Assessment Test A Word about Assessment The goal of the assessment test is to help you discover what skills your students have acquired and what skills they need to learn. You can use the pretest at the beginning of a new school year or during the course of the school year to give you an idea of where your students are in their development. The post-test can then be used as a follow-up. As you give the assessment, talk with your students about their thinking. Ask questions about the answers they give. If a student cannot complete the assessment, you can use the assessment as a teaching tool. Walk the student through the assessment, teaching as you go. Keys to Positive Assessment Your students will need the assessment page and a pencil. Provide a quiet place free of clutter and distractions. If parents are administering the test at home, suggest that they try answering questions with a question. For example: Student: What is this word? Parent: What letters do you see in the word? or What sound does each letter make? Instruct parents to refrain from immediately correcting their child and to note skills that need to be taught or reinforced. They should have the child move on if he or she is having difficulty. Assessment Tests The assessment tests are divided into 4 parts: Assessment 1 uses alphabet flashcards as an ongoing teaching and assessment tool. By flipping through the flashcards with a child, you can easily determine which letters and sounds are known and which need more reinforcement. Assessment 2 provides writing examples and space for practicing letter and number formation. Assessment 3 provides math problems including addition, subtraction, and telling time to the hour. Assessment 4 assesses beginning reading skills including beginning sounds, ending sounds, short vowels, and common sight words. The Assessments Include 2 Parts: 1. An assessment to test what students already know. 2. A post-assessment to test what students have learned.
Assessment Instructions Assessment / Post-assessment 1 Letter Recognition and Letter Sounds This assessment requires a set of alphabet flashcards. You can use a set you have or cut out the set provided on the following pages. You can use the flashcards for ongoing assessment. Show your student the letter side of the card. Have him or her say the name of the letter, the sound it makes, and a word that begins with the sound. Accept any correct word. Assessment / Post-assessment 2 Letter and Number Formation Copy or tear out the letter and number formation pages. Encourage your students to write both upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet and the numbers 0 10. Note where students start each letter and number and the direction each moves the pencil. Encourage your students to start at the top of the line and go down and to make curves in the proper direction. Reversals are very common at this age. Most young children will find it difficult to stay in the lines. Practice makes perfect, and a lot of encouragement will go a long way. Fine motor skills will continue to develop throughout kindergarten, first, and second grade. Assessment / Post-assessment 3 Mathematics Have your students complete this assessment independently. If a student cannot complete the assessment independently, yo may want to use the assessment as a teaching tool. Assessment / Post-assessment 4 Reading Have your students say each object pictured aloud to you. This will eliminate mistakes from misunderstandings. For example, if a student sees the log and says stick, gently direct the student to use the word log. If you find a student is having difficulty completing this assessment, you can have the student practice with alphabet flashcards until he or she is more confident.
Assessment 2 Letter and Number Formation Page 1 /Aa////////Kk/////// /Bb////// /Cc////// /Dd////// /Ee/////// /L/l/////// /Mm///// /Nn////// /Oo////// /Ff////////Pp/////// /Gg////////Qq////// /Hh////// /Rr// ////// /I/i // /////// /Ss/////// /Jj////////Tt///////
Assessment 2 Letter and Number Formation Page 2 /Uu////////1///////// /Vv/////// /Ww///// /Xx/////// /Yy/////// /Zz/////// /2// /////// /3// /////// /4// /////// /5// /////// /6//////// /7//////// /8//////// /9//////// /10///////
Assessment 3 Mathematics 1. 3 2. 4 3. 2 4. 5 5. 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 6. 3 7. 5 8. 4 9. 3 10. 2-1 - 1-2 - 0-2 Look at the ruler. Tell how many inches long the lines in questions 11 and 12 are. 1 2 3 4 5 6 11. inches 12. inches Fill in the missing numbers. 13. 14 16 17 19 20 22 25 14. 48 51 54 55 59 Count the money and write the correct amount. 15. 16. What time is it? 17. : 18. :
Assessment 4 Reading Say the name of each object. Write the letter for the sound you hear at the beginning of the word. 1. // at 6. // oat 2. // ish 7. // eb 3. // et 8. // ix 4. // uck 9. // an 5. // og 10. // at Say the name of each object. Write the letter for the sound you hear at the end of the word. 11. ca// 14. ma// 12. ca// 15. ma// 13. ca// 16. ma// Say the name of each object. Write the short-vowel sound you hear. 17. p// g 20. b// d 18. t// p 21. c// p 19. h// t 22. t// b Read these words to an adult. pan jet zip sun hot the a is was are yellow red blue green orange purple black brown white color
Assessment / Post-assessment 1 Alphabet Flashcards Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll
Assessment / Post-assessment 1 d says c says b says Alphabet Flashcards a says duh c buh a dog cat ball apple h says g says f says e says h guh fff e hat goat fish egg l says k says j says i says lll k juh i lion kite jam igloo
Assessment / Post-assessment 1 Alphabet Flashcards Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx
Assessment / Post-assessment 1 p says o says n says Alphabet Flashcards m says p o nnn mmm pig ostrich nest monkey t says s says r says q says t sss ruh quh turtle sun rabbit queen x says w says v says u says ks wuh vvv u x-ray wagon vest umbrella
Assessment / Post-assessment 1 Alphabet Flashcards Yy Zz 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Assessment / Post-assessment 1 z says Alphabet Flashcards y says one zero zzz zebra yuh yarn five four three two nine eight seven six
Post-assessment 2 Letter and Number Formation Page 1 /Aa////////Kk/////// /Bb////// /Cc////// /Dd////// /Ee/////// /L/l/////// /Mm///// /Nn////// /Oo////// /Ff////////Pp/////// /Gg////////Qq////// /Hh////// /Rr// ////// /I/i // /////// /Ss/////// /Jj////////Tt///////
Post-assessment 2 Letter and Number Formation Page 2 /Uu////////1///////// /Vv/////// /Ww///// /Xx/////// /Yy/////// /Zz/////// /2// /////// /3// /////// /4// /////// /5// /////// /6//////// /7//////// /8//////// /9//////// /10///////
Post-assessment 3 Mathematics 1. 7 2. 5 3. 4 4. 5 5. 5 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 2 6. 6 7. 5 8. 7 9. 8 10. 9-1 - 3-2 - 4-3 Look at the ruler. Tell how many inches long the lines in questions 11 and 12 are. 1 2 3 4 5 6 11. inches 12. inches Fill in the missing numbers. 13. 18 20 21 23 24 26 29 14. 68 71 74 75 79 Count the money and write the correct amount. 15. 16. What time is it? 17. : 18. :
Post-assessment 4 Reading Say the name of each object. Write the letter for the sound you hear at the beginning of the word. 1. // at 6. // ot 2. // ish 7. // en 3. // en 8. // ox 4. // ug 9. // an 5. // og 10. // ox Say the name of each object. Write the letter for the sound you hear at the end of the word. 11. cu// 14. ba// 12. we// 15. ta// 13. ba// 16. be// Say the name of each object. Write the short-vowel sound you hear. 17. j// t 20. s// x 18. s// n 21. l// g 19. r// g 22. v// n Read these words to an adult. pan jet zip sun hot the a is was are yellow red blue green orange purple black brown white color
Assessment Answers Assessment 3 Mathematics 1. 4 2. 4 3. 5 4. 6 5. 6 6. 2 7. 4 8. 2 9. 3 10. 0 11. 2 inches 12. 4 inches 13. 15, 18, 21, 23, 24 14. 49, 50, 52, 53, 56, 57, 58, 60 15. 9 16. 21 17. 7:00 18. 3:00 Assessment 4 Reading 1. b 2. f 3. n 4. d 5. l 6. g 7. w 8. s 9. v 10. h 11. n 12. t 13. p 14. n 15. t 16. p 17. i 18. o 19. a 20. e 21. u 22. u Post-assessment Answers Post-assessment 3 Mathematics 1. 8 2. 5 3. 7 4. 9 5. 7 6. 5 7. 2 8. 5 9. 4 10. 6 11. 3 inches 12. 5 inches 13. 19, 22, 25, 27, 28, 30 14. 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81 15. 13 16. 14 17. 5:00 18. 8:00 Post-assessment 4 Reading 1. m 2. d 3. h 4. h 5. d 6. p 7. p 8. f 9. c 10. b 11. p 12. b 13. g 14. t 15. g 16. d 17. e 18. u 19. u 20. i 21. o 22. a