Fayette County SchoolsConcepts About Print Assessment

Directions:Select a short picture book with pictures at the top of each page, several lines of text at the bottom, and varying end punctuation (period andquestion mark).

Response Code:√ correct response

• incorrect response

Student: Teacher:Date:

Total Score:out of 6-Weeks Period:Performance Descriptor:

Performance Descriptor Scale
Grading Period / Novice / Partial Mastery / Mastery
1st and 2nd
6-weeks
Items 1 - 7 / 0-3 / 4-5 / 6-7
3rd and 4th
6-weeks
Items 1 - 12 / 0-5 / 6-9 / 10-12
5th and 6th
6-Weeks
Items 1-17 / 0-9 / 10-14 / 15-17
Administration Instructions / Child’s Response/ Observational Notes / Behavior Assessed / Score
Hand book to child in vertical position with spine facing child.
Say:
  1. Show me the front of this book.
  2. Now show me the back of the book.
  3. Show me the title page
/ 1 point: identifying front (cover) of book
1 point: identifying back of book.
1 point: identifying the title page. / /3
Open book to title page.
Say:
  1. Point to the title of this book.
  2. What is an author? What does he or she do?
  3. What is an illustrator? What does he or she do?
/ 1 point: identifying title
1 point: defining author
1 point: defining illustrator / /3
Turn to first page of story. There must be a picture and text on the page.
Say:
  1. I’ll read this story. You help me. Show me where to start reading. Where do I begin to read?
/ 1 point: pointing to print; child does not have to point to first word. / /1
For the 1st and 2nd 6-weeks period, assess items 1 - 7
Make sure that for items 8-10, the page you are using has two lines of print. Ask all three questions before reading the page
Say:
  1. Show me where to start.
  2. Which way do I go?
  3. Where do I go after that?
/ 1 point:concept that text begins on the top left of where text is located
1 point: left to right directionality of print
1 point:concept of return sweep / /3
Before reading the page,
Say:
11. Point to the words while I read them.
Read text slowly but fluently. / 1 point: concept of 1:1 match between voice and print / /1
Make sure that for item 12 there are two pages that contain print facing one another. Ask before reading the page.
  1. Where do I start reading?
/ 1 point: concept that left page is read before right / /1
For the 3rd and 4th 6-weeks periods, assess items 1- 12.
Finish reading the book, then turn back to a page and give the child two index cards, so they can slide them to frame in the following:
  1. Find a capital ____
Find lower case____ (same letter as capital)
  1. Show me one letter.
Show me two letters
Show me one word.
Show me two words.
  1. Show me the first letter of a word.
Show me the last letter of a word. / 1 point: distinguishes capital from lower case form.
1 point: distinguishes letter from word
1 point: distinguishes first from last / /3
Show the child a page with text that has a period.
Say:
  1. What is this?
/ 1 point for identifying a period. / /1
Show the child a page with text that has a question mark.
Say:
  1. What is this?
/ 1 point: identifying a question mark. / /1
For the 5th and 6th 6-weeks periods, assess items 1- 17.

Revised: 9/8/11