Assessment

Here is a Fountas and Pinnell cheat sheet to make the assessment easier to use.

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= = =**Assessment for Learning Tools** **- recommended by Instructional Services (Grades 3-8)** =  The reading assessments listed below assess reading processes and skills including: - making connections while reading - making inferences - distinguishing between main ideas and supporting detail - using a repertoire of strategies to read challenging text - using a repertoire of strategies to read unfamiliar words - oral reading behaviours

(BC Performance Standards) - Fall and Spring whole class assessment of non-fiction reading - includes written and oral components - follow up instructional strategies booklet also available - District support- in-service for school teams in the fall and spring (listed in pro- d booklet) - order copies of assessment kits from Instructional Services (free to school)
 * DART** //- District Assessment Reading Team// (grades 3-9)

- Benchmark assessment system using reading levels L-Z (a primary kit is also available) - kit contains 2 books (1 fiction/1 non- fiction) at each level -individual assessment tool – teacher completes running record and then has a conversation with the student about what they’ve read (guiding questions and prompts are given) - assesses fluency, decoding and comprehension - optional written component - recommended for use with the struggling readers in your class, or those readers who appear to be strong but have difficulty with comprehension - IS has a kit you can borrow or the kits can be purchased through Pearson
 * Fountas and Pinnell (K-8)**

(uses The BC Performance Standards)  - assessment tools for reading stories, poetry and non-fiction - instructional strategies to use before, during and after reading - low, medium and high reading selections for each type of assessment and grade level - student sample responses - preview copies are available through Instructional Services. - available for purchase through Nelson
 * Reading and Responding** (grades 4-6- locally adapted for grade 7)

Scholastics Moving Up with Literacy Place includes the following

Strategy || Assessment Tool || Information Provided |||| Where to find in Moving Up || • Retell and Questions || • Benchmark assessment || • contextual word recognition, recall of what has been read, comprehension strategies || Program and Planning Guide (pg 95-97) ||  || (pg 6-10) ||  ||
 * Assessment
 * Reading Conference || •Comprehension Strategies Anecdotal Record (with prompts)
 * Fiction and non fiction Comprehension rubric || •ability with comprehension strategies |||| Literacy Support Guide ||
 * • Record of Oral Reading
 * • High Frequency Words Drill || • High frequency Useful Words list || • automatic recall of high frequency words from previous year || Literacy Support Guide ||  ||
 * •Writing Sample || • Rating scales found in the Text-type studies || • knowledge of text forms, ability to write for an audience/purpose use of elements of writing, spelling skills || Strategy Units ||  ||
 * •Observations during class discussions and conversations || • Oral Language Development Checklist || • skills/ understandings in language for social relationships, language for learning, and language structures || Literacy support guide