Literacy Assessment

and Screening Tools

How we build a learner profile and monitor progress at Lifelong Literacy

© Lyn Stone@lifelonglit

Please allow me to introduce myself

• Linguist in private practice• Children who are behind in reading and writing• School reports give a broad picture but we need:a) An up to date snapshot

b) A way of separating decoding from linguistic comprehension

c) A starting point so that work is not frustrating/boring

d) A way of monitoring progresse) An indication of underlying deficits

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While they’re fresh

• The Morrison McCall Spelling Scale• 8 separate tests • Helps examine trends not single data points• Gives a grade expectancy• Aligns with the Spalding scope and sequence• Additional information re transcription

If spelling is below expectancy

• The Test of Orthographic Choice (TOC)• Measures knowledge of the English writing

system• What is more likely?• Not a reading test• Results help predict response to spelling

intervention• www.motif.org.au

Single word reading

The Castles and Coltheart Test 2

• “The test has been normed on over 1000 Australian children aged from 6 years 0 months to 11 years 6 months. The online version of the test calculates a separate accuracy score for each item type and converts this to a "z score" for the child's age based on the normative data.”

Motif also provides

letter/sound assessment

• The Letter-Sound Test (LeST)• For K-3• Single letters and letter combinations• Gives a printout to help keep everyone working

on the same thing• Great for progress monitoring

Listening comprehension

• Short passage 2 years below grade level.• Recall facts, draw conclusions, make inferences,

summarise.• Not a standardized test, just a screener.

Phonological awareness

• The David Kilpatrick PAST• Equipped for Reading Success

Education Strategy Summary

• One page document for ease• Parent/school/tutor gets a copy

Questions?

Let’s open it up on Facebook @lifelong.literacy.lyn

Happy to take suggestions for further webinars

Stay in touch

Twitter• @lifelonglit

Facebook• Lifelong Literacy

Website• www.lifelongliteracy.com

Email• lynstone@lifelongliteracy.com

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