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.