Assessment

I have been so busy setting up room 5! I will put up pictures when my room is complete. The first day of school is a week away from today and I am getting so nervous but very excited to meet the kids. Although we have plenty of assessments that we must complete for the school and/or district, I also came up with an assessment that I created just to see where the kids levels are at the first day of school. I am thinking of giving this assessment at the beginning of each quarter to see their progress over time with basic skills. This assessment goes from very basic to more complicated, so I am planning on skipping over parts depending on how the kids are doing with it.

The good thing is, there are many different ways to see the kids skills with this assessment and it has a lot of "white space" to take notes. For example, if the student is nonverbal, can they point to the letters/numbers when asked? Can they receptively identify them, or can they at least point to the text on the page, and not off in the white space? Can they point to each one, in order, even if they do not know the letter names/sounds? Can they point to their name, or better yet, circle it? Can they say their name when asked? Do they know their personal info? Even if they can't write their name, are they doing the proper grip on their writing utensil? At the end, I am planning on using flashcards for colors, shapes, etc. I also have cards with Dolch Sight words and then at the way end, I have a conventions of reading section. I think this is a pretty comprehensive, simple assessment that can cover various levels. I am hoping to do this the first day while the other children are occupied with a task such as puzzles or books, along with the other assessments to complete.

Here it is, just copied and pasted. Let me know if you would like me to send you the document! Happy beginning of the year :-)

Assessment

Name: _________

Date: __________

A     B      C 

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

a  b  c  d  e  f  g  h  i  j  k  l  m  n  o  p  q  r  s  t  u  v  w  x  y  z 

Q  W  E  R  T  Y  U  I  O  P  A  S  D  F  G  H  J  K  L  Z  X  C  V  B  N  M

p  l  m  o  k  n  i  j  b  u  h  v  y  g  c  t  f  x  r  d  z  e  s  w  a  q

Find your name: Y/N

What is your name? ______

When is your birthday? _____

What is your phone number? ______

What is your address?

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Here is your name:

-Read Name Y/N

-Point to Name Y/N

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Write your name:

________________________

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Hold Pencil/Crayon appropriate Y/N

1  2  3 

1  2  3  4  5  

6  7  8  9  10 

1  2  3  4  5  

 6  7  8  9  10  

11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  

-Count by rote ____

-Count objects ____

-Colors: R, O, Y, G, B, P, Pi, Br, Bl, Gra, W

Say/Point

-Shapes: C, S, T, R, O, St, H

Say/Point

-Sight Words: (Read/Point) a, can, I, go, up, see, me, big, not, come, run, and, my, the, is, to, you, in, here, said, it, for, look, we

With a book do they:

Hold it upright Y/N

Turn the pages in order Y/N

Look at pictures Y/N

Point to pictures Y/N

Find title Y/N

Read words Y/N 

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