Sound Scout Checklist
Sound Scout Checklist
Phonemic Awareness Inventory β’ 1st Grade
Student: ___________________________
Date: ___________________________
Teacher: ___________________________
Administration Instructions
This is an oral assessment. Do not show the student this sheet. Use the "Safari Sounds Worksheet" for visual prompts where indicated. Mark β for correct and X for incorrect. Use the notes for specific errors (e.g., "substituted /b/ for /d/").
1
Rhyme & Alliteration
| Skill | Prompt (Read aloud) | Score | Notes |
|---|
| Rhyme Recognition | "Do cat and hat rhyme?" (Yes) | _____ | |
| Rhyme Production | "Tell me a word that rhymes with pig." (big, dig, wig...) | _____ | |
| Alliteration | "Which word starts with the same sound as sun? sit or run?" (sit) | _____ | |
2
Phoneme Isolation (CVC)
| Position | Target Word | Score | Prompt |
|---|
| Initial | MAP | _____ | "What is the first sound in map?" (/m/) |
| Final | SUN | _____ | "What is the last sound in sun?" (/n/) |
| Medial | KIT | _____ | "What is the middle sound in kit?" (/i/) |
3
Blending & Segmenting
Blending (Oral Synthesis)
"I'll say the sounds, you say the word."
- /h/ /o/ /p/ (hop) _____
- /f/ /a/ /n/ (fan) _____
- /b/ /u/ /s/ (bus) _____
Segmenting (Oral Analysis)
"I'll say the word, you say the sounds."
- cat (/k/ /a/ /t/) _____
- log (/l/ /o/ /g/) _____
- pin (/p/ /i/ /n/) _____
4
Phoneme Manipulation
| Skill | Prompt (Read aloud) | Score |
|---|
| Deletion | "Say cup. Now say cup without the /k/." (up) | _____ |
| Addition | "Say at. Now add /m/ to the beginning." (mat) | _____ |
| Substitution | "Say bed. Change the /b/ to /f/." (fed) | _____ |
| Substitution | "Say pig. Change the /i/ to /u/." (pug) | _____ |
Total Correct: ____ / 16
Target: 14+ for mastery of these foundation skills.
Observations/Next Steps: