Tag: assessment

  • The Bridge Assessment

    by Center for Literacy and Disability Studies University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    The Bridge is an early literacy and language assessment framework based on observation and portfolio development/analysis. Several documents including an experimental version of the Bridge Assessment Tool can be downloaded on the linked webpage. 9 page pdf

  • Emergent Literacy Behaviours Checklist

    by Literacy for All

    The checklist provides a guide to describe the student’s current behaviors related to literacy. It can be used several times throughout the year to monitor progress, inform instruction and document growth. The Observation Notes section can be used to record the learning context, observations and reflections. This includes the use of scaffolds, assistive technologies or communication devices that support this student’s access to literacy.

    The 10 page document includes one page of items for each of the sections below:

    • Interactions with Books
    • Engagement in the Act of Reading
    • Interactions During Literacy Activities
    • Engagement in Storytelling
    • Interactions with Symbols/Print
    • Drawing/Writing and Representing
    • Alphabet Knowledge
    • Phonological Awareness
  • Literacy Motivation Profile

    by Gretchen Hanser and Rachel Skinner

    Two pages of questions/choices about student’s attitudes, beliefs, experiences, and opinions related to literacy.

  • All Children Can Read: Literacy Skills Checklist for Children with Combined Hearing and Vision Loss

    by National Center on DeafBlindness

    The checklist describes if/how often specific literacy-related behaviors are observed at home, school or in the community. At the end of each section there is information about where to locate strategies and resources to assist in developing and improving literacy skills.