Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form Student’s Name __________________________ BSSD Level _______ Homeroom Teacher _________________ Testing Level _________ Initial Screening: In the yellow Student Book-Point to each letter on the list the child to tell you the sound that the letter makes. If the child misses 4 or letter sounds, stop the assessment. If they read more-have them read the words bottom of the page. If the child is able to read at least 2 of the words, move the Reading Passages-otherwise, stop the assessment. Date __________ Tester __________ m a s d t i n mad Matt sad sat p g dad o Date __________ Tester __________ m a s d t i n mad Matt sad sat p g dad o and ask more at the on to Passed Not Passed 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) PASSED Teacher: This story is about a boy and his dog. Read the story and see what it says. Passage 1 (Reading Roots Lessons 1-5) (Sounds d-t) Date ________ errors Matt sat. Sad Sam sat. Sad Sam is a dog. Sad Sam likes Matt. Sad Sam likes dad. Sad Sam is happy. ______________ ______________ ______________ Date ________ errors ______________ ______________ ______________ 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. Date _______ errors Date _______ errors 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 _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form 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 patting Sad Sam. Sad Sam likes to dig in mud. Don says, “NO, Sad Sam. You must Sad Sam did not sit. Sad Sam dug in the is the sit.” 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? Date ______ errors Date _______ errors 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. Date ______ errors Date _______ errors Bob and Megan rushed to class. The kids peeked into a big glass tank. Miss Stanton _____________ _____________ _______________ _______________ Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form 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. Date ______ errors Date _______ errors 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 Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form 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. Date ______ errors Date _______ errors 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 _____________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form 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? Date ______ errors Date _______ errors 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) _____________________________________________________________ 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. Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form High Frequency Words List 1 a I is like was no am yes and mad Total Date ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ List 6 ____ Date again oh onto down that please don’t heard they now Total Date Date __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ List 2 Date List 3 Date in at the no into look did of see on ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ stop not be he says you all she to has Total ____ Total List 7 Date Date does open because their watch as we then little do Total ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ Date List 4 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ puts by his my go have said I’ll so your ____ ____ Total Date List 8 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ both child coming also some when one are what this ____ Total Date __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ Date ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ Date List 9 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ only there thought father son enough could long very blue ____ Total Date ____ Date Date __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ____ List 5 Date Date saying began were come here but for with her out __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Total ___ ___ Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form Unfamiliar Text:Passage for Fluency 1 The Lost Puppy Words:124 RL:1.9 Scott was in a hurry as he ran down the steps from his apartment. He was going to play with his friend Matt. Scott flew down the sidewalk, but as he passed the alley something made him stop. Scott saw a paper bag. It was moving. The paper bag bumped into a trash can. The paper bag rolled down the alley. The paper bag ran into a wall. What was in the bag? Suddenly, two paws poked out of the bag. Then a little head popped out. It was a puppy! It was his friend Martina’s puppy! Scott picked up the puppy. “I’ll drop you off on my way to Matt’s,” he said. “I thought you were a hamburger that had come to life.” Line count 1-11 12-21 22-29 30-38 39-48 49-57 58-67 68-76 77-86 87-96 97-105 106-116 117-124 Fluency Data Tester ___________________ Date Date ___________ __________ Total number of words read ___________ ___________ Total number of errors ___________ ___________ Words correct per minute ___________ ___________ Passage for Fluency 2 A Flat Tire Words:114 RL:1.9 Tanya rode down the hill on her bicycle. She went faster and faster. The wind rushed past her face. Tanya loved to ride fast. At the bottom of the hill, she heard a loud pop. Her front tire wobbled and she started to slow down. Tanya’s bike went slower and slower until finally she rolled to a stop. She got off her bike and looked at the front tire. It was flat as a pancake. She must have hit something sharp at the bottom of the hill. Tanya began pushing her bike back up the hill. She would go home and fix the flat. It was a lot more fun on the way down. Line count 1-9 10-18 19-28 29-38 39-46 47-55 56-67 68-77 78-86 87-95 96-107 108-114 Fluency Data Tester __________________ Date Date ___________ ____________ Total number of words read ___________ ___________ Total number of errors ___________ ___________ Words correct per minute ___________ ___________ Reading Roots Formal Assessment-Student Record Form