cade
mic
ski
lls.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Su
btes
ts p
rovi
de a
mea
sure
of
stud
ent s
kill
in a
wid
e ra
nge
of r
eadi
ng, c
ompr
ehen
sion
, and
wri
ting
asse
ssm
ent.
To
cons
ider
:Pr
e-po
stte
st u
se o
nly.
Doe
s no
t allo
w f
or p
rogr
ess
mon
itori
ng.
Whe
n to
use
it:Pr
e-K
, K, 1
, 2, 3
, and
hig
her
How
toin
terp
ret t
here
sults
:
Man
y of
thes
e ar
e su
btes
ts ta
ken
from
oth
er p
opul
aras
sess
men
t too
lssc
ores
are
rep
orte
d as
raw
sco
res,
and
norm
ativ
e da
ta a
re n
ot p
rovi
ded
for
this
col
lect
ion
ofsu
btes
ts.
Whe
re to
get i
t:K
enda
ll/H
unt P
ublis
hing
Com
pany
, 405
0 W
estm
ark
Dri
ve,
PO B
ox 1
840,
Dub
uque
, IA
520
04-1
840,
Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-
228-
0810
.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Gui
delin
es a
re a
vaila
ble
with
this
ass
essm
ent t
o de
term
ine
the
read
ing
leve
l of
the
stud
ent.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Var
ies
depe
ndin
g on
ass
essm
ents
giv
en.
Fee:
Yes
114
51
115
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: K
aufm
an A
sses
smen
t Bat
tery
for
Chi
ldre
n (K
-AB
C)
(Kau
fman
&K
aufm
an, 1
983)
Span
ish
and
Eng
lish
Publ
ishe
r: A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
e
Gra
de L
evel
:2
1/2
Yea
rsG
rade
3+
Ass
essm
ent (
Span
ish)
Kau
fman
Ass
essm
ent B
atte
ry f
orC
hild
ren
Purp
ose:
A w
ide-
rang
e sc
reen
ing
mea
sure
des
igne
d to
ass
ess
acad
emic
per
form
ance
in m
ultip
le a
reas
.
Wha
t it i
s:T
hree
rea
ding
sub
test
s as
sess
voc
abul
ary,
rea
ding
/dec
odin
gan
d w
ord
nam
ing,
and
com
preh
ensi
on s
kills
.W
ho s
houl
dad
min
iste
r:R
equi
res
expe
rtis
e an
d tr
aini
ng s
peci
fied
in th
e te
chni
cal
man
ual.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:Su
btes
ts p
rovi
de a
mea
sure
of
stud
ent s
kill
in v
ocab
ular
ykn
owle
dge
deco
ding
and
pas
sage
und
erst
andi
ng.
To
cons
ider
:Sc
reen
ing
purp
oses
onl
y.
Whe
n to
use
it:Pr
e-K
, K, 1
, 2, 3
, and
hig
her
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
Raw
sco
res
can
be c
onve
rted
to s
cale
d sc
ores
and
sta
ndar
dsc
ores
, and
con
fide
nce
inte
rval
s fo
r th
e st
anda
rd s
core
s ca
nbe
cal
cula
ted.
Als
o, s
core
s ca
n be
con
vert
ed to
nat
iona
lpe
rcen
tile
rank
s an
d so
cioc
ultu
ral p
erce
ntile
ran
ks. N
orm
edon
a s
trat
ifie
d, n
atio
nwid
e sa
mpl
e of
2,0
00 c
hild
ren.
Soci
ocul
tura
l nor
ms
wer
e es
tabl
ishe
d on
an
addi
tiona
l 615
child
ren.
Whe
re to
get i
t:A
mer
ican
Gui
danc
e Se
rvic
e, 4
201
Woo
dlan
d R
oad,
PO
Box
99, C
ircl
e Pi
nes,
MN
550
14-1
796,
Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-3
28-
2560
.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t can
be
used
as
a pl
acem
ent t
ool.
Som
edi
agno
stic
info
rmat
ion
allo
ws
iden
tific
atio
n of
stu
dent
stre
ngth
s an
d ar
eas
need
ing
impr
ovem
ent.
How
long
it ta
kes:
35 to
85
min
utes
Fee:
Yes
116
52
117
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: T
akin
g a
Rea
ding
A T
each
er's
Gui
de to
Rea
ding
Ass
essm
ent
(Sou
ther
n C
alif
orni
aC
ompr
ehen
sive
Ass
ista
nce
Cen
ter,
199
7)Pu
blis
her:
Sou
ther
n C
alif
orni
a C
ompr
ehen
sive
Ass
ista
nce
Cen
ter
Ass
essm
ent (
Span
ish)
Tak
ing
a R
eadi
ng -
A T
each
er's
Gui
de to
Rea
ding
Ass
essm
ent
Gra
de L
evel
:2
1/2
Yea
rsG
rade
3+
Purp
ose:
A c
olle
ctio
n of
wid
e-ra
ngin
g as
sess
men
t too
ls d
esig
ned
to p
rovi
de a
n ov
eral
l ind
icat
ion
of r
eadi
ng s
kills
.W
hat i
t is:
Tw
elve
ass
essm
ent t
ools
pro
vide
an
over
all a
sses
smen
t of
man
y of
the
com
pone
nts
of e
arly
rea
ding
acq
uisi
tion.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s te
chni
cal a
nd in
stru
ctio
nal e
xper
tise
and
expe
rien
ce.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:A
var
iety
of
read
ing
subt
ests
can
be
usef
ul in
det
erm
inin
gst
uden
t str
engt
hs a
nd w
eakn
esse
s.T
o co
nsid
er:
Adm
inis
trat
ion
proc
edur
es a
re a
vaila
ble,
but
do
not a
llow
for
stan
dard
izat
ion
of e
ach
asse
ssm
ent.
Whe
n to
use
it:Pr
e-K
, K, 1
, 2, 3
, and
hig
her
How
toin
terp
ret
the
resu
lts:
The
se a
re s
ubte
sts
take
n fr
om o
ther
pop
ular
ass
essm
ent
tool
ssco
res
are
repo
rted
as
raw
sco
res,
and
nor
mat
ive
data
are
not p
rovi
ded
for
this
col
lect
ion
of s
ubte
sts.
Whe
re to
get i
t:So
uthe
rn C
alif
orni
a C
ompr
ehen
sive
Ass
ista
nce
Cen
ter
(CA
C),
Los
Ang
eles
Cou
nty
Off
ice
of E
duca
tion,
930
0Im
peri
al H
wy,
Dow
ney,
CA
902
42-2
890,
Tel
epho
ne: 5
62-
922-
6343
.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Dia
gnos
tic in
form
atio
n fr
om e
ach
subt
est c
an b
e us
ed to
plan
inst
ruct
iona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d id
entif
y st
reng
ths
and
area
s ne
edin
g im
prov
emen
t.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Var
ies
depe
ndin
g on
sub
test
s gi
ven.
Fee:
Yes
118
53
119
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIV
E R
EA
DIN
GA
CH
IEV
EM
EN
T
Nam
e: S
UPE
RA
, Ter
ra N
ova
Rea
ding
(CT
B M
cGra
w-H
ill, 1
996)
Span
ish
and
Eng
lish
Publ
ishe
r: C
TB
McG
raw
-Hill
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Gra
de 3
+
SUPE
RA
, Ter
ra N
ova
Rea
ding
Purp
ose:
A w
ide-
rang
e ac
hiev
emen
t tes
t des
igne
d to
scr
een
stud
ents
in th
e ar
eas
of c
ompr
ehen
sion
, voc
abul
ary,
ref
eren
ce s
kills
, and
wor
d an
alys
is.
Wha
t it i
s:T
he te
st in
clud
es f
our
read
ing
spec
ific
sub
test
s de
sign
ed to
prov
ide
a co
mpr
ehen
sive
eva
luat
ion
of r
eadi
ng a
chie
vem
ent.
The
wor
d an
alys
is s
ubte
st in
clud
es d
ecod
ing
phon
olog
ical
lyan
d st
ruct
ural
ly a
nd r
eadi
ng h
igh-
freq
uenc
y w
ords
.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter.
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
Impo
rtan
t:E
arly
iden
tific
atio
n of
rea
ding
sub
skill
s al
low
s id
entif
icat
ion
and
rem
edia
tion
base
d on
stu
dent
str
engt
hs a
nd w
eakn
esse
s.T
o co
nsid
er:
Lim
ited
to p
lace
men
t dec
isio
ns. T
est r
esul
ts h
ave
little
utili
ty f
or im
prov
ing
achi
evem
ent o
utco
mes
.
Whe
n to
use
it:K
, 1, 2
, 3, a
nd h
ighe
rH
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
Thi
s is
a n
orm
-ref
eren
ced
test
nor
med
in 1
996
on o
ver
1m
illio
n te
st a
dmin
istr
atio
ns to
ove
r 17
2,00
0 st
uden
tsna
tionw
ide.
Whe
re to
get i
t:C
TB
McG
raw
-Hill
, PO
Box
150
, Mon
tere
y, C
A 9
3942
-01
50, T
elep
hone
: 800
-538
-954
7, F
ax: 8
00-2
82-0
266.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t is
usef
ul f
or p
lace
men
t and
dec
isio
nm
akin
g fo
r sp
ecia
l pro
gram
s. S
cori
ng s
ervi
ces
are
avai
labl
efo
r a
fee.
How
long
it ta
kes:
55 to
115
min
utes
Fee:
Yes
54
1 9'
n12
1
SUM
MA
RY
: RE
AD
ING
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIO
N
The
fol
low
ing
inst
rum
ent a
sses
ses
read
ing
com
preh
ensi
on s
kills
. Sta
rred
(*)
cel
ls r
epre
sent
exi
stin
gfe
atur
es o
f th
eas
sess
men
ts.
Ass
essm
ent (
Span
ish)
Rea
ding
Com
preh
ensi
on S
ubte
stof
the
Bri
ganc
e D
iagn
ostic
Ass
essm
ent o
f B
asic
Ski
lls(S
pani
sh E
ditio
n)
56
124
125
RE
AD
ING
CO
MPR
EH
EN
SIO
N
Nam
e: R
eadi
ng C
ompr
ehen
sion
Sub
test
of th
e B
riga
nce
Dia
gnos
ticA
sses
smen
t of
Bas
ic S
kills
(Spa
nish
Edi
tion)
(B
riga
nce,
198
4)Pu
blis
her:
Cur
ricu
lum
Ass
ocia
tes
Gra
de L
evel
:K
inde
rgar
ten
Gra
de 3
+
Ass
essm
ent (
Span
ish)
Rea
ding
Com
preh
ensi
on S
ubte
stof
the
Bri
ganc
e D
iagn
ostic
Ass
essm
ent o
f B
asic
Ski
lls(S
pani
sh E
ditio
n)
Purp
ose:
A d
iagn
ostic
test
of
child
ren'
s ab
ility
to a
pply
alp
habe
tic p
rinc
iple
s to
gra
ded
deco
dabl
e te
xt.
Wha
t it i
s:T
he R
eadi
ng C
ompr
ehen
sion
Ass
essm
ent p
art o
f th
ism
easu
re c
onsi
sts
of tw
o su
btes
ts: R
eadi
ng v
ocab
ular
yco
mpr
ehen
sion
gra
de-p
lace
men
t tes
t (ch
ild m
ust p
ick
one
wor
d fr
om a
gro
up th
at d
oes
not b
elon
g) a
nd g
rade
d
com
preh
ensi
on p
assa
ges
(com
preh
ensi
on is
ass
esse
dth
roug
h m
ultip
le-c
hoic
e qu
estio
ns).
Thi
s is
a S
pani
sh s
ubte
st s
imila
r to
the
Bri
ganc
eC
ompr
ehen
sive
Inv
ento
ry o
f B
asic
Ski
lls. T
his
is n
ot,
how
ever
, a S
pani
sh tr
ansl
atio
n of
an
Eng
lish
test
.
Who
sho
uld
adm
inis
ter:
Req
uire
s ex
pert
ise
and
trai
ning
spe
cifi
ed in
the
tech
nica
lm
anua
l.
Why
it's
impo
rtan
t:U
sefu
l for
scr
eeni
ng s
tude
nt r
eadi
ng c
ompr
ehen
sion
and
tode
velo
p in
stru
ctio
nal s
trat
egie
s to
str
engt
hen
skill
are
a.T
o co
nsid
er:
Cri
teri
on-r
efer
ence
d. N
o st
anda
rdiz
atio
n in
form
atio
nav
aila
ble.
Whe
n to
use
it:K
, 1, 2
, 3, a
nd h
ighe
rH
ow to
inte
rpre
tth
e re
sults
:
Thi
s is
a c
olle
ctio
n of
cri
teri
on-r
efer
ence
d te
sts;
no
norm
ativ
e da
ta a
re p
rese
nted
. Sco
res
are
repo
rted
as
raw
scor
es.
Whe
re to
get i
t:C
urri
culu
m A
ssoc
iate
s, I
nc.,
PO B
ox 2
001,
Nor
th B
iller
ica,
MA
018
62-0
901,
Tel
epho
ne: 8
00-2
25-0
248.
Lin
king
the
asse
ssm
ent
to inst
ruct
ion:
Thi
s as
sess
men
t can
be
used
as
a di
agno
stic
tool
tode
term
ine
inst
ruct
iona
l obj
ectiv
es a
nd s
tude
nt s
tren
gths
and
wea
knes
ses.
How
long
it ta
kes:
Thi
s is
an
untim
ed b
atte
ry o
f te
sts,
and
not
all
test
s ne
ed to
be g
iven
to a
ny p
artic
ular
chi
ld.
Fee:
Yes
1Z6
57
12(.,
RE
FER
EN
CE
S A
ND
SU
GG
EST
ED
RE
AD
ING
S
Bar
rent
ine,
S.J
. (E
d.)
(199
9). R
eadi
ng a
sses
smen
t: Pr
inci
ples
and
prac
tices
for
ele
men
tary
teac
hers
. New
ark,
DE
: Int
erna
tiona
lR
eadi
ng A
ssoc
iatio
n.
Car
roll,
J.B
. (19
63).
A m
odel
of
scho
ol le
arni
ng. T
each
ers
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lege
Rec
ord,
64,
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.
Inte
rnat
iona
l Rea
ding
Ass
ocia
tion
and
Nat
iona
l Cou
ncil
ofT
each
ers
of E
nglis
h Jo
int T
ask
Forc
e on
Ass
essm
ent.
(199
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Stan
dard
s fo
r th
e as
sess
men
t of
read
ing
and
wri
ting.
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ark,
DE
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erna
tiona
l Rea
ding
Ass
ocia
tion;
Urb
ana,
IL
:N
atio
nal C
ounc
il of
Tea
cher
s of
Eng
lish.
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mer
, J.J
., &
Con
oley
, J.C
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vent
h m
enta
lm
easu
rem
ent y
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ity o
f N
ebra
ska
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s.
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som
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ator
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eadi
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smen
t in
prac
tice:
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essi
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elop
men
t pro
gram
for
elem
enta
ry te
ache
rs. N
ewar
k, D
E: I
nter
natio
nal R
eadi
ngA
ssoc
iatio
n.
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ia, J
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Yss
eldy
ke, J
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1998
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sses
smen
t (7t
h ed
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ton:
Hou
ghto
n M
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., B
urns
, M.S
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Gri
ffin
, P. (
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reve
ntin
g re
adin
gdi
ffic
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you
ng c
hild
ren.
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hing
ton,
DC
: Nat
iona
lA
cade
my
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s.
Sout
hern
Cal
ifor
nia
Com
preh
ensi
ve A
ssis
tanc
e C
ente
r. (
1998
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akin
g a
read
ing:
A te
ache
r's g
uide
to r
eadi
ng a
sses
smen
t.L
os A
ngel
es, C
A: S
outh
ern
Cal
ifor
nia
Com
preh
ensi
veA
ssis
tanc
e C
ente
r.
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hwes
t Edu
catio
nal D
evel
opm
ent L
abor
ator
y. (
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eadi
ngas
sess
men
t dat
abas
e fo
r gr
ades
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tin, T
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outh
wes
tE
duca
tiona
l Lab
orat
ory.
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ilabl
e: h
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rg
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