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Iii. Assessment and Review

This document discusses assessment and placement testing in the Spelling Mastery program. It contains three types of assessment: placement tests to determine a student's instructional level, end-of-level criterion tests to measure achievement, and regular informal assessments within lessons. Placement tests help decide which level is appropriate and include Tests A through E, with scores indicating placement in Levels A through F. The tests contain 10 words each and are administered individually or to groups.

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Iii. Assessment and Review

This document discusses assessment and placement testing in the Spelling Mastery program. It contains three types of assessment: placement tests to determine a student's instructional level, end-of-level criterion tests to measure achievement, and regular informal assessments within lessons. Placement tests help decide which level is appropriate and include Tests A through E, with scores indicating placement in Levels A through F. The tests contain 10 words each and are administered individually or to groups.

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III.

ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW


Assessment and review go hand-in-hand about where all your students should be
in Direct Instruction. Spelling Mastery placed in the program. You can find
fi the
lessons review and assess words and skills Placement Tests on the following page and
cumulatively. That is, words and skills are at SRAonline.com.
introduced, practiced, assessed, reviewed,
expanded on, and continue to be reviewed Level Specific
fi Placement Tests
and assessed throughout the program. Placement Tests help determine the
appropriate instructional level of Spelling
Types of Assessment Masteryy for students.
Spelling Masteryy contains two types of
assessment: formal and informal. Formal Students Being
May Be Given
assessments include the following. Considered For

1. Placement Tests determine students’ Level A Tests A, B


instructional levels. Level B Tests A, B, C
2. End-of-Level or Criterion Tests may be
used as a pretest and posttest to show Level C Tests B, C, D
student achievement. Level D Tests C, D, E
3. Regular Assessment—Bonus Activities
Level E Tests D, E
and Optional Weekly Tests in Levels A
and B and Spelling Tests in Level F Test E
Levels C through F assess the words
and skills students have been learning. Administration Procedure The test may
The CD-ROM contains Standardized Test be administered individually or to a group.
Preparation materials to supplement the
regular program. These tests give students 1. (Introduce the test. Say:) You are
practice in applying their spelling skills to going to write some words. Some of
standardized tests. the words are hard to spell, so don’t
In addition, there are informal worry if you don’t know them all.
assessments, such as Spelling Contests But you should do the best you can.
and Challenges, built into Spelling Mastery. 2. (Present the fi
first word.)
First word: many.
Placement Tests What word? (Signal.) Many.
Everybody, write many.
Placement Tests help determine which
TO CORRECT:
level of Spelling Masteryy is appropriate for
a. The word is (Pause.) many.
a student. If a student has successfully
There are many colors.
completed one level of Spelling Mastery,
b. What word? (Signal.) Many.
it is not necessary to administer the
Everybody, write many.
Placement Test. Students should be able
3. (Repeat Step 2 for each word. Words
to go from one level of the program to
are dictated in sentences only if
the next without testing. Administer
students do not correctly identify the
Placement Tests if you have doubts
words in isolation.)

Spelling Masteryy Series Guide 7


Placement Tests
Test A Test B Test C Test D Test E
1. many 1. tough 1. listening 1. brushes 1. exploration

2. hands 2. does 2. starred 2. featuring 2. critically

3. come 3. should 3. sizable 3. injection 3. disproven

4. going 4. thought 4. lengthen 4. exercise 4. necessary

5. book 5. speak 5. believe 5. worthiness 5. preferred

6. sharp 6. ground 6. helplessness 6. duties 6. adventure

7. they 7. green 7. author 7. fashionable 7. commitment

8. stop 8. plant 8. stretcher 8. provision 8. fascinated

9. give 9. these 9. madness 9. misconception 9. admission

10. friend 10. said 10. previewed 10. athletes 10. environment

Scoring and Placement Test A


Placement Tests are an initial guide for
placing a student in a particular level 5–10 errors Place in Level A
of Spelling Mastery. A student’s actual 0–4 errors Give Test B
performance on lessons may indicate that
another level is more appropriate for that Test B
student. See pages 15–16 for grouping and
5–10 errors Place in Level B
regrouping students.
0–4 errors Give Test C
The following table indicates placement
criteria. Test C
5–10 errors Place in Level C

0–4 errors Give Test D

Test D
5–10 errors Place in Level D

0–4 errors Give Test E

Test E
5–10 errors Place in Level E

0–4 errors Place in Level F

8 Spelling Masteryy Series Guide

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