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Spelling Inventory – Back to School Baseline Assessments

Lower elementary students won’t always spell words the right way. “Invented spelling” is a powerful tool to enable students to write words even when they can’t spell them yet. Still, spelling reveals what students know about phonics patterns. Students who spell the long e sound with just the letter e, a silent e at theContinue reading “Spelling Inventory – Back to School Baseline Assessments”

Diagnostic Decoding Surveys – Back to School Baseline Assessments

The first week of school is when you finally get to know the people who days before were just names on your class list. You get to match names to faces, and you get to learn about each student’s personality. The first week of school can also be a great time to do baseline readingContinue reading “Diagnostic Decoding Surveys – Back to School Baseline Assessments”