Grade K Beginning of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
* AIMSweb© does not have a measure of Phonemic Awareness at the beginning of Kindergarten.
Grade K Middle of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skillsPhonemic Awareness / At Tier One (PSF is 18 or higher) / Phonemic Awareness / At Tier One (PSF is 18 or higher)
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 19 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle
and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 19)
Name / PSF
18+ / NWF-CLS
19+ / NWF-WWR / Name / PSF
18+ / NWF-CLS
0-18 / NWF-WWR
Group 3: Additional support on phonemic awareness skills / Group 4: Additional support on phonemic awareness skills as well as the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills
Phonemic Awareness / Below Tier One (PSF is below 18) / Phonemic Awareness / Below Tier One (PSF is below 18)
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 19 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle
and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 19)
Name / PSF
0-17 / NWF-CLS
19+ / NWF-WWR / Name / PSF
0-17 / NWF-CLS
0-18 / NWF-WWR
Grade K End of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skillsPhonemic Awareness / At Tier One (PSF is 41 or higher) / Phonemic Awareness / At Tier 1 (PSF is 41 or higher)
Below Tier 1 (NWF-CLS is below 33)
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 33 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle
and Basic Phonics
Name / PSF
41+ / NWF-CLS
33+ / NWF-WWR / Name / PSF
41+ / NWF-CLS
0-32 / NWF-WWR
Group 3: Additional support on phonemic awareness skills / Group 4: Additional support on phonemic awareness skills as well as the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills
Phonemic Awareness / Below Tier One (PSF is below 41) / Phonemic Awareness / Below Tier One (PSF is below 41)
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 33 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle
and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 33)
Name / PSF
0-40 / NWF-CLS
33+ / NWF-WWR / Name / PSF
0-40 / NWF-CLS
0-32 / NWF-WWR
Grade 1 Beginning of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skillsPhonemic Awareness / At Tier One (PSF is 35 or higher) / Phonemic Awareness / At Tier One (PSF is 35 or higher)
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 27 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 27)
Name / PSF
35+ / NWF-CLS 27+ / NWF-WWR / Name / PSF
35+ / NWF-CLS 0-26 / NWF-WWR
Group 3: Additional support on phonemic awareness skills / Group 4: Additional support on phonemic awareness skills as well as the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills
Phonemic Awareness / Below Tier One (PSF is below 35) / Phonemic Awareness / Below Tier One (PSF is below 35)
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 27 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 27)
Name / PSF
0-34 / NWF-CLS 27+ / NWF-WWR / Name / PSF
0-34 / NWF-CLS 0-26 / NWF-WWR
Grade 1 Middle of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on the accurate and fluent reading of connected text skillsAlphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 45 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 45 or higher)
Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 30 or higher) / Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 30)
Name / NWF-CLS
45+ / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
30+ / Name / NWF-CLS
45+ / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
0-20
Group 3: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills / Group 4: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills as well as accurate and fluent reading of connected text
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 45) / Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 45)
Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 30 or higher) / Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 30)
Name / NWF-CLS
0-44 / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
30+ / Name / NWF-CLS
0-44 / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
0-29
Grade 1 End of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on the accurate and fluent reading of connected text skillsAlphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 57 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 57 or higher)
Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 53 or higher) / Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 53)
Name / NWF-CLS
57+ / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
53+ / Name / NWF-CLS
57+ / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
0-52
Group 3: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills / Group 4: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills as well as accurate and fluent reading of connected text
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 57) / Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 57)
Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 53 or higher) / Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 53)
Name / NWF-CLS
0-57 / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
53+ / Name / NWF-CLS
0-57 / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
0-52
Grade 2 Beginning of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on the accurate and fluent reading of connected text skillsAlphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 46 or higher) / Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / At Tier One (NWF-CLS is 46 or higher)
Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At or Above Tier One (R-CBM is 55 or higher) / Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 55)
Name / NWF-CLS
46+ / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
55+ / Name / NWF-CLS
46+ / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
0-54
Group 3: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills / Group 4: Additional support on the alphabetic principle and basic phonics skills as well as accurate and fluent reading of connected text
Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 46) / Alphabetic Principle and Basic Phonics / Below Tier One (NWF-CLS is below 46)
Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 55 or higher) / Accurate and Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 55)
Name / NWF-CLS
0-45 / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
55+ / Name / NWF-CLS
0-45 / NWF-WWR / R-CBM
0-54
Grade 2 Middle of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on reading fluency skillsAccurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 96% or higher) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 96% or higher)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 80 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 80)
Name / Accuracy
96%+ / R-CBM
80+ / Name / Accuracy
96%+ / R-CBM
0-79
Group 3: Additional support on the accurate reading of connected text skills / Group 4: Additional support on the accurate and fluent reading of connected text skills
Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 96%) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 96%)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 80 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 80)
Name / Accuracy 0-95% / R-CBM
80+ / Name / Accuracy 0-95% / R-CBM
0-79
Grade 2 End of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on reading fluency skillsAccurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 97% or higher) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 97% or higher)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 92 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 92)
Name / Accuracy
97%+ / R-CBM
92+ / Name / Accuracy
97%+ / R-CBM
0-91
Group 3: Additional support on the accurate reading of connected text skills / Group 4: Additional support on the accurate and fluent reading of connected text skills
Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 97%) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 97%)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 92 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 92)
Name / Accuracy 0-96% / R-CBM
92+ / Name / Accuracy 0-96% / R-CBM
0-91
Grade 3 Beginning of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on reading fluency skillsAccurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 95% or higher) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 95% or higher)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 77 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 77)
Name / Accuracy
95%+ / R-CBM
77+ / Name / Accuracy
95%+ / R-CBM
0-76
Group 3: Additional support on the accurate reading of connected text skills / Group 4: Additional support on the accurate and fluent reading of connected text skills
Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 95%) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 95%)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 77 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 77)
Name / Accuracy 0-94% / R-CBM
77+ / Name / Accuracy 0-94% / R-CBM
0-76
Grade 3 Middle of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on reading fluency skillsAccurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 96% or higher) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 96% or higher)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 105 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 105)
Name / Accuracy
96%+ / R-CBM
105+ / Name / Accuracy
96%+ / R-CBM
0-104
Group 3: Additional support on the accurate reading of connected text skills / Group 4: Additional support on the accurate and fluent reading of connected text skills
Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 96%) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 96%)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 105 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 105)
Name / Accuracy 0-95% / R-CBM
105+ / Name / Accuracy 0-96% / R-CBM
0-104
Grade 3 End of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions
Based on performance on AIMSweb© measures using the AIMSweb Defaults
Group 1: Likely to Need Core Support / Group 2: Additional support on reading fluency skillsAccurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 97% or higher) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is 97% or higher)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 119 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 119)
Name / Accuracy
97%+ / R-CBM
119+ / Name / Accuracy
97%+ / R-CBM
0-118
Group 3: Additional support on the accurate reading of connected text skills / Group 4: Additional support on the accurate and fluent reading of connected text skills
Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 97%) / Accurate Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM Accuracy is below 97%)
Fluent Reading of Connected Text / At Tier One (R-CBM is 119 or higher) / Fluent Reading of Connected Text / Below Tier One (R-CBM is below 119)
Name / Accuracy 0-96% / R-CBM
119+ / Name / Accuracy 0-96% / R-CBM
0-118
Grade 4 Beginning of Year Instructional Grouping Suggestions