Assessments I use

Assess how children use phonics to read unfamiliar words, and how quickly they recognize common sight words.

• Nonsense Word Fluency, Word Attack tasks, High-Frequency Word Fluency

Identify developmental spelling patterns and how children apply phonics and rules in writing.

• Words Their Way Spelling Inventory, Developmental Spelling Analysis

Measure how accurately and fluently children read passages aloud.

• DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency, Running Records (PM Benchmarks, Fountas & Pinnell, OG IMSE assessments)

Check understanding at literal, inferential, and evaluative levels, using questions, retells, and cloze tasks.

• Informal Reading Inventories, DIBELS Maze, Fountas & Pinnell

• Collect writing samples to evaluate sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, organization, and vocabulary.

• Track developmental writing stages from early emergent to fluent writer.

  • Curriculum-Based Writing Probes, 6+1 Traits Writing Rubric

Assess listening comprehension and expressive skills through story retells, sequencing, and vocabulary use.

• WIAT Listening Comprehension subtests, Oral Language Checklists, Story Retell Rubrics

• Monitor progress in reading, spelling, writing, and maths through short, timed probes.

  • DIBELS, EasyCBM, Fountas & Pinnell BAS,

In addition to the assessments I administer independently, I also collaborate with psychologists, speech and language therapists, and other clinicians when a fuller evaluation is needed. In these cases, I contribute educational data and observations and may use additional tools under their guidance, so families receive a clear and well-rounded picture of their child’s learning profile.