Note:There are multiple standards this assessment could align with depending on grade.
Where this tool can be found: Teachers Pay Teacher or accessing this link: https://www.resourcesfromrachel.com/informal-math-assessments-for-special-education/
Strengths:  This is a quick and simple assessment to help capture data without overwhelming the student.  This resource includes a data sheet that can help as documentation for IEPs, progress monitoring, and baseline data.
Recommendations for Improving the Tool:  In order to get the full benefit of this tool you would also need to purchase the full version of the assessments.  This only give you a glimpse into the student's current grade level.  It would be helpful if the questions were grouped in terms of the skill (e.g. fluency, comprehension) so you could better categorize the data. 

Where this tool can be found:  TeacherspayTeachers.com and by going to this link:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Numbers-in-Base-Ten-Exit-Ticket-Sampler-Freebie-1NBT-5461885
Strengths:   These exit tickets are ink savers meaning they have more than one assessment on the template so you use less paper.  You can use them though out the unit to inform instruction.  There are different assessments for each skill and number set.
Recommendations:  Currently these exit tickets are set up to align with the common core standards.  It would be beneficial for teachers to edit and or notate the Colorado Standard too.  

Age Level: Kindergarten-1st Grade
Skill Intended to Measure: Alphabetic Principle.  Students ability to recognize letters and sounds.
CDE State Standard:  Reading, Writing, and Communicating- Kindergarten, Standard 2. Reading For All Purposes

Where this tool can be found:  You can create your own template of letters or use one from Aimsweb or other online tools.  The following link gives you a template to track letter/sound data across multiple dates:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Price-Range/Free/Search:letter+sound+assessment+data+sheet
Strengths:  This is a quick and easy way to track students alphabet recognition.  Depending on what template you use, you can identify which letters students are struggling with and which letters they have mastered.  This can easily be. paired with Colorado State approved assessments in reading but allow for more than just the required 3 (beginning, middle, and end of year) assessments. 
Recommendations:  It is important to a number of templates that include all the letters of the alphabet so that you can accurately record which letters students may need more support with.  

Where this tool can be found:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/assessment-this-is-a-concepts-of-print-checklist-for-teachers-to-use-when-assessing-students-in-a-oneonone--810577632911590577/
Strengths:  The checklist is easy to follow and covers all the concepts required for print awareness. This tool includes a section for the teacher to include notes and details regarding the various questions around print awareness.  This can be beneficial to include notes about what instruction should look like, and notes for the next assessment.  This assessment directly correlates to Colorado Read Plan and foundational skills needed to be successful in reading. 
Recommendations:  This checklist includes assessment and questions regarding letter recognition.  It would be more beneficial to keep all the questions based around print and words awareness rather than alphabetic principle.  For example, have a question that asks to point to a word and have the student explain how they know it is a word and what the spaces between the words indicate.

Where this tool can be found:  This tool can be found at http://omheitt9192.weebly.com/uploads/5/8/8/3/58839015/power_looking_at_how_i_write.pdf
You can also read more about how to use this tool from ReadingRockets.org.
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/simple-ways-assess-writing-skills-students-learning-disabilities
Strengths:  Each step can be modified to assess substeps and strategies.  This assessment can also be used for a variety of writing types and grades.  Not only can teachers use this assessment but students can too.  Having students  assess their own writing process which reflect on their writing, ensure that they met all the steps, and helps them internalize and mentally practice various strategies.
Recommendations:  To utilize this assessment appropriately, it would be beneficial to have a guide that gives more details on what each step and expectation entails.  For example, the first line is "I choose a good topic."  This can be broken down and explained further with examples to help the assessor and or student better judge if the topic is "good."

Where this tool can be found: For more information on how to utilize this tool you can go to:
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/simple-ways-assess-writing-skills-students-learning-disabilities
You can also access this tool and learn more about the research behind it by going to this article:
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Informal-Assessment-of-Idea-Development-in-Written-Scott-Vitale/dcf37a6d223035dc90b435d2471e2979c520a2a5
Strengths:  This assessment scale can be used to evaluate almost any kind of paragraph and various grade level standards.  The rating scale is simple and does not require a lot of time and effort on the teacher or accessor in order to establish inter rater reliability.  This assessment chart also includes a section where the teacher can keep track of notes and reasoning of score.  For example, the teacher could input "The 3rd Sentence does not support the topic" or the 4th sentence if not grammatical.)
Recommendations:  This type of assessment scale does not have a section to indicate growth.  It would be helpful for the teacher or instructor to compile these rating scales over a semester and create a tracking sheet that demonstrates whether or not the student has grown and is strengthening their paragraph composition skills. 

Where this tool can be found:  You can find this tool by going to teachers pay teachers
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Language-Sample-Checklist-Informal-Assessment-Speech-Therapy-7211228?st=c9e301101c7d8ebc4fe60d7ad53af67b
Strengths:  This is a simple one page document that could be easily accessed and added to throughout the semester.  It would be easy to create a system to include an assessment page for each student.  For example, placing the forms in alphabetical order and having them on a clip board.  This allows the teacher to check off certain skills without writing verbatim what the student said.  Includes a note section for more detailed and applicable information. 
Recommendations:  This is not a topic specific assessment but gives more of an overview of a student's language abilities.  It would be beneficial to have this broken down into receptive and expressive skills so the teacher can better identify areas of concern.

Where this tool can be found:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Informal-Social-Skills-Assessment-932622?st=ea38b9728243f8b7d6db9df1a25624df
Strengths:  It is quick and utilizes a simple rating scale.  By including 24 questions the assessment can help to identify and narrow down specific behaviors of concern with students.  It can be used for any grade level and can be a great way to gain parent input.
Recommendations:  In addition to having the parent and or teacher complete the questionnaire, it would be helpful to supplement the evaluation with a a student questionnaire to better prepare the students IEP.  For example you could use the one from this link:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pragmatic-Checklists-Informal-Assessment-Forms-1752612