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Johnston Primary Spelling Inventory

The Informal Decoding Inventory is administered one-on-one to all students. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

Assess all sections.
Inform students of the focus skill for each section. For example, This section includes real words with short vowels.
Real and Nonsense Words for each skill count as individual sections.
Discontinue the section if there are no correct responses in the first 3 words and move to the next section.

HEGGERTY PHONEMIC AWARENESS BASELINE ASSESSMENT

1st Baseline

Move to the next assessment word if there is no response within 4 seconds.

Discontinue the section and move to the next skill if there are no correct responses in the first 3 words.

The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Baseline Assessment is administered one-on-one. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

The assessment consists of 11 sections with 5-6 words in each section. An optional phoneme segmenting and blending section is included for advanced students.

SPELLING INVENTORY

The spelling inventory can be given to the entire class at the same time.

1st Grade

Beginning of Year Assessments

LETTER SOUNDS ASSESSMENT WITH DIGRAPHS

Letter Sounds Assessment

Letter Sounds Scoring Sheet

The letter sound assessment is administered one-on-one.

If a student scores “systematic instruction” in short vowels or consonant blends/digraphs section, administer the letter sounds assessment.

First Grade

Beginning of the Year Assessment Plan

Assessment	Students	Administrator	Administration Dates	Data Entry Complete
Spelling Inventory	All students	Classroom Teacher	8/5	8/9
IDI I	All students	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
IDI II	Students that demonstrate mastery or review in all sections of IDI I.	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
Letters & Letter Sounds	Students that score systematic in first two sections of IDI I	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
Heggerty	All students	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
Dibels Word Reading Fluency & Nonsense Reading Fluency	All students	Moseley/ Herman	8/2-8/9	8/9
Dibels Nonsense Reading Fluency	All students	Moseley/ Herman	8/2-8/9	8/9
RAN	All Students	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/9-8/16	8/16

ORAL READING FLUENCY PASSAGE

Student Passage

Scoring Sheet

The Oral Reading Fluency Passage is administered one-on-one. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

The passage will be timed for one minute. After one minute, count the number of correct words read per minute and the total number of words to determine the accuracy score.

Guidance documents:

Determining accuracy from a 1 minute reading passage

Johnston Primary Spelling Inventory

SPELLING INVENTORY

The spelling inventory can be given to the entire class at the same time.

If a student spells more than 20 words correctly on the Primary Spelling Inventory, then you have the option to give the Elementary Spelling Inventory. This is for accelerated instructional purposes only and should not be entered into PM.

2nd Grade

Beginning of Year Assessments

Determining accuracy from a 1 minute reading passage

IDI DIRECTIONS:

Begin Part 2 with 2nd grade and above and complete Part 1 as needed to determine opportunities for instruction.

Stop on the first section where the student scores “systematic instruction” and begin your instruction with that skill.

The Informal Decoding Inventory is administered one-on-one. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

If students score systematic instruction in the first two sections of part 2, part 1 should be given in its entirety. When a student misses 5 in a row, you may discontinue the assessment.

Second Grade

Beginning of the Year Assessment Plan

Assessment	Students	Administrator	Administration Dates	Data Entry Complete
Primary Spelling Inventory	All students	Classroom Teacher	8/5	8/7
Elementary Spelling Inventory	Students that score >20 words correct on Primary Spelling	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/8	8/9
ORF	All students	Classroom Teacher	8/2	8/9
IDI I	Students that score systematic in the first two sections of IDI II.	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
IDI II	All students	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
IDI III	All students that demonstrate mastery in all sections of IDI II.	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
RAN	All students	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/9-8/16	8/16

ORAL READING FLUENCY PASSAGE

Student Passage

Scoring Sheet

The Oral Reading Fluency Passage is administered one-on-one. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

The passage will be timed for one minute. After one minute, count the number of correct words read per minute and the total number of words to determine the accuracy score.

Guidance documents:

Johnston Primary Spelling Inventory

SPELLING INVENTORY

The spelling inventory can be given to the entire class at the same time.

If a student spells more than 20 words correctly on the Primary Spelling Inventory, then you have the option to give the Elementary Spelling Inventory. This is for accelerated instructional purposes only and should not be entered into PM.

3rd Grade

Beginning of Year Assessments

4th Grade Student Passage

IDI DIRECTIONS:

Begin Part 2 with 2nd grade and above and complete Part 1 as needed to determine opportunities for instruction.

If students score systematic instruction in the first two sections of part 2, part 1 should be given in its entirety. When a student misses 5 in a row, you may discontinue the assessment.

Stop on the first section where the student scores “systematic instruction” and begin your instruction with that skill.

The Informal Decoding Inventory is administered one-on-one. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

Third Grade

Beginning of the Year Assessment Plan

Assessment	Students	Administrator	Administration Dates	Data Entry Complete
Primary Spelling Inventory	All	Classroom Teacher	8/5	8/7
Elementary Spelling Inventory	Students who score >20 words correct on Primary Inventory	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/8	8/9
ORF	All	Classroom Teacher	8/2	8/9
IDI I	Students that score systematic on the first two sections of IDI II	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
IDI II	All	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
IDI III	All	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
RAN	All	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/9-8/16	8/16

ORAL READING FLUENCY PASSAGE

4th Grade Scoring Sheet

The Oral Reading Fluency Passage is administered one-on-one. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

The passage will be timed for one minute. After one minute, count the number of correct words read per minute and the total number of words to determine the accuracy score.

Guidance documents:

Determining accuracy from a 1 minute reading passage

Johnston Elementary Spelling Inventory

SPELLING INVENTORY

The spelling inventory is administered with all students. May be completed one-on-one, in small groups, or to the entire class at the same time.

4th Grade

Beginning of Year Assessments

5th Grade Student Passage

IDI DIRECTIONS:

Begin Part 2 with 2nd grade and above and complete Part 1 as needed to determine opportunities for instruction.

If students score systematic instruction in the first two sections of part 2, part 1 should be given in its entirety. When a student misses 5 in a row, you may discontinue the assessment.

Stop on the first section where the student scores “systematic instruction” and begin your instruction with that skill.

The Informal Decoding Inventory is administered one-on-one. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

If a student reads <50% (94 WPM) or less

If a student spells more than 20 words correctly on the Elementary Spelling Inventory, then you have the option to give the Upper-Level Spelling Inventory. This is for accelerated instructional purposes only and should not be entered into PM.

Fourth Grade

Beginning of the Year Assessment Plan

Assessment	Students	Administrator	Administration Dates	Data Entry Complete
Elementary Spelling	All	Classroom Teacher	8/5	8/7
Upper-Level Spelling	Students that score >20 words correct on Elementary Spelling	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/8	8/9
ORF	All	Classroom Teacher	8/2	8/7
IDI II	Students that score <50% WPM on ORF.	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9
IDI III	Students that score <50% WPM on ORF.	Reading Specialists and Student Support	8/2-8/9	8/9

ORAL READING FLUENCY PASSAGE

5th Grade Scoring Sheet

The Oral Reading Fluency Passage is administered one-on-one. The assessment should be administered in a location where students cannot hear each other’s responses.

The passage will be timed for one minute. After one minute, count the number of correct words read per minute and the total number of words to determine the accuracy score.

Guidance documents:

Determining accuracy from a 1 minute reading passage

Johnston Elementary Spelling Inventory

SPELLING INVENTORY

The spelling inventory can be given to the entire class at the same time.

5th Grade

Beginning of Year Assessments