Unless otherwise noted, assessments are appropriate for all students at this grade level.
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ORF
- To access the in person teacher materials, print or download the DIBELS 8th Edition PM Grade 5 ORF Scoring Booklet.
- The first passage (BOY) is located on pg. 7.
- The second passage (MOY) is located on pg. 15.
- The third passage is located (EOY) on pg. 22.
- To access the in person student materials, print or download the DIBELS 8th Edition PM Grade 5 ORF Student Materials.
- The first passage (BOY) is located on pg. 6.
- The second passage (MOY) is located on pg. 14.
- The third passage is located (EOY) on pg. 20.
- To access the virtual student copies of the assessment, view the ORF Fifth Grade passages.
Informal running record
This assessment can be used diagnostically to evaluate students as needed at the beginning of the year (BOY), middle of the year (MOY), and at the end of the year (EOY).
- To access the passages for the assessment, print or download the DIBELS 8th Edition PM Grade 5 ORF Scoring Booklet.
- Passage one is located on pg. 10.
- Passage two is located on pg. 19.
- Passage three is located on pg. 21.
- Print the passage you plan to use.
- View, copy or share the teacher recording forms in this read-only Google Doc.
- Allow the student to read the passage aloud. Record any errors as the student reads
- Once the student has completed the passage, ask each of the questions below.
- Complete the assessment by asking the child to retell as much as they remember about the story. As the student retells the story, check off the ideas and details listed below.
- For a virtual copy of each passage, view or copy the IRI Fifth Grade Google Slides.
- Use the results of this assessment to determine student comprehension instruction needs.
Vocabulary Assessment
This assessment can be used diagnostically to evaluate students as needed at the beginning of the year (BOY), middle of the year (MOY), and at the end of the year (EOY).
- If you do not have access to standardized assessments for vocabulary, consider focusing on the texts you use for reading aloud throughout the year.
- Before introducing the text or chapter to students, read it to identify one or more tier 2 words.
- Choose words that (a) can be connected and explained by words students already know, (b) are important to the central understanding of the story, (c) will likely be seen or heard in other grade level texts (Beck, McKeown, & Kucan, 2002).
- Fifth-grade sample assessments are based on some common fifth grade texts for reading aloud.
- You may insert your own words in column one (log in to Google to save a copy of this doc, or download it as a Microsoft Word document).
- Assessments can be administered before and after student engagement with the target words.
- Ask students to define each word. Classify students’ response to each word as “not known, basic understanding, or in-depth understanding.”