Assessing Literacy for Success

Assessing Literacy for Success

• list two formal and two informal assessments for each literacy area, including Comprehension, Fluency, Oral Language, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, and Vocabulary.,
• choose one formal and one informal assessment to administer to a small group of students in your classroom. (Note: if you are not teaching now, you may administer this assessment to family, friends, or cohort members.),
• indicate which assessments you are administering  ,
• reflect upon the assessment you applied in a small group. How effective was the assessment? What data did you gather?,
•  create a plan to use one evidence-based best practice to develop fluency to enhance comprehension in domain-specific (kindergarten math) texts utilizing summarizing, extended text discussions, or student questioning.

APA

Literacy Area Assessments

Comprehension

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Standardized Comprehension Tests (e.g., DIBELS, MAP)
  2. Reading Comprehension Passage Assessments (e.g., Fountas & Pinnell)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Running Records (analyzing student reading and understanding)
  2. Teacher-Made Comprehension Questions (after reading)

Fluency

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) (e.g., timed readings)
  2. Oral Reading Fluency Tests (e.g., AIMSweb)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Repeated Reading Practices (observing progress over time)
  2. Fluency Checklists (tracking pace and expression during reading)

Oral Language

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Oral Language Assessments (e.g., TOLD-P:2)
  2. Standardized Language Tests (e.g., CELF-5)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Classroom Discussions (observing participation and articulation)
  2. Storytelling Exercises (assessing narrative skills)…

Literacy Area Assessments

Comprehension

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Standardized Comprehension Tests (e.g., DIBELS, MAP)
  2. Reading Comprehension Passage Assessments (e.g., Fountas & Pinnell)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Running Records (analyzing student reading and understanding)
  2. Teacher-Made Comprehension Questions (after reading)

Fluency

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) (e.g., timed readings)
  2. Oral Reading Fluency Tests (e.g., AIMSweb)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Repeated Reading Practices (observing progress over time)
  2. Fluency Checklists (tracking pace and expression during reading)

Oral Language

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Oral Language Assessments (e.g., TOLD-P:2)
  2. Standardized Language Tests (e.g., CELF-5)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Classroom Discussions (observing participation and articulation)
  2. Storytelling Exercises (assessing narrative skills)…

Literacy Area Assessments

Comprehension

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Standardized Comprehension Tests (e.g., DIBELS, MAP)
  2. Reading Comprehension Passage Assessments (e.g., Fountas & Pinnell)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Running Records (analyzing student reading and understanding)
  2. Teacher-Made Comprehension Questions (after reading)

Fluency

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) (e.g., timed readings)
  2. Oral Reading Fluency Tests (e.g., AIMSweb)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Repeated Reading Practices (observing progress over time)
  2. Fluency Checklists (tracking pace and expression during reading)

Oral Language

• Formal Assessments:
  1. Oral Language Assessments (e.g., TOLD-P:2)
  2. Standardized Language Tests (e.g., CELF-5)
• Informal Assessments:
  1. Classroom Discussions (observing participation and articulation) Assessing Literacy for Success
  2. Storytelling Exercises (assessing narrative skills)…