Assessment

1. Tier II: Criteria for Placement in SOAR or Guided Reading Plus
2nd Grade
• If a student is low on 6 of the 8 indicators, they will be eligible for an
intervention group.
G. Accuracy Comp. AIMSweb Writing Monster G. R. AIMSweb
R.Instruct. Rate on Score on (May of 1st Sample Test Instruct. (Fall of
Level Level 16 First Grade grade) Score Score Level 2nd grade)
(May of (end of first End of WCPM (May of (May of (Fall of 2nd WCPM
1st Grade) grade year & Accuracy First First grade) &
benchmark) Benchmark Rate Grade) Grade) Accuracy
Rate
15 or 91% or 6 or below 36 or less 45 pts. Lower 15 or lower 31 or less
lower below & Below or lower than 4 & Below
91% acc. 91%
rate

2. Tier II: Criteria for Placement in SOAR or Guided Reading Plus
3rd Grade
• If the student has a high accuracy rate but a poor WCPM score the
student will be eligible for a fluency intervention. (i.e. accuracy rate
92% or higher, 76 or fewer WCPM)
• If the student has a high accuracy rate but a poor comprehension score
on the district benchmark, the 4Sight, and the Maze the student will be
eligible for a comprehension intervention.
• If the student has a low instructional reading level and a poor accuracy
score on the district benchmark and the AIMSweb RCBM the student
will be eligible for a decoding intervention.
G.R.Instruct. Accuracy Comp. AIMSweb Writing 4Sight G. AIMSweb
Level Rate on Score on (May of Sample Benchmark R.Instruct. (Fall of AIMSweb
(May of 2nd Level 23 Second 2nd Score Score Level 3 grade) (Fall of 3rd
rd
Grade) (end of Grade End grade) (May (Fall of WCPM grade)
Grade 2 of Year WCPM of 3rd grade) & Maze
benchmark) Benchmark & Second Accuracy
Accuracy Grade) Rate
Rate
22 or below 91% or 8 or lower 76 or 45 pts. 17 or 22 or 53 or 7 or
below below & or below below below & below
91% or lower 91% or
lower lower

3. CVSD Benchmark Running Records
Kindergarten
2nd Marking Period On The Way To School 1/A
3rd Marking Period My Big Brother 2/B
4th Marking Period Helping 3/C
First Grade
1st Marking Period Sandy Gets A Leash 6
2nd Marking Period Notes From Mom 10
3rd Marking Period Ben and the Crab 12
4th Marking Period Just One Guinea Pig 16
Second Grade
1st Marking Period Puppy At The Door 18
2nd Marking Period Muffin Is Trapped 20
3rd Marking Period The Highway Turtle 22
4th Marking Period A Little Adventure 24
Third Grade
1st Marking Period Dogs At Work N
2nd Marking Period The New Girl O
3rd Marking Period Plenty of Pets P
4th Marking Period Not Too Cold For A Polar Bear Q

4. First Grade Assessments
Reading 1st Marking Period 2nd Marking Period 3rd Marking Period 4th Marking Period
Instructional Reading Advanced 10 Advanced 14 Advanced Advanced 20
Level Proficient 6 Proficient 10 16 Proficient 16
Basic 4 Basic 8 Proficient Basic 14
Below Basic 3 Below Basic 6 12 Below Basic 12
Basic
10
Below Basic
8
Running Record Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced
Accuracy Score 96-100% 96-100% 96-100% 96-100%
Proficient Proficient Proficient 92-95% Proficient 92-95%
92-95% 92-95% Basic 89-91% Basic 89-91%
Basic Basic Below Basic ↓ 88% Below Basic ↓ 88%
89-91% 89-91%
Below Basic ↓ 88% Below Basic ↓ 88%
Comprehension Score NA NA Advanced 9 Advanced 9-10
Proficient 7-8 Proficient 7-8
Basic 4-6 Basic 4-6
Below Basic 0-3 Below Basic 0-3
1st & 2nd MP: 1 times acc. on Benchmark and 1 times instructional level divided by 2
3rd & 4th MP: 1 times acc. on Benchmark PLUS 1 times instructional level PLUS 1 time comprehension score divided by
3
Writing
Beginning of Year December March May
Gentry Test Advanced ↑2 Advanced 4↑ Advanced 4↑ Advanced NA
Proficient 2 Proficient 3-3.9 Proficient 3-3.9 Proficient 4↑
Basic 1-1.9 Basic 2-2.9 Basic 2-2.9 Basic 3-3.9
Below Basic 0-0.9 Below Basic 1-1.9 Below Basic 1-1.9 Below Basic 2-2.9
Writing Assessment January (out of 78) May (out of 78)
Advanced 67-78 Advanced 67-78
Proficient 50-66 Proficient 50-66
Basic 40-49 Basic 40-49
Below Basic 0-39 Below Basic 0-39
HRSIW January (out of 41) May (out of 37): if student scored ↓ 37 pts.
Advanced 37-41 in January
Proficient 34-36 Advanced 36-37
Basic 30-33 Proficient 35
Below Basic 29 ↓ Basic 33-34
Below Basic 32 ↓
January: 1 times Gentry PLUS 1 times HRSIW PLUS 2 times Writing Assessment divided by 4
May: 1 times Gentry PLUS 1 times HRSIW PLUS 2 times Writing Assessment divided by 4
Revised 6/15/11

5. Interventions
Kindergarten
Lance Gentile’s Oracy Materials
Richard Gentry’s Breakthrough in Beginning Reading and Writing Materials
Extended Day K for Oral Language
Extended Day K for ELL
Fundations
Words Their Way
Fountas/Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention
Focused support in: Kidwriting
Letter work
Word work (sounds)
Concepts about print
Phonemic awareness
First Grade
Reading Recovery
Push in Guided Reading with RR teachers
Fountas/Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention
Fundations
Words Their Way
Focused support: Writing
Oracy groups
Guided reading plus
Writing conferences
Assisted writing
Second Grade
SOAR
Literacy Lessons
Fountas/Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention
Words Their Way
Quick Reads
Focused support: Writing
Guided reading plus
Writing conferences
Assisted writing
Word work
Third Grade
SOAR
Literacy Lessons
Quick Reads
Guided Reading Plus
Focused support: Comprehension
Fluency
Vocabulary

6. Kindergarten Assessments
1st marking period 2nd marking period 3rd marking period 4th marking
period
Letter Recognition Proficient 26 Proficient 52 Proficient 52 Proficient 52
(out of 52) Basic 25-20 Basic 51-46 Basic 51-46 Basic 51-46
Below Basic 19↓ Below Basic 45↓ Below Basic 45↓ Below Basic 45↓
Consonant Sounds Proficient 5 Proficient 12 Proficient 18 Proficient 21
(out of 21) Basic 4 Basic 11-10 Basic 17-15 Basic 20-17
Below Basic 3↓ Below Basic 9↓ Below Basic 14↓ Below Basic 16↓
Sight Words Proficient 4 Proficient 16 Proficient 28 Proficient 34
(out of 34) Basic 3 Basic 15-13 Basic 27-23 Basic 33-28
Below Basic 2↓ Below Basic 12↓ Below Basic 22↓ Below Basic 27↓
Running Record N/A Level 1/A Level 2/B Level 3/C
Proficient 1 Proficient 2 Proficient Advanced
Basic Basic 1 3 96%-100%
Proficient
Below Basic Below Basic Basic 92%-95%
2 Basic
89%-91%
Below Below Basic
Basic 1 ↓88%
Writing Beg. of Year Mid Year End of Year
Assessment Advanced 6 Advanced 6 Advanced 6
(out of 6) Proficient 5 Proficient 5 Proficient 5
Basic 4 Basic 4 Basic 4
Below Basic 1, 2, Below Basic 1, 2, Below Basic 1, 2, 3
3 3
Gentry Test Beg. of Year Mid-Year End of Year
Advanced ↑2 Advanced ↑2 Advanced ↑ 2
Proficient 2 Proficient 2 Proficient 2
Basic 1-1.9 Basic 1-1.9 Basic 1-1.9
Below Basic 0-0.9 Below Basic 0-0.9 Below Basic 0-0.9
HRSIW Mid-Year (out of 34) End of Year (out of 38)
Advanced 30-34 Advanced 37-38
Proficient 27-29 Proficient 34-36
Basic 23-26 Basic 30-33
Below Basic 22↓ Below Basic 29↓

7. Name ____________________________________
Pretend you are telling a friend about this book. Summarize the story
using at least three things that happened in the story. You may look
back at the book while you do this.
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8. FIRST, SECOND and THIRD GRADE WRITING SAMPLE
Student’s Name _______________________ Date _____________
Directions: Circle the score for each category. Add the scores or total scores to determine
the overall score.
Trait Score Total Teacher Comments:
Ideas and Content
 The ideas are clear, fresh, and/or 0 1 2 3
original. x2
 The writing is focused.
 The writing holds the reader’s attention.
0 1 2 3
 The main ideas support the topic.
x2
 The details support the main idea.
Organization
 Uses prewriting strategies to plan & 0 1 2 3
organize ideas x1
 Details are logically organized. 0123
 Transitional words are used.
x2
 The beginning is engaging.
 The conclusion or ending is strong.
0123
x2
Voice
 The writer’s personality is evident. 0 1 2 3
 The writer shows feeling and emotion. x2
 The reader feels connected to the
writer and senses the humor,
suspense, etc. in the writing.
Word Choice
 The words chosen are precise, active, 0 1 2 3
and descriptive and create a clear x3
mental picture.
 Word choice is appropriate to the
purpose and the audience.
Sentence Fluency

9. 01 2 3
 The writing flows smoothly and x3
naturally.
 Sentence length and structure vary.
Revising
 Adds or deletes words an/or ideas 01 2 3
 Substitutes richer vocabulary x3
 Uses writing checklist
Editing
 Notices many errors in spelling by 01 2 3
circling words x3
 Attempt to correct most misspelled
words
 Corrects most punctuation and
capitalization
 Uses room resources to check i.e.
dictionary, checklist
Conventions
0 1 2 3
 The writing follows standard x2
capitalization, punctuation and usage
rules and high frequency words are
spelled correctly.
Presentation 0 1 2 3
x1
 The paper is neat and legible.
TOTAL
Scoring: There is a possible total of 78 points.

10. Second Grade Assessments
Reading 1st Marking 2nd Marking 3rd Marking 4th Marking
Period Period Period Period
Instructional Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced
Reading Level 19-20 ↑ 21-22 ↑ 23-24 ↑ 25-26 ↑
Proficient Proficient Proficient Proficient
17-18 19-20 21-22 23-24
Basic Basic Basic Basic
15-16 17-18 19-20 21-22
Below Basic Below Basic Below Basic Below Basic
13-14 ↓ 15-16 ↓ 17-18↓ 19-20
Running Record Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced
Accuracy Score 96-100% 96-100% 96-100% 96-100%
Proficient Proficient Proficient 92-95% Proficient 92-95%
92-95% 92-95% Basic 89-91% Basic 89-91%
Basic Basic Below Basic ↓ 88% Below Basic ↓ 88%
89-91% 89-91%
Below Basic ↓ 88% Below Basic ↓ 88%
Comprehension Advanced 8-9 Advanced Advanced Advanced
Score Proficient 7 9-10 11-13 Proficient 11-13
Basic Proficient 9-10 Proficient
5-6 7-8 Basic 8 9-10
Below Basic Basic Below Basic Basic 8
0-4 4-6 0-7 Below Basic
Below Basic 0-7
0-3
All marking periods 2 times comprehension PLUS 1 times the benchmark accuracy PLUS 1 times the
instructional level DIVIDED by 4
Writing January (out of 78) May (out of 78)
Advanced 70-78 Advanced 70-78
Proficient 54-69 Proficient 54-69
Basic 40-53 Basic 40-53
Below Basic 0-39 Below Basic 0-39
Revised 6/15/11

11. Third Grade Assessments
Reading 1st Marking 2nd Marking 3rd Marking 4th Marking
Period Period Period Period
Running Record Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced
Accuracy Score 96-100% 96-100% 96-100% 96-100%
Proficient Proficient Proficient 92-95% Proficient 92-95%
92-95% 92-95% Basic 89-91% Basic 89-91%
Basic Basic Below Basic ↓ 88% Below Basic ↓ 88%
89-91% 89-91%
Below Basic ↓ Below Basic ↓ 88%
88%
Comprehension Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced
Score 8-9 8-9 8-9 8-9
Proficient Proficient Proficient Proficient
7 7 7 7
Basic Basic Basic Basic
5-6 5-6 5-6 5-6
Below Basic Below Basic Below Basic Below Basic
0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4
All marking periods: 1 times the benchmark accuracy PLUS 2 times the comprehension score PLUS
2 times the 4 Sight score DIVIDED by 5
Writing January (out of 78) May (out of 78)
Advanced 72-78 Advanced 72-78
Proficient 58-71 Proficient 58-71
Basic 40-57 Basic 40-57
Below Basic 0-39 Below Basic 0-39
Revised 6/15/11