EARLY GRADE READING ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT

Name: ____________________________________ Time Started: ________

COMPONENT 1: ORIENTATION TO PRINT

1. This is a story book with pictures. Don’t read it now. On this page, point to me where would
you begin to read?
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2. Now point to me what words you would read next.

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3. When you get to end of the line, where would you read next?
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 COMPONENT 2: LETTER NAME KNOWLEDGE
Hal. A v L
L i h R S y E O n T [10]
i e T D A t a d e w [20]
g R B E i f m t s r [40]
S T C N p A F c a E [50]
y s Q A M C O t n P [60]
e A e s O F h u A t [70]
R q H b S i g m i L [80]
L i N O e o E r p X [90]
N a c D d i O j e n [100]
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COMPONENT 3A: LETTER SOUND KNOWLEDGE

 Example: A v L
L i h R S y E O n T [10]
i e T D A t a d e w [20]
h O e m U r L G R U [30]
g R B E i f m t s r [40]
S T C N p A F c a E [50]
y s Q A M C O t n P [60]
e A e s O F h u A t [70]
R q H b S i g m i L [80]
L i N O e o E r p X [90]
N a c D d i O j e n [100]
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COMPONENT 3B: INITIAL SOUND IDENTIFICATION

What is the first sound in “_____”? “_____” [Read the word twice]

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t t
1. map /
mmmmm
/
2. say /sssss/
3. up /uh/
4. go /g’/
5. now /nnnn/
6. can /k’/
7. fish /fffff/
8. pot /p’/
9. run /rrrrrr/
10. look /llllll/
 COMPONENT 4: FAMILIAR WORD READING
Example: cat sick made
go at up sit me [5]
big two run see red [10]
sad and stop you are [15]
man ask when now him [20]
sing soon like they good [25]
girl help down know under [30]
jump want chair fly going [35]
must green play those once [40]
many which upon find clean [45]
please always come thank house [50]

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COMPONENT 5: INVENTED WORD DECODING

Example: ut dif mab
 fut lus dit leb gak [5]
huz jod kib lek tob [10]
nom rop hig reg san [15]
tup ral wix nep nad [20]
lut yod sim tat sig [25]
en mon nup sen kad [30]
taw lew paf sal zuv [35]
ved kag vom riz gof [40]
maz kol ver et beb [45]
tib lef yag lim dov [50]
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COMPONENT 6A: ORAL PASSAGE READING

Good morning. My name is Pat. 6
 I am seven years old. My brother’s name is Sam. 16
He is five years old. I also have sister. 26
Her name is Ana. We live in the Philippines. 35
We like to read stories. My father is a farmer. 45
We go to town together every Saturday. 52
My mother sells fruits at the market in town. 61

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COMPONENT 6B: Reading Comprehension

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t t Response
 What is the name of Pat’s brother?
[Sam]
How many children are in Pat’s family?
[three]
Where does Pat live?
[Philippines]
What do Pat, Sam, and Ana like to do?
[to read; to read stories]
How often do the children go to town?
[once a week; every Saturday; on
Saturday]
Where does Pat’s mother sell fruits?
[at the market/ in town]

COMPONENT 7: Listening Comprehension

A chick fell in the river. “Help me,” she cried. A green frog came to help but he fell too. “What shall
we do?” asked the frog. “Look! There’s a log that can save us from drowning!”, the chick replied. Then,
they both climbed on the log. “We are saved!”, they shouted.
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What is a chick?
[young chicken]
Who fell in the river last?
[frog]
What did the chick see that saved them from
drowning?
[log]
How did the frog and the chick get out of the river?
[climbed on the log]
Why do you think the frog and the chick are friends?
[tried to help; helped each other]

COMPONENT 8: DICTATION