Early Literacy Skills Assessment
Early Literacy Assessment
Student Reading Stimulus Sheet
Student: ___________________
Date: _________
1 Letter Names & Sounds Read across each row
m
s
T
a
p
F
c
i
B
n
o
D
r
g
e
H
u
l
P
k
2 Short Vowel Words in Isolation (CVC) Read each word clearly
mat
red
sit
top
mud
cap
pen
wig
fox
sun
3 Blending 4 Phonemes in Words (CCVC & CVCC) Smooth blend of 4 sounds
flag
step
swim
frog
milk
hunt
4 Read in Connected Text Read the story with your best reading
Pip and the Red Pug
Pip has a pet pug. The pug is on the soft red rug.
Pip can drop a red ball in the wet grass.
The fast pug runs to get it. Pip and his pug sit in the sun.
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Diagnostic Scoring Protocol
Teacher Administration & Progress Monitoring Record
Progress Monitor
Student: _________________
Date: ___________
Examiner: ______________
Tier: 1 / 2 / 3
1. Letter Names & Sounds Score: ___/20 N | ___/20 S
Check (✓) for correct, write substitution if error.
m
s
T
a
p
F
c
i
B
n
o
D
r
g
e
H
u
l
P
k
Short Vowels Known: a [ ] e [ ] i [ ] o [ ] u [ ]
2. Oral Blending (4 Phonemes) Score: ___/6
Teacher says phonemes segmented (1/sec); student blends.
3. Isolated Word Reading (CVC & 4-Phoneme CCVC/CVCC) CVC: ___/10 | 4-Phoneme: ___/6
CVC Short Vowels
mat [ ] red [ ] sit [ ] top [ ] mud [ ] cap [ ] pen [ ] wig [ ] fox [ ] sun [ ]
4-Phoneme Words (CCVC / CVCC)
flag [ ] step [ ] swim [ ] frog [ ] milk [ ] hunt [ ]
4. Connected Decodable Text Scoring Accuracy: ___% (Total: 33 Words)
Pip (1) has (2) a (3) pet (4) pug. (5) The (6) pug (7) is (8) on (9) the (10) soft (11) red (12) rug. (13) [13]
Pip (14) can (15) drop (16) a (17) red (18) ball (19) in (20) the (21) wet (22) grass. (23) [23]
The (24) fast (25) pug (26) runs (27) to (28) get (29) it. (30) Pip (31) and (32) his (33) pug (34) sit (35) in (36) the (37) sun. (38) [38]
Total Words Read ____ / 38
Uncorrected Errors ____
Words Correct (WCPM) ____
Accuracy % ____ %
Diagnostic Analysis & Intervention Plan
Placement: Beginning Reader Developing Reader Intervention Focus
Target Skill Needs:
[ ] Letter-Sound Retrieval [ ] Short Vowel Discrimination [ ] Initial Blends (CCVC) [ ] Final Blends (CVCC) [ ] Oral 4-Phoneme Synthesis [ ] Connected Text Phrasing
Assessor Notes / Action Steps:
Focus: ________________________________________________
Goal: _________________________________________________
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