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EasyCBM Lite is a free progress monitoring tool for classroom and intervention teachers.  It includes reading and math progress monitoring. There is an opportunity to upgrade to a teacher edition for $39.99.  The upgrade provides access to vocabulary progress monitoring and shorter comprehension passages. The upgrade also includes benchmark assessments. There is also a district subscription.

EasyCBM was developed by researchers at the University of Oregon with the goal of guiding  teachers to make good decisions about instruction. (Alonzo & Tindal, p. 2, 2010) There are tests for passage reading fluency and comprehension.  As I mentioned above, if you pay $39.99, you have access to other progress monitoring measures.  Benchmarks are also included in the $39.99 subscription.  It's important to note that EasyCBM Lite does not include benchmarks.

Alonzo, J. & Tindal, G. (2010) .Teacher's manual for Regular easyCBM; getting the most out of the system. University of Oregon.

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I use the free version with my 6th-8th grade Tier 2 intervention students.  The tests can be printed or administered via computer.  Since all of my students have Chromebooks, they take it on the computer.  I just have to create classes for them and they get a special login code.  It is extremely user friendly.

All of my Tier 2 students take the reading comprehension assessment on a monthly basis.  The free version of the reading comprehension assessment consists of a reading passage with 20 questions.  The question types are categorized as literal, inferential, and evaluative.  Students can look back at the passage when they are answering the questions if they feel the need.  The test takes about 30-45 minutes depending on the student.

I use the results of my students’ assessments to plan instruction.  If I see that a student or a group struggles with literal questions,  I teach lookback strategies.  If they struggle with inferential and/or evaluative questions, but do well on literal questions, I can emphasize making inferences and drawing conclusions during our intervention time.

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EasyCBM Lite can be used with kindergarten through 8th grade students.

However, if you are using EasyCBM Lite for reading comprehension progress monitoring, the reading comprehension assessments begin at second grade.

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The EasyCBM Lite User Guide is online and contains thorough information about administering tests and analyzing results to guide interventions.

On the EasyCBM website, you can find video tutorials and an easy to follow user guide.  Here is a video about progress monitoring: https://app.easycbm.com/training/?action=non_measures#gXC7s6O9s_A

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There is an easy to use Dashboard.
https://app.easycbm.com/teachers/auth/index.php

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When the students finish the test, teachers can get a report that shows which questions the students answered correctly and incorrectly. The report also breaks down which type of questions the students answered correctly and incorrectly.  You can view the students as a group or individually.

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There are also videos about setting goals and designing interventions after progress monitoring.