Writing, Language, and Literacy Assessment Flashcards

Print concepts assessed in early literacy include all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer: Identifying vowel sounds in isolation

Print concepts relate to understanding how print works (directionality, spacing, letters vs. words), not to identifying isolated vowel sounds, which is a phonics/phonemic awareness skill.

Concepts about print (CAP) assessments evaluate a student's understanding of:

Answer: How books and print function (e.g., front of book, left-to-right, word/letter distinction)

CAP assessments measure foundational understanding of how print works, including book orientation, directionality, and word/letter concepts.

Which writing form requires students to state and support a position with evidence?

Answer: Argumentative/opinion writing

Argumentative writing requires stating a clear claim and supporting it with relevant evidence and logical reasoning.

A running record is used by teachers to assess:

Answer: Oral reading accuracy, error patterns, and self-correction during reading

Running records capture a student's oral reading behaviors — accuracy, miscue types, and self-corrections — to determine instructional level and reading strategies used.

Progress monitoring assessments differ from screening assessments in that they are used to:

Answer: Track the growth of students receiving intervention over time

Progress monitoring assessments are frequent, repeated measures used to track whether students in intervention are making adequate growth.

Which statement BEST describes the purpose of an error analysis in a reading assessment?

Answer: To identify patterns in student miscues that reveal specific skill gaps

Error analysis examines the types of miscues students make to identify underlying skill deficits and inform targeted instruction.