2017-2018 FAST Assessment Plan
*High (H), moderate (M), and low (L) weighting of K-1 subtests on the EarlyReading Composite scores
FallSeptember 11- October 6 October 20
DTS only: August 28- September 22 / Winter
January 15- February 9
DTS only: January 15- February 9 / Spring
April 23- May 18
DTS only: May 28- June 22
Kindergarten / (*H) Concepts of Print (8)
(*L) Letter Names (20)
(*M) Onset Sounds (12)
(*L) Letter Sounds (5)
EarlyReading Composite (34) / (*L) Word Segmenting (26)
(*M) Nonsense Words (8)
(*H) Onset Sounds (16)
(*L) Letter Sounds (29)
EarlyReading Composite (52) / (*M) Word Segmenting (30)
(*M) Nonsense Words (12)
(*L) Sight Words -50 (20)
(*L) Letter Sounds (41)
EarlyReading Composite (65)
aReading (417) (not required) / aReading (435) (not required)
Grade 1 / (*M) Sight Words-150 (17)
(*L) Word Segmenting (27)
(*H) Nonsense Words (9)
(*L) Sentence Reading (14)
EarlyReading Composite (34) / (*M) Sight Words-150 (50)
(*L) Word Segmenting (31)
(*H) Nonsense Words (16)
(*L) CBM Reading (43)
EarlyReading Composite (55) / (*M) Sight Words-150 (67)
(*L) Word Segmenting (32)
(*H) Nonsense Words (21)
(*L) CBM Reading (71)
EarlyReading Composite (68)
aReading (435) (not required) / aReading (454) (not required) / aReading (471) (not required)
Grade 2 / CBMReading (58) / CBMReading (87) / CBMReading (106)
aReading (469) (not required) / aReading (481) (not required) / aReading (489) (not required)
Grade 3 / CBMReading (90) / CBMReading (116) / CBMReading (131)
aReading (487) (not required) / aReading (497) (not required) / aReading (503) (not required)
Grade 4
(required for students “at risk” and “PatR”) / CBMReading (116)
aReading (500) / CBMReading (136)
aReading (507) / CBMReading (150)
aReading (513)
Grade 5
(required for students “at risk” and “PatR”)) / CBMReading (133)
aReading (509) / CBMReading (151)
aReading (517) / CBMReading (163)
aReading (522)
Progress Monitoring Assessments
Kindergarten / Letter Sounds (default)
Onset Sounds (recommended 2nd option)
Letter Naming
Nonsense Words
Word Segmenting
Grade 1 / CBMReading (default)
Nonsense Words (recommended 2nd option)
Sight Words (150)
Word Segmenting
Grades 2-6 / CBMReading (default)
** Progress monitoring measures listed for K-1 may be used when necessary; however, a grade level CBM should administered monthly.
Des Moines Public Schools 2017-2018 FAST Assessment Plan
Updated 9.7.17