READS Guidelines for Assessment (80% of students in each grade will score 80% or better unless otherwise delineated

Phonemic Awareness / Letter-Name Identification
Letter-Sound Identification / Concepts of Print / Sentence Dictation / Word Families/ Phonograms / High Frequency Words / Reading Level/Comprehension / Writing / Fluency/Reading Rate / Book Interaction

K

/ Assessments-
Phonemic Awareness Checklist
1.Sept/Oct-Recognition of rhyming words
2. Nov-Blending and Beginning Sounds in Words using pictures
3. Feb-Segmenting and Ending Sounds in words using pictures / Assessment-
First Steps
1. Sept/Oct-Letter-Name Id. using lower case letters
2. Dec/Jan-Letter-Sound Id. with upper case letter / Assessment-
Marie Clay-“Stones” book
1. Sept/Oct- Initial Testing
2. Post-Spring
*Do not test numbers / Assessment-
Dolch List (33 words)
1. Dec-Initial
2. January-Mid year
3. May-End of year / Assessment-
1. Dec/January-Start guided reading groups-Start at Level A
2. By end of year-80% of students masteredLevel B (Fountas/Pinnell) / Assessment-
Writing Sample using Stages of Spelling Development Rubric– Wright Group
1. Quarterly /
Assessment-
Reading Log
Teacher/ Student will fill in when student finishes with book
1. Change logs Quarterly
1 / Assessments-
Phonemic Awareness Checklist
As necessary
1.Sept/Oct-Recognition of rhyming words
2. Nov-Blending and Beginning Sounds in Words using pictures
3. Feb-Segmenting and Ending Sounds in words using pictures / Assessment-
First Steps
As necessary
1. Sept/Oct-Letter-Name Id. using lower case letters
2. Dec/Jan-Letter-Sound Id. with upper case letter / Assessment-
Marie Clay-“No Shoes” book
1. Sept and as needed for Word Identification, etc. that were not tested in K / Assessment-
Marie Clay (37 phonemes)
1. Quarterly
*80% of students with 90% accuracy on 37 phonemes* / Assessment-
Cunningham
1. April-Initial assessment will occur at the End of first grade. Word made from chunk
Identify 80% of 37 phonograms / Assessment-
Fry First 100 List
1. Fall
2. Winter- for struggling students
3. Spring / Assessment-
Running Records
1. Sept/Oct- Initial, Start with level student ended Kindergarten with
2. Ongoing as students progress through levels
3. By end of year-80% of students mastered Level H
Mastered means:
-95% word recognition accuracy on running record
-75% comprehension question accuracy on benchmark book and retelling / Assessment-
Writing Sample using a Writing Rubric from Creative Writers, 3rd Ed.
1.Quarterly /
Assessment-
Reading Log
Students will fill in when finished with book
1. Change logs Quarterly
2 / Assessment-
Cunningham
1. Nov/Dec- Initial, word made from chunk
2. April-End of year. Both chunk and word
(As necessary throughout school year)
Identify 80% of 37 phonograms / Assessment-
Fry First 200 List
1. Fall
2. Winter – for struggling students
3. Spring / Assessment-
Running Records
1. Sept/Oct- Start with level student ended First grade with
2. Ongoing as students progress through levels
3. By end of year-80% of students mastered Level L
Mastered means:
-95% word recognition accuracy on running record
-75% comprehension on retelling / Assessment-
Writing Sample with Rubric from Creative Writers, 3rd Ed.
1. Quarterly / Assessment-
QRI-3 (use same assessment for Reading Comprehension)
1. Sept/Oct- Initial
2. Jan-midyear
3. May- End of Year
90 Words per Minute as measured by a 1 minute timing with running record of miscues /
Assessment-
Reading Log
Students will fill in when finished with book
1. Change logs Quarterly
Phonemic Awareness / Letter-Name Identification
Letter-Sound Identification / Concepts of Print / Sentence Dictation / Word Families/ Phonograms / High Frequency Words / Reading Level/Comprehension / Writing / Fluency/Reading Rate / Book Interaction
3 / Assessment-
Fry List words 200-400
1. Fall
2. Winter –for struggling students
3. Spring / Assessment-
Running Records
1. Sept/Oct- Start with level student ended Second grade with
2. Ongoing as students progress through levels
3. By end of year-80% of students mastered Level O
Mastered means:
-95% word recognition accuracy on running record
-75% comprehension on retelling / Assessment-
Writing Sample with Rubric from Write Traits 6-Point Scale
1. Quarterly / Assessment-
QRI-3 (same assessment as the Reading comprehension)
1. Sept/Oct- Initial
2. Jan-midyear
3. May- End of Year
120 Words per Minute as measured by a 1 minute timing with running record of miscues /
Assessment-
Reading Log
Students will fill in when finished with book
1. Change logs Quarterly
4 / Assessment-
Fry List words 400-600
1. Fall
2. Winter – for struggling students
3. Spring / Assessment-
Running Records
1. Sept/Oct- Start with level student ended Third grade with
2. Ongoing as students progress through levels
3. By end of year-80% of students mastered Level S
Mastered means:
-95% word recognition accuracy on running record
-75% comprehension on retelling / Assessment-
Writing Sample with Rubric from Write Traits 6- Point Scale
1. Quarterly / Assessment-
QRI-3 (same assessment as the Reading comprehension)
1. Sept/Oct- Initial
2. Jan-midyear
3. May- End of Year
130 Words per Minute as measured by a 1 minute timing with running record of miscues /
Assessment-
Reading Log
Students will fill in when finished with book
1. Change logs Quarterly
5 / Assessment-
Fry List words 600-800
1. Fall
2. Winter – for struggling students
3. Spring / Assessment-
Running Records
1. Sept/Oct- Start with level student ended Fourth grade with
2. Ongoing as students progress through levels
3. By end of year-80% of students mastered Level V
Mastered means:
-95% word recognition accuracy on running record
-75% comprehension on retelling / Assessment-
Writing Sample with Rubric from Write Traits 6-Point Scale
1. Quarterly / Assessment-
QRI-3 (same assessment as the Reading comprehension)
1. Sept/Oct- Initial
2. Jan-midyear
3. May- End of Year
140 Words per Minute as measured by a 1 minute timing with running record of miscues /
Assessment-
Reading Log
Students will fill in when finished with book
1. Change logs Quarterly

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