3rd-5th+LInks+for+reading+assessments

The links on this page are to information and examples of reading assessments that have been suggested for consideration.

[|Columbia University Teachers College] This assessment has running records for book excerpts for levels A-Z (Fountas and Pinnell). The books excerpted are all real literature selections that I recognize. All the materials are available for download free of charge. There is a teacher guidebook that takes you through the process and gives suggestions on interpretation of scores. The students are scored on their reading accuracy, comprehension (retelling, literal and inferential question). There are also other subtests for spelling (from Words Their Way) and reading volume. Liddy has downloaded much of this, so ask to see a copy before you use up the paper.

[|STAR Reading Assessment] This in an online assessment that adjusts the difficulty level as the student takes the test. STAR Reading combines brief, vocabulary in-context items with authentic text passage items that the student chooses a word that fits in the sentence. Students receive a grade level equivalant score, a national percentile rank, a Zone of Proximal Development range and a scaled score.There are many reports that can be generated using this information.