Early Phonics Checkpoint Assessment
UFLI Lessons 1–10 VC & CVC Focus
Early Phonics Checkpoint
Student Reading Sheet
Sound It Out!
Name:
Date:
Score: / 10
1
Word Reading Check
Touch each dot, sound it out, and blend.
1
at
2
in
3
if
4
sat
5
pin
6
bag
7
fit
8
jam
9
dig
10
cat
2
Sentence Dictation
Listen & Write
Listen to the sentence your teacher reads. Write each word carefully on the lines below.
Capital Letter Finger Spaces Period at End (.)
Teacher Diagnostic Guide
Assessment & Scoring Record
UFLI Lessons 1–10 Benchmark
Graphemes: a, m, s, t, p, f, i, n, j, h, g, d, c, b
Words Read
____ / 10
VC Words
____ / 3
CVC Words
____ / 7
Dictation Score
____ / 8
A Word-Level Decoding Tracker
Mark phoneme accuracy: / sound / & check if blended automatically
| # | Word | Pattern | Target Phonemes | Sound Checks | Blend | Student Error / Notes |
|---|
| 1 | at | VC | /ă/ /t/ | | | |
| 2 | in | VC | /ĭ/ /n/ | | | |
| 3 | if | VC | /ĭ/ /f/ | | | |
| 4 | sat | CVC | /s/ /ă/ /t/ | | | |
| 5 | pin | CVC | /p/ /ĭ/ /n/ | | | |
| 6 | bag | CVC | /b/ /ă/ /g/ | | | |
| 7 | fit | CVC | /f/ /ĭ/ /t/ | | | |
| 8 | jam | CVC | /j/ /ă/ /m/ | | | |
| 9 | dig | CVC | /d/ /ĭ/ /g/ | | | |
| 10 | cat | CVC | /c/ /ă/ /t/ | | | |
B Sentence Dictation Evaluation
Prompt: “Sam had a big cat.”
Teacher reads the sentence naturally, then repeats word by word as needed. Score 1 point per correct item (Total: 8 pts).
Sam CVC /s/ă/m/
had CVC /h/ă/d/
a Decodable /ă/
big CVC /b/ĭ/g/
cat CVC /c/ă/t/
Capital ‘S’ in Sam (1 pt) Clear word spacing (1 pt) Final period ‘.’ (1 pt)
Target Grapheme Error Check & Next Steps
Circle struggling sounds
a m s t p f i n j h g d c b
Mastery (9–10 words)
Ready for Lesson 11+ (new graphemes and consonant blends).
Developing (7–8 words)
Review short /ă/ vs /ĭ/ contrast; practice continuous sound blending.
Intensive (< 7 words)
Small group reteach with sound cards & visual phoneme segmentation.