The Assessment Toolbox by Sally Busby

2025-10-29 16:30:33 UTC

Why the Phonics Survey matters:

Pinpoints exact decoding weaknesses:
Instead of a general “below grade level” label, it identifies which phonics patterns a student struggles.
Supports intervention planning: Results directly inform small-group or one-on-one lessons, allowing you to design explicit, systematic instruction aligned to Indiana standards.
Monitors progress over time: You can re-administer the survey to track growth and adjust instruction, which aligns with your goal of iterative refinement and mastery.
Accessible and visual: The survey includes reproducible record forms and clear scoring guides, making it easy to integrate into your visual aids and anchor charts.

I did use a stock photo for this.

Phonics Survey

2025-11-05 02:14:19 UTC

I love the phonics survey. As a T2T student who did not take traditional reading classes and did not excel at sounds and phonics when I was younger, the phonics survey allows me to visualize and assess a child's strengths and weaknesses. By being able to mark the specific sounds that they miss, I can then work on those specific sounds with them and assess them later on. Overall, the phonics survey matters because it gives us vital information to help our students further and to their advantage.

Phonics Survey

2025-11-05 18:43:25 UTC

The Phonics Survey is an assessment tool used to identify a student’s understanding of letter-sound relationships and their ability to decode words and it is incredibly helpful. It matters because it provides teachers with detailed insight into which phonics patterns a student has mastered and where gaps in knowledge exist. This information is essential for planning targeted instruction that meets each learner’s specific needs, ensuring that foundational reading skills are solidly developed. The phonics survey is helpful because it allows educators to group students for differentiated instruction, monitor progress over time, and intervene early when decoding difficulties arise. By using the results of a phonics survey, teachers can provide focused, evidence-based lessons that strengthen students’ reading accuracy, fluency, and overall literacy growth.

Maria Goldstein - Vocabulary Screening

2025-11-06 02:54:13 UTC

This test measures how well students know the meaning of grade-level vocabulary words. Students have to choose the word out of three choices that have a similar meaning as the word in the box.

Maria Goldstein - Vocabulary Screening

2025-11-06 03:00:05 UTC

It is beneficial for students to have a wide vocabulary because it helps with understanding text. Students may be good decoders but without vocabulary knowledge, they won't be able to comprehend what they read. This test will be able to identify students that have a lower vocabulary knowledge to evaluate for intervention.

Maria Goldstein - Vocabulary Screening

2025-11-06 03:08:08 UTC

This test has a Form A and Form B. In Grade 1, Form A and Form B are given at separate times throughout the year (Spring & EOY) to determine improvement over time. In other grades, Form A is considered a pretest and Form B is considered a post test to determine progress. This test is beneficial to use to help determine students' progress and evaluate students that may need strategic or intensive vocabulary support.

Paige Johnston - Progress monitoring

2025-11-10 03:53:41 UTC

Progress monitoring measures what their skills are like at different times over the year. It shows what the students have retained and learned over the units covered.

Paige Johnston - progress monitoring

2025-11-10 03:55:17 UTC

This matters because it will help students teachers track their progress during different learning units. While also taking the time to use that information to make sure the students are not falling behind.

Paige Johnston - progress monitoring

2025-11-10 03:58:04 UTC

I feel like this is something that should be used and tracked with every unit for almost every subject. It can be a major help so that you can see where your students are having a hard time understanding lessons that you have covered and can let you know just exactly with what parts they are struggling with so it is something you can address. ( this would look like a test after lets say covering your CVC words to see that they are comprehending what you are teaching to them)

Progress Monitoring (what it measures) Hannah Peltier

hp118_1 — 2025-11-11 19:42:12 UTC

Progress Monitoring (for example, we look at letter sounds and name recognition in K) measures their skill level at different points of the year. Each quarter, we like to see the K students progress their skills, and depending on their struggles or progress, can identify which small group instruction they need placed in, or if other supports are needed to be put into place.