Kindergarten Reading & ELA Assessment Pack

About this product

Know exactly where every student stands in reading, language and writing - in September, January and June.

This Kindergarten Reading & ELA Assessment Pack gives you three ready-to-print tests (Beginning, Middle and End of Year) with original reading passages, matching answer keys and a teacher guide to score, group and track growth all year. Just print and go.

What's included (29 pages)

• Beginning-of-Year Assessment: 1 reading passage, 7 items, 18 points, 3 pages + answer key
• Middle-of-Year Assessment: 1 reading passage, 8 items, 21 points, 3 pages + answer key
• End-of-Year Assessment: 1 reading passage, 8 items, 28 points, 4 pages + answer key
• 9-page Teacher Guide:
• standards map for every test (item → skill → CCSS code → points)
• scoring guide with Mastered / Developing / Beginning score bands
• score by domain: Literature, Informational Text, Foundational Skills, Language and Writing
• writing rubric with scoring tips
• class tracker for each test (up to 25 students)
• student progress snapshot to compare BOY, MOY and EOY on one page

Skills covered

• Letter recognition, beginning and ending sounds, rhyming, syllables, short vowels in CVC words, sight words, reading simple sentences, listening comprehension with read-aloud stories, capitals and periods, and draw-and-write tasks.
• Designed for kindergarten: the teacher reads every direction and each short story aloud, and children answer by circling pictures, coloring circles or writing letters and words.

Why teachers like it

• Original fiction and nonfiction passages written for this pack - not found in other resources
• Point value printed next to every item - scoring takes minutes
• Answer keys look exactly like the student pages, with answers circled in red and sample written answers
• Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Kindergarten
• Works for classrooms, intervention groups, tutoring and homeschool
• A short "How did it go?" self-reflection at the end of each test

File details

• 1 ZIP file with 7 PDF files
• US Letter size (8.5 x 11 in), prints well in black and white
• Instant digital download - no physical item will be shipped

Please note

• For personal or single-classroom use. Please do not share or resell the files.
• Looking for more grades? The K-5 Reading & ELA Assessment Bundle includes all six packs at a lower price. Need math too? See the K-5 Math + ELA Complete Assessment Bundle.
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