Assessments of Student Achievement

The most important goal as a teacher is to see student growth throughout the year.  There are numerous programs that have created assessments (tests) that assist teachers in measuring student growth.  I have listed assessments that I have been trained on and/ or use for my students.  The standard assessments that our school uses are AIMS Web, QSI, and STAR.  However, I have needed to use other assessments; it all depends on the student.

AIMS Web

We use this assessment to monitor reading fluency and math computation on a regular basis.  

See the link to their website.

CORE PHONICS

This is a diagnostic that helps the teacher identify deficinecies in students early literacy skills. Click here to view a sample.

Dibels

See the link to Dibels Brochure.

Voyager

See the link to their About Us page.

STAR/AR

STAR is a reading test that is taken on a computer.  The students have a given amount of time to read sentences and complete them with the correct word. It is associated with Accelerated Reader and the results help the students know what level books they need to be reading and checking out at our library. Click here to view their website

QSI

This is an individual assessment for students, ages 7-13, that can be quickly administered whole class and scored by teacher, telling you precisely where the child stands in spelling competency. This assessment should be given at the beginning of the year, the end of each trimester, and the end of the year.

Slosson

This is an individual assessment that can be quickly administered one on one and scored by teacher. This assessment let’s you know what level the student is competent in reading decoding skills. This assessment starts with pre-primary words and gets more difficult. The student has to be able to read the word within 5-10 seconds. Once the student has missed 5 words, that is were their level of decoding is determined. This assessment should be given at the beginning of the year, the end of each trimester, and the end of the year.

Flynt & Cooter/DRA

These two are different assessments but generally assess the same skill. They are individual assessments given one on one that take 15-30 minutes. Silent reading comprehension, oral reading, and listening comprehension can be assessed by administering either the Flynt & Cooter or DRA. This assessment should be given at the beginning of the year, the end of each trimester, and the end of the year.

Running Record

This is an individual assessment that can be quickly administered one on one and scored by the teacher. This assessment should be done on a regular basis. This assessment assists the teacher with making sure the student is reading at an appropriate level. Running Record also helps the teacher see what types of mistakes the student is making so the teacher may focus on helping the student get pass them.

San Diego Quick

This is an individual assessment that can be quickly administered one on one. This assessment helps tell the teacher what reading level the student is at by assessing their knowledge of site words.

Burke Reading Interview

This is an individual assessment given one on one that takes 15-30 minutes. This gives the teacher an in depth perception of what the student’s view, or schema, of reading is.