Chart Reading Selections, Writing And Spelling Exercise Worksheet printable pdf download

Guide for Using Assessment Material

Assessment material consists of:

Informal Interview

Letter Identification

Chart Reading Selections (4)

Writing Exercise

Spelling Exercise

The assessment material is not designed to give you a grade level for the student. but to give you some idea of whether the

student is as at a beginning, intermediate, or advanced level.

1. Begin with the Informal Interview. Ask the questions in a slow, relaxed manner. Let the student know that you are

taking notes to help you remember what is said. The answers to the questions will give you a general idea of the

student's reading abilities and how much, if any, reading they are presently doing.

2. Letter Identification: Start at the top row and go across each row asking the student to tell you the names of the

letters. Circle all the letters that the student identifies correctly. You can then go through the chart and have the

student try to give you the sounds of the letters. Check the letters whose sounds the student identifies correctly. The

student will probably not know many of the sounds and this will give you an opportunity to model the correct

sounds.

3. Reading Selections: If your student can read Selection 1 with little or no problem and remembers key ideas, go on to

Selection 2. Continue on to Selection 4 if the student has no problems, but as soon as the student has any difficulty,

STOP and go on to the Writing Exercise.

4. Writing Exercise: The focus of the Writing Exercise is to determine if the student can write familiar information in a

legible manuscript or cursive form. If the student has difficulty with the form, help the student complete the form, but

DO NOT attempt the Spelling Exercise.

5. Spelling Exercise: This exercise is to be used to help you determine your student's spelling needs. It is an optional

exercise for the first meeting and should only be used at all if your student has been able to read up to Selection 4 of

the Reading Selections which indicates they are at an advanced level. To administer, see ABC sheet of Spelling

instructions for the Tutor which is in your folder.

Generally, students who have difficulty with Reading Selections 1 or 2 can be considered Beginning level. Reading at the

Selection 3 level indicates an Intermediate Level, and above that, the Advanced Level. Both Beginning and Intermediate

levels need to start with Lesson 1, Laubach Way to Reading, Level 1, though the pace of instruction will vary. If you have a

student on an Advanced level, consult with your Literacy Coordinator for suggestions about appropriate materials and/or

starting points.

Chart Reading Selections, Writing And Spelling Exercise Worksheet