i-Ready®
Subject:
Reading and Math
Grades:
K-10
Diagnostic timed multiple-choice test which determines grade level of reading
and math. The purpose is to assist the teachers, school administrators,
and district administrators in informing instruction.
DIBELS
(Link to information in Spanish)
Subject: Literacy
Grades: K-8
DIBELS are measures that help teachers and schools determine how
students are performing on important reading skills. DIBELS stands for
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills.
Early Literacy Screening
Subject: Dyslexia Screening
Grades: K-2
Dyslexia is a difference in the way the brain processes information. Students with dyslexic tendencies can have a more challenging
time learning to read, write, and spell. Research teaches us that early intervention is the key to student success.
Students are assessed in the following areas:
- Phonemic Awareness - The ability to hear, identify, move or change the smallest units of sound in spoken words.
- Phonological Awareness - Encompasses speech sounds, such as rhyming, alliteration, the number of words in a sentence, and the syllables within words.
- Letter-Sound Knowledge - The sounds represented by letters of the alphabet and combinations of letters that make speech sounds.
- Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN) - The ability to quickly name aloud a series of familiar items, including letters, numbers, colors, and objects found in a classroom.
To help students learn and thrive, we use data from assessments along
with teacher observations and conversations with families. Then, in
partnership,develop intervention supports to help students, including
those who exhibit signs of dyslexia.
Fountas and Pinnell
(F&P) Benchmark Assessment System
Subject: Reading
Grades:
K-8
Formative assessment of reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension
administered one-on-one. Student reads and the teacher tracks errors and
fluency. Comprehension conversation follows. The purpose of this test is to
track growth in reading ability and comprehension. Students are rated A to Z.
Aligns with F&P leveled reading program. Many library and classroom library
books are leveled A to Z.
Avant STAMP™
Subject:
World Language
Grades:
9-12
This test provides constructive analysis and data for program development,
enabling educators to improve language learning outcomes and make more informed
decisions on curriculum and training. This test is also used to qualify
students for the Seal of Biliteracy.
CogAT®
Subject:
Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal reasoning
Grades:
K-12 (select students)
CogAT measures abilities across the symbol systems that are most highly
correlated with fluid reasoning, problem solving, and success in school.
This test is given to students who are pre-selected to determine qualification
for the Highly Capable program.