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EngageNY.org Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment Kindergarten (Group based on trend of data across first 5 Units) First Grade (Group based on Formal Placement Assessment) Second Grade Letter Name/Letter Sound Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment   For those children who fall below benchmarks on all other Unit 1 Assessments NA Writing Strokes Test End of Unit 2 Given to all students Word Recognition/Word Reading Unit 3, 4, 5 Given to all students; Expands to Word Reading if child doesn’t pass benchmark on Recognition Word Recognition given to all students; no Word Reading Word Reading for students who fall below benchmarks on story reading assessments Story Comprehension NA for initial test battery Only for those children who score AT OR ABOVE benchmark on Word Recognition All Students Pseudo Word Reading  OPTIONAL assessment from Unit 8 For probing placement of incoming K students with very strong contextual reading skills  Only given for those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Unit 1 Assessment Only given to those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Code Diagnostic Test  NA for initial test battery  Unit 1 Placement Assessment Only for those falling below benchmark on Word Recognition and Pseudoword reading  NA EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

Managing Initial Assessments First & Second Grade Sample from Assessment Flowchart Class Summary Form Interpretation Guidelines EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

EngageNY.org Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment Kindergarten (Group based on trend of data across first 5 Units) First Grade (Group based on Formal Placement Assessment) Second Grade Letter Name/Letter Sound Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment   For those children who fall below benchmarks on all other Unit 1 Assessments NA Writing Strokes Test End of Unit 2 Given to all students Word Recognition/Word Reading Unit 3, 4, 5 Given to all students; Expands to Word Reading if child doesn’t pass benchmark on Recognition Word Recognition given to all students; no Word Reading Word Reading for students who fall below benchmarks on story reading assessments Story Comprehension NA for initial test battery Only for those children who score AT OR ABOVE benchmark on Word Recognition All Students Pseudo Word Reading  OPTIONAL assessment from Unit 8 For probing placement of incoming K students with very strong contextual reading skills  Only given for those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Unit 1 Assessment Only given to those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Code Diagnostic Test  NA for initial test battery  Unit 1 Placement Assessment Only for those falling below benchmark on Word Recognition and Pseudoword reading  NA EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

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EngageNY.org Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment Kindergarten (Group based on trend of data across first 5 Units) First Grade (Group based on Formal Placement Assessment) Second Grade Letter Name/Letter Sound Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment   For those children who fall below benchmarks on all other Unit 1 Assessments NA Writing Strokes Test End of Unit 2 Given to all students Word Recognition/Word Reading Unit 3, 4, 5 Given to all students; Expands to Word Reading if child doesn’t pass benchmark on Recognition Word Recognition given to all students; no Word Reading Word Reading for students who fall below benchmarks on story reading assessments Story Comprehension NA for initial test battery Only for those children who score AT OR ABOVE benchmark on Word Recognition All Students Pseudo Word Reading  OPTIONAL assessment from Unit 8 For probing placement of incoming K students with very strong contextual reading skills  Only given for those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Unit 1 Assessment Only given to those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Code Diagnostic Test  NA for initial test battery  Unit 1 Placement Assessment Only for those falling below benchmark on Word Recognition and Pseudoword reading  NA EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

Word Recognition Assessment Sample items, K, Unit 4 Sample instructions, G1 Placement Assessment Sample items, G1 Placement Assessment EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

Word Recognition Assessment Scoring/Interpretation, Kindergarten Unit 4 Scoring/Interpretation, Grade 1 Placement Test Key Points: See process for probing specific letters/sounds (and record form let you record details notes). Versus assessment is for singular score. K ones are not cumulative, but unit level. Because formal placement tests 1st/2nd, words reflect. Row by row organization is important. You say a word “net” ex. In K. EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

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EngageNY.org Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment Kindergarten (Group based on trend of data across first 5 Units) First Grade (Group based on Formal Placement Assessment) Second Grade Letter Name/Letter Sound Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment   For those children who fall below benchmarks on all other Unit 1 Assessments NA Writing Strokes Test End of Unit 2 Given to all students Word Recognition/Word Reading Unit 3, 4, 5 Given to all students; Expands to Word Reading if child doesn’t pass benchmark on Recognition Word Recognition given to all students; no Word Reading Word Reading for students who fall below benchmarks on story reading assessments Story Comprehension NA for initial test battery Only for those children who score AT OR ABOVE benchmark on Word Recognition All Students Pseudo Word Reading  OPTIONAL assessment from Unit 8 For probing placement of incoming K students with very strong contextual reading skills  Only given for those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Unit 1 Assessment Only given to those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Code Diagnostic Test  NA for initial test battery  Unit 1 Placement Assessment Only for those falling below benchmark on Word Recognition and Pseudoword reading  NA EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

Story Comprehension Assessment First Grade Story Comprehension Assessment EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

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EngageNY.org Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment Kindergarten (Group based on trend of data across first 5 Units) First Grade (Group based on Formal Placement Assessment) Second Grade Letter Name/Letter Sound Unit 2 Optional Pretest Unit 1 Placement Assessment   For those children who fall below benchmarks on all other Unit 1 Assessments NA Writing Strokes Test End of Unit 2 Given to all students Word Recognition/Word Reading Unit 3, 4, 5 Given to all students; Expands to Word Reading if child doesn’t pass benchmark on Recognition Word Recognition given to all students; no Word Reading Word Reading for students who fall below benchmarks on story reading assessments Story Comprehension NA for initial test battery Only for those children who score AT OR ABOVE benchmark on Word Recognition All Students Pseudo Word Reading  OPTIONAL assessment from Unit 8 For probing placement of incoming K students with very strong contextual reading skills  Only given for those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Unit 1 Assessment Only given to those who score BELOW benchmark on Word Recognition Code Diagnostic Test  NA for initial test battery  Unit 1 Placement Assessment Only for those falling below benchmark on Word Recognition and Pseudoword reading  NA EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /

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Your Cases Key Points: May work individually or in pairs . Hints to support participants are in the Facilitator’s Guides, as are the ‘answers.’ EngageNY.org © 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 /