Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading

Academic Word Inventory Blackline Masters

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Academic Word Inventory

Use this informal inventory to collect additional information regarding student word knowledge.

Materials:
Provided - One student academic word list for each grade, grades 3-12. Word lists are numbered according to grade level (e.g., Word list 3 = 3rd grade level) Not provided - photocopy of student academic word list to record student responses.

Directions:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Select the appropriate grade level academic word list to administer to your student. Make a photocopy of that student academic word list to mark incorrect student responses. Place the student academic word list in front of the student and say the Teacher Script. Follow along as the student reads and mark incorrect responses with a slash through the word. Tally total words read correctly. Administer all items. This inventory is untimed.

Teacher Script:
Im going to show you a list of words that I would like you to read aloud. Some may be easy and others may be difficult; do your best to read each word. Ready?

Additional Administration Information:

After the administration of the task, it may be helpful to have a brief discussion with the student to inquire about how s/he felt about the level of difficulty of the task and what s/he was thinking (e.g., strategies used) when faced with an unfamiliar word. Scoring: Score correct responses = 1 Score incorrect responses = 0 Mastery of each word list is 20/25 or 80% correct

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