Free Literacy Assessments A Great Assessment Resource This is a database of assessments! Choose what you want to assess and at what level. There’s also a handy test comparison chart! I tried to categorize the assessments, but many overlap. P.S. Check out my – 900 pages of decodable texts! Phonological/Phonemic Awareness Reading Readiness Specific By Grade Sight Words Determine Level Rate Spelling Comprehension Phonological/Phonemic Awareness PAST Phonological Awareness Skills Test – here are questions/answers. Passing a Level/PAST website“A level is considered passed if either all items or all items except one are correct (e.g., 4 out of 5, or 2 out of 3 for the syllable levels). . . Levels with 3 out of 5 or fewer are not considered passed and represent a level that should receive instructional attention” (p. 98). PAST Screener DIRECTIONS VIDEO and PAST- Directions Heggerty Kindergarten and Grade 1 Phonological Awareness Assessments K PA Heggerty — BOY K PA Heggerty — MOY K PA Heggerty — EOY Gr. 1 Baseline Gr. 1 MOY Gr. 1 EOY Grade 2 and Above Check out even more Heggerty PA assessments! There are primary assessments suitable for grade 2 and above. You can get them in Spanish, too! You just have to provide a name and email address to get instant downloads. Hearing and Recording Sounds Assesses the child’s ability to hear individual phonemes and record them as letters. Pre and Post-Testing Packet Augustine Literacy Project Phoneme Evaluation ~ create sound cards in the order of the teacher form. It assesses letter names, sounds, and student recording of the sound heard. Auditory Deletion Analysis ~ student repeats a word without one of its parts. Scoring places a child in a grade category. Yopp Singer ~ 17 correct and up ~ phonemically aware, Between 7-16 correct ~ emerging, 6 and less correct ~ intervention needed IOTA ~ students read words and get a grade equivalency score. Sight word list QPAS A 2013 screener. Cubed 3 The Cubed 3 has the above Dynamic Decoding Measures as well as Narrative Language measures which include reading and listening. Enter your email for a free download. Free Literacy Assessments Reading Readiness Concepts About Print Guides addressing each problem area. Letter Identification / Letter Sound Assessment Implications Recording Form Student Copy Letter Knowledge Survey The benchmarks are based on K, 1, and beyond 1, as well as and beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Students score as low, emerging, or on track for their grade level and time of year. Assesses letter names and sounds. How to read the charts below: “Beginning of Year Kindergarten,” “Middle of Year Kindergarten,” “End of Year Kindergarten,” etc. BOY = Beginning of Year, MOY = Middle of Year, EOY = End of Year Fundations Interventions By administering this test, you can determine if the child is ready to begin grades K, 1, or 2! Specific By Grade Quick Phonics Screener Core Phonics Survey OR CORE-Phonics-Survey-2008 – This version is to progress monitor all year. The chart below tells what tests should be administered. The goal is for mastery at each grade level. Take your Core Phonics results, and teach from UFLI! Houghton Mifflin Grades 1-6 Section 1 is Phonemic Awareness and Phonics and Decoding. Section 2 is about comprehension, decoding, and fluency. Wonders Fluency These are fluency assessments by grade. It includes: Letter naming fluency Phoneme segmentation fluency Sight word fluency Oral reading fluency with comprehension questions Diagnostic Decoding Survey Grades 2 and up with beginning, middle, and end-of-year tests. Grades 2 and 3 are scored separately, and grades 4 and beyond are scored the same. There is a beginning and an advanced assessment. Kindergarten Foundational Skills Tests for beginning, middle, and end of kindergarten. Benchmark scores are low, emerging, or on track. Assesses functional vocabulary, phonological/phonemic awareness, letter knowledge, decoding, and high-frequency words. First Grade Foundational Skills Assesses word and sentence reading at the beginning, middle, and end of grade 1. You can distribute to grade 2 and beyond as well. Score based on if the child is automatic, correct with effort, or incorrect. This scoring chart shows # correct to be considered proficient. DIBELS 8 is free. If the link does not work, Google it! There are benchmark tests plus progress monitoring for K-8. It includes the following for each grade level. In the tables below, the numbers represent the goal for June, but benchmarks for fall and winter are also available! Scroll through my Expectations By Grade Level pages: Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade for the DIBELS 8 benchmarks by grade, or find them here: DIBELS 8 Benchmarks. The Maze is a 3-minute comprehension test; the other tests are all 1 minute. How to calculate MAZE score: Here are the benchmarks: DIBELS8thEditionGoals DIBELS 8 assesses: Sight Words Botel Word List This test helps to determine a student’s ability to recognize individual sight words. The words are presented in groups of 20, arranged in order of difficulty ranging from pre-primer through grade 4. The student is given a maximum of 5 seconds to read each word. The student’s score is determined by the highest list that can be read with 70% accuracy. This test is stopped when the student scores below 70% on two successive levels. Sight Word Assessments Test students using either 25, 50, 100, or 200-word lists. Determine a percentile. Word Identification A Word Identification B Word Identification C Word Identification D Word Identification E Word Identification F Word Identification G Word Identification H Syllable assessments: Syllable Student Form Syllable Teacher Form This test gives real and nonsense words for each phonetic pattern, plus soft c and g, -dge/-tch, multisyllabic words, word endings, and phonetically irregular words. The scoring sheet breaks down the score for real versus nonsense words. It can be evident if a child has memorized common words but has not mastered a phonetic pattern. Progress Monitoring can also be recorded. Students’ results determine where you begin your phonics instruction. Determine Reading Level San Diego Quick Assessment This assessment determines reading level. Students’ reading level is determined by the last list in which student reads 8 or more words correctly. Running Records Record students’ rate, fluency, accuracy, and comprehension via running records. The above link will tell you the expected reading level and the reading rate at each grade level. Morrison-McCall This assessment gives a student’s approximate reading level based on spelling. Morrison McCall PDF Miller Word Identification This test determines if the student reads phonetically or holistically. Here is a video about it: Free Literacy Assessments Rate Free Reading Test Speed Reading Test Reading Rate by Grade Primary 6 Minute Solution The Six-Minute Solution Spelling Word-Knowledge-Inventory-3 Word-Study_Inventory_for_Transitional_Readers_updated_2017 Informal Spelling Inventory Primary Spelling Inventory ~ Score Sheet and Primary Spelling for Upper Elementary through High School How to score it: Comprehension DIBELS 8 MAZE 3 minute test For grades 2 and up. How to calculate MAZE score: Here are the benchmarks: DIBELS8thEditionGoals DRA2 Progress Monitoring. Short, concise, pictureless stories starting at Level 4 – Level 50 (Fountas and Pinnell C ~ “early emergent” ~ through Fountas and Pinnell T, U, V ~ “proficient”). Assesses oral reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and word reading. See grade-level expectations on my grade-level pages. Go to the home page and see this menu: Jennings Start by giving word lists to determine what reading level. There are oral and silent passages. Score rate, fluency, accuracy, and comprehension for independent, instructional, and frustration levels. Burns and Roe This is only part of the book; it is Form C. Teacher forms are at the end of the pdf. You can start with word lists to determine grade level, but the student version of Word List is not included in this pdf. You will get a score for rate, fluency, accuracy, and comprehension at the independent, instructional, and frustration levels. Core Maze Comprehension Test It can be done independently. It is for grades 2-10, but I am unsure why grades 9 and 10 do not appear on the performance chart below. The chart below is based on correct answers at three points in the year. Students can place at benchmark level, needing strategic intervention or intensive intervention. McLeod Assessment It can be done independently to determine reading grade level. There’s a test appropriate for grades 2-5 and 6-8. Students are given passages with missing words. They must fill in the blanks. Pioneer Valley Reading Level Assessment Perfect for remote teaching! The student starts by reading sight words on the screen. Then, based on the number of incorrect responses, they are put at a reading level. The student reads the recommended book, and as they read aloud, you take a running record, counting incorrect words. Enter the number of incorrect words into the program. The program may put the child at the next reading level to be assessed or down a level. Repeat. There are comprehension questions to ask for your information only. These are not entered into the program. In the end, the reading level is given. Cubed 3 Enter your email address to get: Manual NLM Listening Assessments (Benchmark and Progress Monitoring Booklets for PreK-3rd Grade) NLM Reading Assessments (Benchmark Booklets for 1st-8th Grade, and Progress Monitoring Booklets for 1st-3rd Grade*) DDM Assessments (Benchmark and Progress Monitoring Booklets) Student Stimulus Materials Here are great FREE comprehension tests from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System: MCAS 2022 Grade 3 and Up MCAS 2021 Grade 3 and Up MCAS 2019 Grade 3 and up MCAS 2018 Grade 3 and up MCAS 2017 Grade 3 and up MCAS 2016 Grade 3 and up MCAS 2015 Grade 3 and up MCAS 2011 Grades 3 and up MCAS 2010 Grades 3 and up MCAS 2007 Grades 3 and up MCAS 2006 Grades 3 and up MCAS 2005 Grade 3 p. 6-35 /Grade 4 p. 38-68 MCAS 2004 Grade 3 p. 7-30 / Grade 4 p. 33-63 MCAS 2003 Grade 3 p. 8-28 / Grade 4 p. 32-57 MCAS 2002 Grade 4 p. 53-78 Click here for computer-based tests! The following is compiled by K5 Learning: Grade 2 California Standards Test – Grade 2 Language Arts Tennessee Grade 2 Assessment – Language Arts Item Sampler Grade 3 Florida ELA Reading – Grade 3 Practice Test Questions Louisiana English Language Arts Practice Test Grade 3 Texas Grade 3 Reading Assessment Grade 4 Florida ELA Reading – Grade 4 Practice Test Questions Louisiana English Language Arts Practice Test Grade 4 Texas Grade 4 Reading Assessment Texas Grade 4 Writing Assessment Grade 5 Florida ELA Reading – Grade 5 Practice Test Questions Louisiana English Language Arts Practice Test Grade 5 Texas Grade 5 Reading Assessment Donations to alleviate the high maintenance fees of this unsponsored website are DEEPLY appreciated! Please help me continue to support the teaching of literacy around the world. Thank you! No donations from my school, please! I am here to help you! 🙂 Edited on 01/31/2024