Assessment of Student Achievement

QSI

This is an individual assessment for students, ages 7-13, that can be quickly administered whole class and scored by teacher, telling you precisely where the child stands in spelling competency. This assessment should be given at the beginning of the year, the end of each trimester, and the end of the year.

Slosson

This is an individual assessment that can be quickly administered one on one and scored by teacher. This assessment let’s you know what level the student is competent in reading decoding skills. This assessment starts with pre-primary words and gets more difficult. The student has to be able to read the word within 5-10 seconds. Once the student has missed 5 words, that is were their level of decoding is determined. This assessment should be given at the beginning of the year, the end of each trimester, and the end of the year.

Flynt & Cooter/DRA

These two are different assessments but generally assess the same skill. They are individual assessments given one on one that take 15-30 minutes. Silent reading comprehension, oral reading, and listening comprehension can be assessed by administering either the Flynt & Cooter or DRA. This assessment should be given at the beginning of the year, the end of each trimester, and the end of the year.

This is an individual assessment that can be quickly administered one on one and scored by the teacher. This assessment should be done on a regular basis. This assessment assists the teacher with making sure the student is reading at an appropriate level. Running Record also helps the teacher see what types of mistakes the student is making so the teacher may focus on helping the student get pass them.

***All of the above assessments I have used repeatedly in the classroom. The assessments below are ones that I have been trained in.

San Diego Quick

This is an individual assessment that can be quickly administered one on one. This assessment helps tell the teacher what reading level the student is at by assessing their knowledge of site words.

Burke Reading Interview

This is an individual assessment given one on one that takes 15-30 minutes. This gives the teacher an in depth perception of what the student’s view, or schema, of reading is.