PHONICS INVENTORY. Printed with Permission from the Reading Success Network of the Southern California Comprehensive Assistance Center
PHONICS INVENTORY Printed with Permission from the Reading Success Network of the Southern California Comprehensive Assistance Center
Phonics is a wa...
PHONICS INVENTORY Printed with Permission from the Reading Success Network of the Southern California Comprehensive Assistance Center
Phonics is a way of teaching reading and spelling that stresses symbol-sound relationships, used especially in beginning instruction. x
To become skillful readers, children must learn how to decode words instantly and effortlessly.
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The role of effective phonics instruction is to help children understand, apply, and learn the alphabetic principle and conventions of written language.
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Students need to be individually assessed so that they can be grouped according to instructional needs. That is the purpose of this tool.
Materials x x x
Teacher Instructions Student copy of Phonics Inventory Teacher's copy of Phonics Inventory
Procedure 1.
Administer 3-5 sections of the inventory or until the child exhibits signs of frustration.
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Place child's name and test date at the top of teacher's copy.
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The use of colored markers/pens will make it easier to measure student growth during the year.
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Circle the items missed by the child. On the additional testing, continue to circle items missed but place a slash mark through newly acquired knowledge from previous testing.
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Place a slash mark and date where test has been stopped. (Example: /10-3-06)
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Place students into homogeneous instructional groups for phonics lessons, based on student needs.
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Re-evaluate students periodically to measure results of systematic, explicit teaching of phonics.
PHONICS INVENTORY: Teacher Instructions 1. Alphabet Names - "Tell me the names of these letters." 2. Consonant Sounds - "Tell me the sound that you think of when you see this letter." 3. Consonant Digraphs - "Tell me the sound you think of when you see these letters together.” 4. Consonant Blends - "Tell me what sounds you think of when you see these letters together.” 5. Name Vowels - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS THESE LETTERS. "Tell me the names of the letters we call vowels." 6. Vowel Sounds - DO NOT SHOW STUDENTS THESE WORDS. "Listen carefully to the words I say to you. Tell me the vowel you hear in each word." 7. Double Vowels - "Do you know what happens when two vowels come together?" Circle knows rule if child can tell you the rule. "Try to read these words. Not all of them are real words." Circle applies rule if child is able to complete this activity with 90% accuracy. 8. Final "e" Rule - "Do you know what happens when the vowel is in the middle of the word and the word ends with an 'e'? Circle knows rule if child can tell you the rule. "Try to read these words." Circle applies rule if the child is able to complete this activity with 90% accuracy. 9. Diphthongs - "Some vowels make their own special sounds. Read these words." 10. Short Vowels - "These are make-believe words. Read each of these words using a short vowel sound." 11. Reversals - "Read these words as quickly as you can." 12. Prefixes - "Sometimes we add a prefix to the beginning of a word. Read these make-believe words." 13. Suffixes - "Sometimes we add a suffix to the end of the word. Read these makebelieve words." 14. Compound Words - "Do you know what we call two words that are put together to make a new word? Read these make-believe words." 15. Silent Letters - "Read these words." 16. Vowel + R – “Read these make-believe words." 17. Syllabication - HAND THE STUDENT A PENCIL "Divide these words into syllables (parts) with your pencil after I say the word."
PHONICS INVENTORY: Teacher Copy Name
Date
1. Alphabet Names BAISCDFEPTMLRZJUHGWXQKVYNO ronflmytvkpziajushbgwfdxecq 2. Consonant Sounds msflrnhvwzbcdptjgkyxq 3. Consonant Digraphs sh ch th wh ng ph tch 4. Consonant Blends gr sl cr pl st bl fl tr cl dr gl sp fr scr str 5. Name the Vowels: aeiou 6. Short Vowels (aural) strip__ bunk__ trap__ block__ bread__ 7. Double Vowels teal vie shoal seep raid ray feast fair peel moat Circle: knows rule
Circle: applies rule
8. Final "e" fade cube cone file lane tune joke wife Circle: knows rule
10. Short Vowels fis gud hin sut jav bam nib pud nel ruft rist sant 11. Reversals pal even no saw raw ten tar won pot rats nap tops read meat lap never keep 12. Prefixes repan conjump inwell dellike display enstand combent ungate excry proread prehead 13. Suffixes smalling booker floorest dation skimmance meatness chairly waterful burnaten broukous 14. Compound Words nightbank dinnerplayer basketmeat broomfeather paperjumper eatmobile spaderoom carthouse 15. Silent Letters know knit write wrong walk comb lamb might gnaw sleigh high half 16. Vowel + R flir worb vark mer burk 17. Syllabication bombardment combination refreshment establishment revolver entertain calculate cucumber
PHONICS INVENTORY Student Copy 1. B A I S C D F E P T M L R Z J U H G W X Q K V Y N O r o n l m y t v k p z i a j u s h b g w f d x e c q 2. m s f l r n h v w z b c d p t j g k y x q 3. sh ch th wh ng ph tch 4. gr sl cr pl st bl fl tr cl dr gl sp fr scr str 5. Name the vowels 6. Teacher reads and records short vowels
7. teal vie shoal seep raid ray feast fair peel moat 8. fade cube cone file lane tune joke wife 9. maul foil cowl soy rout awl boon rook 10. fis gud hin sut jav bam nib pud nel ruft rist sant 11. pal even no saw raw ten tar won pot rats nap tops read meat lap never keep
