READING
ASSESSMENT
TOOL IN ENGLISH
FOR
ELEMENTARY
(Grades 4 - 6)
I. ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE (Letter Identification) • Ask the
learner to choose and read 10 letters from the list. • If he/she
does not choose, then point letters for him/her to read.
• If he/she initially mispronounces the letter but corrects
himself/herself before continuing, the letter should be marked
correct.
• If he/she struggles to read the letter (5 seconds of silence is a
good indicator) or can recognize below 10 letters, mark the
learner a STRUGGLING READER(SR).
• The assessment is finished.
• Otherwise, proceed to the next stage if the learner reads 10
or all letters correctly.
e
n
r
o
m
s
t
y
z
l
a
f
II. WORD RECOGNITION (Most Used Words/ Fuller
Approach-Based Words)
• Ask the learner to choose and read 10 words from the list. •
Ask him/her to point the word as he/she reads. • If he/she
initially mispronounces the word but corrects
himself/herself before moving on, the word should be
marked correct.
• If he/she struggles to read any word for an extended period of
time, (5 seconds of silence is a good indicator) or is able to
read below 10 words, mark the learner a POOR
READER(PR).
• The assessment is finished.
• Otherwise, proceed to the next stage if the learner reads ten
or more words correctly.
of
to
get
and
in
use
pan
my
with
the
for
you
dad
bell
cup
mix
III. Phrase and Sentence Recognition (Most Used
Words/Fuller Approach-Based Words)
• Ask the learner to read the phrases in order from left to
right.
• Ask him/her to point the word as he/she reads. • If he/she
initially mispronounces a word in the phrase but corrects
himself/herself before moving on, the word should be marked
correct.
• If he/she struggles to read any ten words in the first to
second phrase for an extended period of time, (5 seconds of
silence is a good indicator) mark the learner a GOOD
READER(GR).
• The assessment is finished.
• Otherwise, proceed to the last stage if the learner reads the
phrases and sentences correctly.
the big monkey on the tree
the big monkey on the tree and the bananas
The big monkey on the tree jumps down to eat.
The big monkey jumps from the tree to eat the bananas.
IV. Complex Sentences/Paragraph Reading (Most Used
Words/Fuller Approach-Based Words)
• Ask the learner to read the sentences smoothly and
quickly, with ease and confidence.
• If he/she is able to read the sentences smoothly and
quickly, with ease and confidence mark the learner
ADVANCED READER (AR). Otherwise, the learner will
be marked GOOD READER(GR) if the required four bold
and underlined criteria are not attained.
• The assessment is finished.
The big monkey on the tree jumps down to
eat the bananas.
Three more monkeys jump from the tree to
eat the other bananas.