This document outlines and describes the main types of assessments used to monitor student progress, including screening assessments used to identify students who may need additional support, diagnostic assessments that identify specific areas of struggle, progress monitoring assessments used to check ongoing progress, and outcome measures administered at the end of the year to evaluate program goals. Screening can involve simple tests, diagnostics provide detailed feedback, and progress is tracked through tools like observations and standardized tests. Outcome measures are often norm-referenced standardized tests administered at the end of the academic period.

1. Types of
Assessments
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2. Types of assessments
*screening
*diagnostic
*progress monitoring
*outcome measures

3. Screening
*Used to identify students who need
additional assessments or intervention
*Can be as simple as testing a students
alphabet knowledge or a word list

4. Diagnostic
• Given as a follow up to a
screening assessment
• Tell exactly where students are
struggling
• FAIR
• STAR

5. Progress Monitoring
• Given as often
as needed
• Used to check a
students
progress
• Observations
• STAR

6. Outcome Measures
• Often given at the end of the year
• Tests to see if the goals of a program of
been met
• Typically norm referenced
• Scores given as percentile ranks
• FCAT
• EOC’s (End of Course Exams)
• SAT 10
• DEA (Discovery Education Assessment
• End of unit assessment

7. References
Gunning, T. (2010). Assessing and correcting reading and
writing difficulties. (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson
Education, Inc.
Voght, M., & Shearer, B. (2011). Reading specialist and
literacy coaches in the real world. (3rd ed.). Boston,
MA: Pearson Education, Inc.