GWL
Why do we do this assessment?
To find the place to start for the reading passages.
How do you know what level to start the reading passages on?
One level below their GWL independent level.
What level do you start on the PAST?
Level D
Where do you start the phonics screener?
With identifying the alphabet.
What is a digraph?
Two letters together that make a unique sound.
What does GWL stand for?
Graded Word List
What grade level does a square represent?
4th grade
How do you mark an automatic response?
With an x
When do you discontinue the phonics screener?
When the student is missing several in row or getting frustrated/tired.
What is a consonant blend?
Two consonants together that each keep their sound.
What shape do we use to mark correct answers?
plus sign +
When answering the questions on the reading passages, can they go back to the text to answer the question?
No
How do you mark a correct response.
A correct response if given within how many seconds?
1
2 seconds
If a student cannot name 3 or more consecutive letters in the Letter Name portion what do you ask them to do?
Look at all of the letters and tell you which ones they do know.
Name a word with an R-controlled vowel?
Accept appropriate answers
How many words missed to be at the independent level?
0 or 1
When do we stop testing the reading passages?
When the student hits the frustration level.
If you repeat an item and the student gets it correct how to you mark it?
With a 1
2
What are tier 2 words in vocabulary
words that students need to know across different disciplines that are not in their daily vocabulary
How many words missed reaches frustration level?
3 or more
Will we always get an instructional level?
No, they could be independent on one level and frustration on the next.
Which is a more difficult skill: phoneme substitution or onset- rime?
phoneme substitution
Why do we include nonsense words on the assessment?
To see if the student can blend the sounds without having the word already orthographically mapped.
Name the 3 parts of fluency
accuracy, rate, and prosody