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🎥 Inside Today’s Video In today’s video, you’ll see exactly how to give a reading passage assessment step-by-step. Here’s what’s included: 📖 Part 1: How to administer a DIBELS-style reading passage assessment 👧 Part 2: A short clip of a child reading the passage aloud so you can see what to listen for 💻 Part 3: How to access UFLI’s free reading assessments According to the word recognition assessment, the student was at a frustration level on first-grade words. I intentio

📘 Yesterday, we talked about how to interpret a phonics assessment—the first step in understanding your students’ reading progress. 👉 Today, we’re taking the next step by exploring word recognition assessments and how they help identify precisely what your learners need next. 🔍 What Is a Word Recognition Assessment? In the video below, I’ll be demonstrating The San Diego Quick Assessment from Reading Simplified . This simple yet powerful tool gives you valuable insight int

Yesterday, I guided you through how to administer a phonics decoding assessment. Today, we're going to discuss what to do with the results! Once you have completed the assessment, you'll have a clear understanding of which phonics patterns your child or student has mastered, and which ones require further instruction. 🧩 In today's video, I will show you how to: ✅ Analyze the results ✅ Identify your learner's next instructional focus ✅ Create a simple and effective reading pl

📽 New Video Alert! The start to my Diving Into Reading Instruction Series Today I’m sharing a video that walks you through how to give the Phonics Encoding Assessment! ✏️ Tomorrow we will look at what to do with this information, and how to use this information to create a reading plan for your child or student. For this demonstration, I used The Measured Mom - Science of Reading 's free assessment, which you can find here for free  👉 https://www.themeasuredmom.com/free-pho

📚 New Series Alert: Diving into Reading Instruction: The Tips to Getting Started 📚 I’m so excited to kick off a brand-new series all about the essentials of getting started with reading instruction! 🌟 The videos can be found under video tutorials. In this series, we’ll explore how to:  🔹 Use effective assessment techniques to identify student needs  🔹 Lay the groundwork for strong instruction through engaging auditory and visual drills  🔹 Thoughtfully plan reading passa