Grade K: Decoding and High Frequency Words

Letter Names and Sounds

This assessment is appropriate for all students at this grade level at the beginning of the year after 6 weeks of instruction (BOY), at the middle of the year (MOY) and at the end of the year (EOY).

• If you plan to conduct this assessment in person, download and print the Letter Knowledge Survey.
  • Directions for administering and scoring the letter sounds portion of the assessment is located on pgs 4-5.
  • Directions for administering and scoring the letter name portion of the assessment is located on pgs 6-7.
  • The letter sounds student page for From A is located on pg. 8.
  • The lowercase letter name student page for From A is located on pg. 9.
  • The uppercase letter name student page for From A is located on pg. 10.
  • Form B materials are located on pgs. 12-14.
  • A table to support interpretation of the data teachers collect is located at the top of page 15.
• Access the virtual Form A letter sounds student page here.
• Access the virtual Form A lowercase letter name student page here.
• Access the virtual Form A uppercase letter name student page here.
• Access the virtual Form B letter sounds student page here.
• Access the virtual Form B lowercase letter name student page here.
• Access the virtual Form B uppercase letter name student page here.
• Teachers may print and use the directions, forms, and tables referenced above for both the in person and virtual assessments.

High Frequency Words

This assessment can be used diagnostically to evaluate students as needed at the beginning of the year, early September (BOY), middle of the year (MOY) and at the end of the year (EOY).

• If you plan to conduct this assessment in person, download and print the Sight Word Fluency Survey.
  • Directions for administering and scoring the assessment are located on pgs 4-6.
  • A table to support interpretation of the data teachers collect is located at the top of page 7.
  • The pre-primer assessment is on pg. 8 and the corresponding recording sheet is located on pg. 9.
  • The primer assessment  is on pg. 10 and the corresponding recording sheet is located on pg. 11.
  • The first grade assessment  is on pg. 12 and the corresponding recording sheet is located on pg. 13.
• Access the virtual pre-primer assessment here.
• Access the virtual primer assessment here.
• Access the virtual first grade assessment here.
• Teachers may print and use the directions, forms, and tables referenced above for both the in person and virtual assessments.