WIST Monthly Quick Screen Packet
Phonics Diagnostic Resource
WIST Quick-Screen Packet
A systematic 12-trial clinical screener mapped directly to the Word Identification and Spelling Test (WIST) syllable concepts. Administer one trial monthly to measure orthographic development.
RECORD SHEET
Student Name:
Assessor / Teacher:
Grade / Year:
School District:
Annual Student Progress Tracker (Trials 1 - 12)
Mark mastered concepts per monthly trial
| T | Month | Date | Real (/12) | Pseudo (/12) | Total (/24) | Closed | VCE | Open | R-Cont | Vwl Team | Stable F. | Suffix/M. |
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| 1 | September | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2 | October | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3 | November | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 4 | December | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 5 | January | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 6 | February | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 7 | March | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 8 | April | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 9 | May | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 10 | June | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 11 | July | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 12 | August | | /12 | /12 | /24 | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Administration Directions
Provide the student with the corresponding Student Read Sheet. Instruct the student to read words from left to right. First read the real word list, then the nonsense word list. Record responses on the Teacher Record Sheet. Use the abbreviation codes to note specific patterns missed.
Mastered
80-100%
Developing
60-79%
Needs Work
< 60%
Key: Closed = Closed Syllable | VCE = Vowel-Consonant-e | Open = Open Syllable | R-Cont = R-Controlled | Vwl Team = Vowel Team | Stable F. = Stable Final | Suffix/M. = Suffix & Multisyllabic
Student Reading Sheet
Part I: Monthly Screeners (Trials 1 - 4)
STUDENT COPY
Trial 1 — September ID: 01-A
Real Words
tusk
rift
quote
prime
limbo
music
port
flirt
bail
exceed
throttle
Nonsense Words
pring
shum
strote
mune
stro
plu
barst
smarg
cheed
stoat
stockle
Trial 2 — October ID: 02-B
Real Words
cuff
zest
theme
probe
galaxy
begin
yard
swerve
bleach
groove
hobble
Nonsense Words
thob
yat
flabe
spluce
chy
pha
thorb
squirp
gentay
choit
frebble
Trial 3 — November ID: 03-C
Real Words
lens
dwell
athlete
doze
robot
zebra
barge
fern
jeer
coach
puddle
Nonsense Words
wep
shuss
quide
plebe
dro
gri
lurst
brutarp
flaip
slaun
spufle
Trial 4 — December ID: 04-D
Real Words
splint
scrap
glaze
compile
tiger
tulip
curb
surge
glow
sweet
simple
Nonsense Words
chosp
swecks
rettune
grite
blo
ree
snerp
glart
droop
clain
shidle
Instructions to Student: "Please read these lists of words slowly and clearly. Some are real words, and some are silly, made-up nonsense words."
Student Reading Sheet
Part II: Monthly Screeners (Trials 5 - 8)
STUDENT COPY
Trial 5 — January ID: 05-E
Real Words
bland
chunk
stripe
dispute
pilot
zero
term
smart
main
brief
puzzle
Nonsense Words
jall
vack
drobe
snute
jyp
cro
darp
quirl
treep
pload
prestle
Trial 6 — February ID: 06-F
Real Words
whim
sash
grade
stampede
basic
bacon
storm
chirp
sneak
float
needle
Nonsense Words
flim
clup
trofe
clime
ste
bray
ferk
jorst
splay
froom
trackle
Trial 7 — March ID: 07-G
Real Words
crop
drench
slide
expose
local
final
park
north
toast
grain
bundle
Nonsense Words
drak
glit
blipe
preme
spo
clu
harst
flerk
gleam
croat
boodle
Trial 8 — April ID: 08-H
Real Words
blunt
pinch
trade
compete
focus
total
sharp
worst
reach
steep
kettle
Nonsense Words
spret
nock
strave
clope
tri
gro
purk
smirf
bleat
skow
piffle
Instructions to Student: "Please read these lists of words slowly and clearly. Some are real words, and some are silly, made-up nonsense words."
Student Reading Sheet
Part III: Monthly Screeners (Trials 9 - 12)
STUDENT COPY
Trial 9 — May ID: 09-I
Real Words
trend
gloss
scale
polite
human
legal
torch
blur
proud
brain
gentle
Nonsense Words
squit
fasp
plote
brike
fle
sni
morp
dert
cloy
frain
maffle
Trial 10 — June ID: 10-J
Real Words
plant
twist
smoke
baseline
silent
motor
third
dark
treat
speed
table
Nonsense Words
plim
snent
swabe
trome
dry
cle
barp
thirk
floy
speen
teeple
Trial 11 — July ID: 11-K
Real Words
print
frost
whale
complete
paper
polar
short
burn
claim
beast
handle
Nonsense Words
blis
frent
glore
plute
sny
bro
kerp
whorl
smaid
croat
dibble
Trial 12 — August ID: 12-L
Real Words
track
stamp
shake
divide
basic
program
chart
skirt
scream
train
candle
Nonsense Words
sprib
trank
snide
blupe
gly
tra
murst
blort
skeep
draid
zopple
Instructions to Student: "Please read these lists of words slowly and clearly. Some are real words, and some are silly, made-up nonsense words."
Teacher Quick-Screen Record Sheet (Trials 1 - 6)
Use checkboxes to mark correct items. Superscripts represent WIST syllable categories.
TRIALS 1-6
TRIAL 1: SEPTEMBER
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ tusk CL
☐ rift CL
☐ quote VE
☐ prime VE
☐ limbo OP
☐ music OP
☐ pring CL
☐ shum CL
☐ strote VE
☐ mune VE
☐ stro OP
☐ plu OP
☐ port RC
☐ flirt RC
☐ bail VT
☐ exceed VT
☐ barst RC
☐ smarg RC
☐ cheed VT
☐ stoat VT
Real Multi: ☐ throttle (SF) | ☐ blemish (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ stockle (SF) | ☐ bression (SM)
TRIAL 2: OCTOBER
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ cuff CL
☐ zest CL
☐ theme VE
☐ probe VE
☐ galaxy OP
☐ begin OP
☐ thob CL
☐ yat CL
☐ flabe VE
☐ spluce VE
☐ chy OP
☐ pha OP
☐ yard RC
☐ swerve RC
☐ bleach VT
☐ groove VT
☐ thorb RC
☐ squirp RC
☐ gentay VT
☐ choit VT
Real Multi: ☐ hobble (SF) | ☐ discount (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ frebble (SF) | ☐ camdesting (SM)
TRIAL 3: NOVEMBER
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ lens CL
☐ dwell CL
☐ athlete VE
☐ doze VE
☐ robot OP
☐ zebra OP
☐ wep CL
☐ shuss CL
☐ quide VE
☐ plebe VE
☐ dro OP
☐ gri OP
☐ barge RC
☐ fern RC
☐ jeer VT
☐ coach VT
☐ lurst RC
☐ brutarp RC
☐ flaip VT
☐ slaun VT
Real Multi: ☐ puddle (SF) | ☐ expand (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ spufle (SF) | ☐ merltone (SM)
TRIAL 4: DECEMBER
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ splint CL
☐ scrap CL
☐ glaze VE
☐ compile VE
☐ tiger OP
☐ tulip OP
☐ chosp CL
☐ swecks CL
☐ rettune VE
☐ grite VE
☐ blo OP
☐ ree OP
☐ curb RC
☐ surge RC
☐ glow VT
☐ sweet VT
☐ snerp RC
☐ glart RC
☐ droop VT
☐ clain VT
Real Multi: ☐ simple (SF) | ☐ central (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ shidle (SF) | ☐ spotial (SM)
TRIAL 5: JANUARY
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ bland CL
☐ chunk CL
☐ stripe VE
☐ dispute VE
☐ pilot OP
☐ zero OP
☐ jall CL
☐ vack CL
☐ drobe VE
☐ snute VE
☐ jyp OP
☐ cro OP
☐ term RC
☐ smart RC
☐ main VT
☐ brief VT
☐ darp RC
☐ quirl RC
☐ treep VT
☐ pload VT
Real Multi: ☐ puzzle (SF) | ☐ active (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ prestle (SF) | ☐ partion (SM)
TRIAL 6: FEBRUARY
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ whim CL
☐ sash CL
☐ grade VE
☐ stampede VE
☐ basic OP
☐ bacon OP
☐ flim CL
☐ clup CL
☐ trofe VE
☐ clime VE
☐ ste OP
☐ bray OP
☐ storm RC
☐ chirp RC
☐ sneak VT
☐ float VT
☐ ferk RC
☐ jorst RC
☐ splay VT
☐ froom VT
Real Multi: ☐ needle (SF) | ☐ safety (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ trackle (SF) | ☐ distran (SM)
Clinical Qualitative Observations (Trials 1 - 6)
Decoding Speed
☐ Rapid☐ Hesitant☐ Labored
Self-Correction
☐ Frequent☐ Occasional☐ None
Error Strategy
☐ Phonic☐ Guessing☐ Refusal
Teacher Quick-Screen Record Sheet (Trials 7 - 12)
Use checkboxes to mark correct items. Superscripts represent WIST syllable categories.
TRIALS 7-12
TRIAL 7: MARCH
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ crop CL
☐ drench CL
☐ slide VE
☐ expose VE
☐ local OP
☐ final OP
☐ drak CL
☐ glit CL
☐ blipe VE
☐ preme VE
☐ spo OP
☐ clu OP
☐ park RC
☐ north RC
☐ toast VT
☐ grain VT
☐ harst RC
☐ flerk RC
☐ gleam VT
☐ croat VT
Real Multi: ☐ bundle (SF) | ☐ payment (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ boodle (SF) | ☐ subplex (SM)
TRIAL 8: APRIL
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ blunt CL
☐ pinch CL
☐ trade VE
☐ compete VE
☐ focus OP
☐ total OP
☐ spret CL
☐ nock CL
☐ strave VE
☐ clope VE
☐ tri OP
☐ gro OP
☐ sharp RC
☐ worst RC
☐ reach VT
☐ steep VT
☐ purk RC
☐ smirf RC
☐ bleat VT
☐ skow VT
Real Multi: ☐ kettle (SF) | ☐ endless (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ piffle (SF) | ☐ proflim (SM)
TRIAL 9: MAY
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ trend CL
☐ gloss CL
☐ scale VE
☐ polite VE
☐ human OP
☐ legal OP
☐ squit CL
☐ fasp CL
☐ plote VE
☐ brike VE
☐ fle OP
☐ sni OP
☐ torch RC
☐ blur RC
☐ proud VT
☐ brain VT
☐ morp RC
☐ dert RC
☐ cloy VT
☐ frain VT
Real Multi: ☐ gentle (SF) | ☐ helpless (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ maffle (SF) | ☐ conbract (SM)
TRIAL 10: JUNE
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ plant CL
☐ twist CL
☐ smoke VE
☐ baseline VE
☐ silent OP
☐ motor OP
☐ plim CL
☐ snent CL
☐ swabe VE
☐ trome VE
☐ dry OP
☐ cle OP
☐ third RC
☐ dark RC
☐ treat VT
☐ speed VT
☐ barp RC
☐ thirk RC
☐ floy VT
☐ speen VT
Real Multi: ☐ table (SF) | ☐ joyful (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ teeple (SF) | ☐ abmish (SM)
TRIAL 11: JULY
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ print CL
☐ frost CL
☐ whale VE
☐ complete VE
☐ paper OP
☐ polar OP
☐ blis CL
☐ frent CL
☐ glore VE
☐ plute VE
☐ sny OP
☐ bro OP
☐ short RC
☐ burn RC
☐ claim VT
☐ beast VT
☐ kerp RC
☐ whorl RC
☐ smaid VT
☐ croat VT
Real Multi: ☐ handle (SF) | ☐ useful (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ dibble (SF) | ☐ nonstret (SM)
TRIAL 12: AUGUST
Real: ____/12 Pseudo: ____/12 Total: ____/24
☐ track CL
☐ stamp CL
☐ shake VE
☐ divide VE
☐ basic OP
☐ program OP
☐ sprib CL
☐ trank CL
☐ snide VE
☐ blupe VE
☐ gly OP
☐ tra OP
☐ chart RC
☐ skirt RC
☐ scream VT
☐ train VT
☐ murst RC
☐ blort RC
☐ skeep VT
☐ draid VT
Real Multi: ☐ candle (SF) | ☐ sadness (SM)
Pseudo Multi: ☐ zopple (SF) | ☐ misglen (SM)
Clinical Qualitative Observations (Trials 7 - 12)
Decoding Speed
☐ Rapid☐ Hesitant☐ Labored
Self-Correction
☐ Frequent☐ Occasional☐ None
Error Strategy
☐ Phonic☐ Guessing☐ Refusal
