Phonics Assessment

This is a sample Phonemic and phonics assessment that might provide instructional information about the literacy skills of your students. This is a fairly short survey. You can use this assessment as a model to develop a more expanded version for progress monitoring or to develop a diagnostic test for your struggling readers. You can start with Part 5 if you have older students and you are focusing on phonics skills.

Parts of these assessments were developed by Dr. Adria Klein, Professor at CSU San Bernardino. The assessments and demonstration videotapes can be found at: http://teams.lacoe.edu/reading/assessments/assessments.html

Consider using the following criterion levels to place students, and identify areas of concern:1. Independent (95% or higher)2. Instructional –build mastery and fluency (75 – 95%)3. Instructional – Deficit area that you will need to strengthen through explicit teaching (< 75%) (e.g., analyze specific elements

that are unknown, teach, and reteach)

Continue testing until you identify at least 2 or more phonics skill areas that are areas of concern

The student test materials can be found at the end of this packet. This packet contains both the examiner’s copy of the test, as well as the student test materials.

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1. Alphabet KnowledgeLetter Name: Using the Student Response Sheet, the student points and names the letters as the teacher records the responses in the table below. Teacher Instruction: “"Tell me the name of these letters.”

Letter sound: Teacher Instruction: “"Tell me the sound that this letter makes.”

Students should be assessed individually 3 or 4 times per year. The teacher is looking for student progress. If little progress is seen, the child should be given intervention strategies.

Lower Case Letters – Record Performance (+ Correct; - Incorrect)

Letter Name Letter Sound Letter Name Letter Soundb pt vg re ds hn zc ih qw la xy jk mf o

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2. Vowel Sounds: Tell me the sounds of these letter. Point to each letter, and tell me the sound that it makes.

Correct (+); Incorrect (-): Record alternate sound student says

1. a

2. u

3. i

4. e

5. o

3. Name the medial Vowel Sounds in spoken words: "Listen carefully to the words I say to you. Tell me the vowel sound you hear in the middle position of each word." So if I said “bug”, you would say /u/ because that is the vowel sound in the middle of the word. Listen to these words and tell me the short vowel sound in the middle of the words. (requires phoneme segmentation skills & knowledge of vowel sounds)

Dictated word Answer Correct (+); Incorrect (-): Record alternate sound student says

1. bog /o/

2. cut /u/

3. let /e/

4. mat /a/

5. hip /i/

6. luck /u/

7. drop /o/

8. nest /e/

9. jump /u/

10. flick /i/

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Note. For the next assessments, decide if you want to present one list or present separate subtests with separate lists. If you complete one list, follow a decision rule to determine when you stop testing. Record for correct elements, record

4. LIST 1 CVC Words - Reading Words with Short Vowels -Instruction: Read these words as quickly as you can

If incorrect, record miscues (What child actually says)

Initial MedialVowel Final

Error Analysis (initial or final consonant, vowel,

rime/ pattern, etc.)

mat my - ă - t short a, -at pattern (rime)1. cut2. tab3. bed4. map5. rug6. top7. pet8. bib9. rot10. sip

Analysis (% correct/10 words)

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5. List 2 CCVC and CVCC Words - Reading Words with Short Vowels In the right column, note whether the miscue is on specific blends (‘l’, ‘r’, ‘s’) or diagraphs (‘ch, sh, th, wh’). Note errors, patterns or difficulties with specific vowel sounds, diagraphs, or blends in the columns. Follow up with further assessment to confirm or disconfirm the problem areas.

Instruction to student: Read these words as quickly as you can.

correct (+)Incorrect: Record exact miscues (What child actually says).

Initial blend MedialVowel Final

Error Analysis (vowel, blend, diagraph, rime/

pattern, etc.)

11. drop12. flip13. club14. shed15 brag16. whip17. stab18. clog19. shrug20. thrushAnalysis: (% correct/`10 words)

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6. List 3 - Reading CVCe Words and CCVCe Words (Blends and Diagraphs)

Instruction: Read these words as quickly and as accurately as you can.

correct (+)Incorrect (-)Record exact miscue (What child actually says).

Beg

Medial- a_e- i_e- o_e- u_e

Final

Error Analysis (vowel, diagraph, blend, etc.); vowel pattern is CVCe (a_e; o_e; i_e; u_e)

21. fade22. cube23. tone24. lane25. wife26. hate27. joke28. pete29. mile30. tune31. chime32. drone33. shake34. slime35. frameSummary/Analysis (% correct/15 words)Overall Performance

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7. List 4 - Vowel Dipthongs (and Vowel Teams)

Instruction: - "Some vowels make their own special sounds. Read these words.

Vowel dipthongs

correct (+); Incorrect (-): Record miscues (What child actually says).

Beg Medial(dipthong)

Final cons

Error Analysis (vowel dipthong, etc.)

count cot -ou nt (blend) -ou dipthong; nt final blend36. foil37. joy38. pound39. raw40. spoon41. shawl42. coin43. tauntSummary/Analysis (% correct/8)

8. List 4 (continued) - Vowel Teams: CVVC

Vowel diagraphs

Correct (+) Incorrect (-): Record miscues (What child actually says).

Beg MedialVV Final

Error Analysis (long vowel, blend, diagraph

etc.)

steal said st- ea l st blend, ea digraph; -eal44. dream45. roam46. paid47. steal48. bleach49. moat50. waist51. stainSummary/Analysis (% correct/8 words)

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8. List 5 - r-controlled vowels

correct (+)Incorrect (-): Record miscues (What child actually says).

BegMedial

-ar, -er, -ir-, or- ur

Final

Error Analysis

torn ton -or -or cont vowel52. garb53. torn54. shirt55. herd55. curt57. storkSummary Analysis (% correct/6 words)

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8. List 6 - Multi-Syllabic Words

correct (+)Incorrect (-): Record miscues (What student actually says).

Error Analysis (syllable pattern, vowel sounds, blend, etc.)

Pattern Analysis

58. tamperVC/CV

59. sudden VC/CV60. stable61. pilot V/CV62. button VC/CV63. radar V/CV64. crumble65. provide V/CV66. combine VC/CV67. contest VC/CV68. gossip VC/CV69. silent V/CV70. gossip VC/CV71. permit VC/CV72. polite V/CV73. bonnet VC/CV74. stubborn VC/CV75. moment V/CV76. carpet VC/CV77. cupid V/CV78. silent V/CV79. combat VC/CV80. subject VC/CV81. bacon V/CV82. demon V/CV83. happen VC/CV84. fever V/CV85. lilac V/CV86. pistol VC/CV87. humid V/CV88. combination89. refreshment90. cucumber91. calculate92. turpentine93. containment94. porcupine

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95. adventure96. possible97. possible98. insistent99. fantastic100.discomfort101.intestineSummary/Analysis

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(Student Assessment Booklet)

1. Alphabet Letters and Sounds Recognition

B P b p

T V t v

G R g r

E D e d

S H s h

N Z n z

C I c i

H Q h q

W L w l

A X a x

Y J y j

K N k n

F O f o

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sh th

ch whShort Vowel Sounds

i o a

u e

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LIST 1: Short Vowel Sounds (CVC; CCVC) Read these words.

1. cut

2. tab

3. bed

4. map

5. rug

6. top

7. pet

8. bib

9. rot

10. sip

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LIST 2: CCVC Blends and Digraphs Read these Words

11. drop

12. flip

13. club

14. shed

15. brag

16. whip

17. stab

18. clog

19. shrug

20. thrush

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LIST 3: Final e - CVCe and CCVCe Read this list of Words

21. fade

22. cube

23. tone

24. lane

25. wife

26. hate

27. joke

28. pete

29. mile

30. tune

31. chime

32. drone

33. shake

34. slime

35. frame

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LIST 4: Vowel Dipthong and Vowel Digraphs Read this list of Words

36. foil

37. joy

38. pound

39. raw

40. spoon

41. shawl

42. coin

43. taunt

44. dream

45. roam

46. paid

47. steal

48. bleach

49. moat

50. waist

51. stain

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LIST 5: r-controlled vowels

52. garb

53. torn

54. shirt

55. herd

56. curt

57. stork

58.

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LIST 6: Multi-Syllabic Words Read this list of Words

59. tamper

60. sudden

61. stable

62. pilot

63. button

64. radar

65. crumble

66. provide

67. combine

68. contest

69. gossip

70. silent

71. gossip

72. permit

73. polite

74. bonnet

75. stubborn

76. moment

77. carpet

78. halo

79. silent

80. combat

80. subject

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81. bacon

82. demon

83. happen

84. fever

85. lilac

86. pistol

87. humid

88. combination

89. refreshment

90. cucumber

91. calculate

92. customer

93. containment

94. porcupine

95. adventure

96. contentment

97. possible

98. insistent

99. fantastic

100. discomfort

101. intestine

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