Yopp-Singer Test of Phoneme Segmentation

Description
The Yopp-Singer Test of Phoneme Segmentation is a list of 22 common words
Students are given the words and asked to break each word apart (segmentation)
individually administered by teacher, instructional assistant, paraprofessional
timeframe: 5-10 minutes per child
t was originally designed for English speaking kindergarteners, however, it has also

proven useful with first grade students and older children

Using the Results

Since a relationship has been established between phonemic awareness, success in

reading, and spelling acquisition, Yopp and Singer's assessment is especially helpful in
early identification of areas where further instruction is needed.

Scoring (cut-off's have not been defined)

o All or mostly correct responses indicate strong phonemic awareness
o Some correct responses indicate emerging awareness
o little or few correct responses suggest intervention

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 Yopp-Singer Test of Phoneme Segmentation
Score (# correct) 20
Name Date fall
winter
Cspring
word and I want you to break
Directions: Today we're going to play a word game. Il'm going to say a For example, ifl say old, you
he word apart You are going to tell me each sound of the word in order.
should say /ol W ld/, Let's try a few together
3 Sands 4 elds
Practice items: (assist in segmenting, if necessary) ride (3) go (2) -man (3)
Test items: (Circle those items that the student correctly segments; incorrect responses are recorded on
theblank linefollowing the item)
enumu
1.dog 12-tay
2. keep 13 race
3 fine 14z00
Silent
4.no 15.three
5 she 16job
6. wave 17/in
7. grew 18. ice
8 that at
9 red 20 top
10.me 21 by
11, sat 22 do
The author acknowledges the contibution of the
(Hallie Kay Yopp grants pemission for this test to be eproduced
late Hamy Singer to the development of this test)
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 Answer Key
Practice Items: ride (3) go (2) man (3)
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1. dog (3)/d/ ol al (2) el otem b/ Jecd
12. lay (2)
2. keep (3)/K/Jee//p/ 13. race (3) /ol cel
3. fine (3) / Jn/ 14, zoo (2)2/ bof
4. no (2)/n/lo/
5len (3) /s/411l L Lnl
15.three
5. she (2) h lel 16 job (3) / 6I
6. wave
(3)wlalel 17. in (2) /n/
7. grew (3)al/el lew/ 18. ice (2) /lel
8. that (3)h/ al A 19. at (2) lol h
9. red ( 3 ) / e lld/ 20. top (3) / Jo/p
10. me (2) el 21. by (2)h/Iy
11. sat (3) s //lal 4/ 22. do (2) /d/6/
had hm 3ay how many S0ounds and how
many lellers are n each wod
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