Early Literacy Phonemic Awareness Tool Surrey (ELPATS) – Student Record

ELPATS – Early Literacy Phonemic Awareness Tool Surrey

Student Name:

Use the MODELLED and PRACTICE ITEMS to determine whether to proceed to the assessment items for each
section. STUDENT MUST SCORE AT LEAST 4 out of 5 IN A SECTION TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT SECTION.

Assess the student on both part 1 (Isolation/Segmentation) and part 2 (Blending). Children do not need to be
reassessed on sections previously mastered. If correct mark with a ✓ or if incorrect, write in student response.

Part 1: ISOLATION/SEGMENTATION
Modelled Practice Assessment
Item Items Items
1. Initial Phoneme Isolation dog /d/ fun 1 bug
pet 2 monkey
“What is the first Monday 3 eat
(or beginning) sound in 4 tape
__________?” 5 happy
Decision point: This section is mastered if 4 or 5
1+ item(s) correct, proceed items are answered accurately
with the assessment items. and fluently. Go to section 2.
0 correct > go to Section 7. If not yet, go to Section 7.

2. Final Phoneme Isolation dog /g/ bat 1 sick

mice
“What is the last run
(or ending) sound in
__________?”
Decision point:
1+ item(s) correct, proceed
with the assessment items.
0 correct, go to Section 7.
2 rope
3 she
4 can
5 wash
This section is mastered if 4 or 5
items are answered accurately
and fluently. Go to section 3.
If not yet, go to Section 7.

3. 2-Phoneme Segmentation do /d/-/oo/ up 1 off

key
“Say all the sounds in go
the word _________. ”
Decision point:
1+ item(s) correct, proceed
with the assessment items.
0 correct, go to Section 7.
2 me
3 pie
4 ate
5 show
This section is mastered if 4 or 5
items are answered accurately
and fluently. Go to section 4.
If not yet, go to Section 7.

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Part 1: ISOLATION/SEGMENTATION
Modelled Practice
Item Items
4. 3-Phoneme Segmentation dog /d/-/o/-/g/ sit 1 tap
feet 2 sun
“Say all the sounds in pass 3 bike
the word ________. ” 4 name
5 cheese
Decision point: This section is mastered if 4 or 5
1+ item(s) correct, proceed items are answered accurately
with the assessment items. and fluently. Go to section 5.
0 correct, go to Section 7. If not yet, go to Section 7.

5. Medial Vowel Isolation dog /o/ cat 1 cup

hope
“What is the middle sound not
in the word ________. ”
Decision point:
1+ item(s) correct, proceed
with the assessment items.
0 correct, go to Section 7.
2 bed
3 kite
4 seed
5 boot
This section is mastered if 4 or 5
items are answered accurately
and fluently. Go to section 6.
If not yet, go to Section 7.

6. 4-Phoneme Segmentation flag /f/-/l/-/a/- mask 1 snake

/g/

“Say all the sounds in twin 2 block

spot 3 nest
the word ________. ”
4 jump
5 flash
Decision point:
1+ item(s) correct, proceed
with the assessment items.
0 correct, go to Section 7.

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Part 2: BLENDING
Modelled Practice
Item Items
7. 2-Phoneme Blending /ay/-/t/ ate /e/-/g/ (egg)
/m/-/ie/ (my)
/s/-/oh/ (sew)
“Put the sounds together
and say the word.”
Decision point:
1+ item(s) correct, proceed
with the assessment items.
0 correct, end assessment.
8. 3-Phoneme Blending /s/-/i/-/t/ sit /f/-/ay/-/s/ (face)
/b/-/a/-/k/ (back)
“Put the sounds together
/h/-/oh/-/m/(home)
and say the word.”
Decision point:
1+ item(s) correct, proceed
with the assessment items.
0 correct, go to Section 7.
9. 4-Phoneme Blending /d/-/u/-/s/-/t/ /s/-/k/-/ay/-/t/
dust (skate)
“Put the sounds together /b/-/oo/-/t/-/s/
and say the word.” (boots)
/s/-/m/-/ie/-/l/
(smile)
Decision point:
1+ item(s) correct, proceed
with the assessment items.
0 correct, end assessment.
NOTES:
Next steps:
Enter the child’s current results into the SD36 ELPATS app to allow for progress monitoring over time.
Find the app at www.surreyschoolsone.ca > For Teachers > Literacy Support (Elementary) > Reading Essentials
> Phonological Awareness > (Scroll down to Resources) ELPATS
1 /a/-/t/ (at)
2 /b/-/ee/ (bee)
3 /p/-/aw/ (paw)
4 /sh/-/oo/ (shoe)
5 /b/-/oy/ (boy)
This section is mastered if 4 or 5 items are
answered accurately and fluently. Continue
to Section 8.
If not yet, end the assessment.
/m/-/a/-/p/ (map)
/w/-/ie/-/t/
(white)
/m/-/oo/-/n/ (moon)
/a/-/s/-/k/
(ask)
/s/-/k/-/ie/
(sky)
This section is mastered if 4 or 5 items are
answered accurately and fluently. Continue
to Section 9.
If not yet, end the assessment.
/s/-/t/-/o/-/p/ (stop)
/k/-/l/-/a/-/s/ (class)
/m/-/i/-/l/-/k/
(milk)
/h/-/a/-/n/-/d/ (hand)
/ch/-/e/-/s/-/t/ (chest)
This section is mastered if 4 or 5 items are
answered accurately and fluently.
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