Knowledge and Skills Statement
Use a Word Reading Inventory Assessment
Provide students with a list of words to read and count the percentage they read correctly. Show students a list of words and make note of the types of errors they make. If students answer incorrectly, write the word they said instead. Use the following scoring guide:
Mastery—80% + correct
Approaching—60%–79% correct
Intervention Needed—59% or less correct
Research
What Works Clearinghouse. (n.d.). Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade: practice guide summary. Washington, DC: Institute of Education Science. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/21
Summary: This practice guide provides four recommendations for teaching foundational reading skills to students in kindergarten through 3rd grade. Each recommendation includes implementation steps and solutions for common obstacles. The recommendations also summarize and rate supporting evidence. This guide is geared towards teachers, administrators, and other educators who want to improve their students’ foundational reading skills.