Student S Name Homeroom Teacher

Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form

Student’s Name Homeroom Teacher

BSSD Level ______Testing Level ______

Initial Screening: In the yellow Student Book-Point to each letter on the list and ask the child to tell you the sound that the letter makes. If the child misses 4 or more letter sounds, stop the assessment. If they read more-have them read the words at the bottom of the page. If the child is able to read at least 2 of the words, move on to the Reading Passages-otherwise, stop the assessment.

Date ______m a s d t i n p g o

Tester ______mad Matt sad sat dad Passed Not Passed

Date ______m a s d t i n p g o

Tester ______mad Matt sad sat dad Passed Not Passed

SCORE SUMMARY

Tester

/ Date / Oral Reading: Highest Passage Passed / Comprehension: Highest Passage Passed / Fluency: Observations-Use Fluency Rubric / High Frequency Words: Highest Word List Passed / Fluency with Unfamiliar (Text Lev. 4 only: WCPM)

Passage 1 (Reading Roots Lessons 1-5) (Sounds d-t) PASSED

Teacher: This story is about a boy and his dog. Read the story and see what it says.

Date ______errors Date ______errors

Matt sat. Sad Sam sat. Sad Sam is a ______

dog. Sad Sam likes Matt. Sad Sam likes ______

dad. Sad Sam is happy. ______

1._____ Who is Sad Sam? (a dog) ______

2._____ Who does Sad Sam like? (Matt/Dad-one answer is O.K.) ______

STOP if 5 or more words were missed, record “0” for Oral Reading; If not continue to next passage. If 2 comprehension questions were missed, record “0” for Comprehension: Continue to assess if the Oral Reading was passed.

Passage 2 (Reading Roots Lessons 6-10) (Sounds i-n-p-g-o) PASSED

Teacher: In this story a bird and a cat cause a mess. Read this story to find out what happens.

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Miss Sid sits in the tree. Miss Sid is on ______

the top. Miss Sid sees Pit-Pat. Pit-Pat ______

sits on a pad. Miss Sid sees Don. Don ______

sees the paint pot. Miss Sid flies. Miss ______

Sid tips the paint pot! Matt gets the mop. ______

1.____ Where does Miss Sid sit? (a tree/ on top of the tree) ______

2.____ What does Don see? (a paint pot) ______

3.____ What happens to the paint pot? (Miss Sid tips it over/it spills/it tips) ______

STOP if 7 or more words were missed, record a “1” for Oral Reading; If not continue to next passage. If 2/3 comprehension questions were missed, record a “1” for Comprehension: Continue to assess if the Oral Reading was Passed.

Passage 3 (Reading Roots Lessons 11-15) (Sounds c-k-_nt/_nd-u-ng) PASSED

Teacher: Someone gets messy in this story! Read to find out what happens.

Date ______errors Date ______errors

The kids sit in the sand at the pond. Don is ______

patting Sad Sam. Sad Sam likes to dig in the ______

mud. Don says, “NO, Sad Sam. You must sit.” ______

Sad Sam did not sit. Sad Sam dug in the mud ______

1._____ Where are the kids sitting? (on the sand/at the pond) ______

2._____ What did Don tell Sad Sam? (Sit/No, Sad Sam/do not dig) ______

3._____ What does Sad Sam do? (Digs in the mud/does not sit) ______

STOP if 7 or more words were missed, record a “2” for Oral Reading; If not continue with the next passage. If 2/3 comprehension questions were missed, record a “2” for Comprehension: Continue to assess if the Oral Reading was Passed.

Passage 4 (Reading Roots Lessons 16-20) (Sounds s-b-f-e-l) PASSED

Teacher: Lana is just waking up. Fang has been running around outside. Lana’s mom just let Fang in. He can’t wait to say good morning to Lana. What happens?

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Lana is snug in her bed. Fang skids into the bed ______

fast. He bumps Lana. He steps on her leg. ______

He licks her neck. Lana is mad. Lana says, ______

“Mom get Fang! He landed on the bed. He is a ______

pest. Lana is mad. Lana says, “Mom get Fang! ______

He landed on the bed. He is a pest!” ______

1.._____ What does Fang do? (bumps into Lana/licks Lana/steps on her leg) ______

2._____ How does Lana feel? (mad) ______

3._____ What does Lana do? (calls her mom) ______

STOP if 7 or more words were missed, record a “3” for Oral Reading; If not continue with the next passage. If 2/3 comprehension questions were missed, record a “3” for Comprehension: Continue to assess if the Oral Reading was Passed.

Passage 5 (Reading Roots Lessons 21-25) (Sounds l-h-sh-r-ee/ea) PASSED

Teacher: Miss Stanton’s class was getting a brand new fish tank. Let’s read to find out what Bob and his friend Megan do.

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Bob and Megan rushed to class. The kids ______

peeked into a big glass tank. Miss Stanton ______

said, “The tank needs fish.” Bob held up his ______

hand. Megan held up her hand. Bob and Megan ______

asked, “Can we help? A fish shop is near the ______

school.” Miss Stanton nodded. Bob and Megan ______

rushed to the shop. The kids got a red fish, a ______

pink fish and ten shells. “We have all we need,” ______

said Bob. ______

1.____ Who went to the fish shop? (Bob/Megan) ______

2.____ Why do Bob and Megan go to the fish shop? (The new tank needs fish/they want to help) ______

3.____ What do Megan and Bob get at the fish shop? (red fish, pink fish, ten shells) ______

STOP if 7 or more words were missed, record a “4” for Oral Reading; If not continue with the next passage. If 2/3 comprehension questions were missed, record a “4” for Comprehension: Continue to assess if the Oral Reading was Passed.

Passage 6 (Reading Roots Lessons 26-31) (Sounds r-lp-mp-ft-j-v-/a e/-/i e)/ PASSED

Teacher: Have you ever raked leaves into a big pile, then jumped right in the middle? Let’s read a story about a little girl called Fran who visits her friend Vick one crisp, cool morning in October when the ground is all covered with leaves.

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Fran visited Vick. She said, “Let’s rake the ______

leaves into piles! I like to jump into piles of ______

soft leaves!” Vick grinned. “Yes! That is fun!” ______

he said. “And we can help dad if we clean up ______

the leaves.” Vick led Fran to the shed. They ______

got rakes and ran back to the trees. For a ______

long time, they raked the leaves. At last, ______

Vick and Fran were finished! They ran and ______

jumped. The leaves were a mess. The kids ______

had a fun time! Then they cleaned up the ______

mess. Vick’s dad came out and said, “You ______

helped a lot!”

1.____ Why did the children rake the leaves into piles? (They wanted to jump into the piles of leaves) ______

2._____ What did the children use to clean up the leaves? (a rake) ______

3._____ Who jumped into the leaves? (Fran/Vick) ______

STOP if 7 or more words were missed, record a “5” for Oral Reading; If not continue with the next passage. If 2/3 comprehension questions were missed, record a “5” for Comprehension: Continue to assess if the Oral Reading was Passed.

Passage 7 (Reading Roots Lessons 32-37) (Sounds /o e/ oe-y-soft c-ch-w-/ay-ai/ PASSED

Teacher: Have you ever flown a kite before? Hers is a story about some children who try to fly a kite on a windy afternoon in March.

Date ______errors Date ______errors

Jim and Jack went past Deena’s home. They ______

held a big kite. It flapped in the wind. “Let’s ______

get Deena to help us,” said Jim. Jack stopped ______

and yelled, “Deena, help us fly this kite! It will ______

be fun and the wind is so strong.” Deena opened ______

her door and said, “Yes! Kites are so much fun. ______

I hope Mom will let me. She raced back inside ______

to ask her mom. In a moment, Deena was back. ______

“Mom said yes, I can play with you,” she yelled. ______

Let’s go!” The children raced to an open space ______

of grass. Jim let go of the kite while Jack held ______

the string. Deena helped Jack as the wind ______

chased the kite up. The children watched the ______

kite dance on the wind. ______

1._____ Who did the boys get to help fly the kite? (Deena ______

2._____ Where did the children fly the kite? (outside/on the grass/open space of grass) ______

3._____ What did the wind do to the kite? (chased the kite/made the kite dance/made the kite fly) ______

STOP if 7 or more words were missed, record a “6” for Oral Reading; If not continue with the next passage. If 2/3 comprehension questions were missed, record a “6” for Comprehension: Continue to assess if the Oral Reading was Passed.

Passage 8 (Reading Roots Lessons 38-42) (Sounds aw-th-qu-ight/ould-oo) PASSED

Teacher: Have you ever had a picnic before? Here is a story about Erik, the little Swedish boy. His mother is taking him for a picnic lunch in the forest behind his grandmother’s house.

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Erik and his mom went down a path in the ______

forest. Erik had a quilt. His mom had a ______

picnic basket. It was noon. ______

when they saw a clearing in the trees, Erik’s ______

Mom said, “This would be a good spot for a ______

picnic.” ______

Erik helped his mom lay down the quilt. But he ______

could not open the picnic basket. It was shut ______

tight! Then, Erik’s mom tried with all her might. ______

It popped open! Food fell all over the quilt. Erik ______

and his mom crawled on it to pick up the food. ______

Just then, they saw a moose. He saw the food ______

on the quilt! The moose was quick. He went to ______

the quilt and ate all the food. He cleaned it up! ______

Then he went back into the trees. Erik said, ______“We need to get another picnic!” His mom said, ______“This time, let’s have out picnic on the lawn!” ______

1._____ Why did Erik and his mother have a hard time opening the picnic basket? (It was shut tight) ______

2._____ Who ate the picnic? (the moose) ______

3._____ Why did Erik’s mom want to have a picnic on the lawn instead of in the forest? (Answers may vary. Accept any that are supported) ______

STOP if 7 or more words were missed, record a “7” for Oral Reading; If not continue with the next passage. If 2/3 comprehension questions were missed, record a “7” for Comprehension: Continue to assess if the Oral Reading was Passed.

Passage 9 (Reading Roots Lessons 43-48) (Sounds z-/oa-ow/-x-oo-i/ir-or-ar-er-ur//u e-ue) PASSED

Teacher: Let’s read a letter which Tony has written to his pen pal, Shala. What does he tell her?

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Tony wrote a letter to his pen pal. This is what ______

He wrote: Dear Shala, ______

Have you ever seen a farm? This summer, I ______

visited one. I saw a fox run across the barn ______

yard. The farmer said the fox was after his ______

hens! The farmer’s dog tried to catch the fox. ______

But the fox was quick. He zipped back into the ______

woods. Then I visited the chicks that had ______

just hatched. They were chirping and hopping. ______

They were so cute! ______

Next, I looked at a mule pulling a cart. The ______

cart was loaded with hay. This hay was for the ______

Farmer’s ox. The ox was glad to see the hay. ______

He tapped a hoof on the barn floor. ______

I think I would like to be a farmer when I ______

grow up. I like taking care of hens and chicks. ______

Maybe I could run a zoo! What would you like ______

to do when you grow up? Your pal, Tony ______

1._____ Why was the fox in the barn yard? (It was after the hens) ______

2._____ What did the chicks do after they were hatched? (they chirped/hopped) ______

3._____ What does Tony want to do when he grow up? (be a farmer/take care of hens and chickens/run a zoo) ______

High Frequency Words

List 1

Date

/ List 2 / Date / Date / List 3 / Date / Date / List 4 / Date / Date / List 5 / Date / Date
a ______
I ______
is ______
like ______
was ______
no ______
am ______
yes ______
and ______
mad ______ / in ______
at ______
the ______
no ______
into ______
look ______
did ______
of ______
see ______
on ______ / stop ______
not ______
be ______
he ______
says ______
you ______
all ______
she ______
to ______
has ______ / puts ______
by ______
his ______
my ______
go ______
have ______
said ______
I’ll ______
so ______
your ______ / saying __ __
began __ __
were __ __
come __ __
here __ __
but __ __
for __ __
with __ __
her __ __
out __ __

Total ______

List 6

Date

/ List 7 / Date / Date / List 8 / Date / Date / List 9 / Date / Date
again __ __
oh __ __
onto __ __
down __ __
that __ __
please __ __
don’t __ __
heard __ __
they __ __
now __ __ / does __ __
open __ __
because __ __
their __ __
watch __ __
as __ __
we __ __
then __ __
little __ __
do __ __ / both __ __
child __ __
coming __ __
also __ __
some __ __
when __ __
one __ __
are __ __
what __ __
this __ __ / only __ __
there __ __
thought __ __
father __ __
son __ __
enough __ __
could __ __
long __ __
very __ __
blue __ __

Total ______

Unfamiliar Text:Passage for Fluency 1

Student S Name ______ Homeroom Teacher ______