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The Word Analysis tasks are intended to be given to students in kindergarten and beginning 1st grade, and to students who do not perform well on
the passage reading tasks in grades Phonics -- Words are read aloud to the student, and the student must decide which of 4 pictures represents an
item whose name contains either the same first or last phoneme as the word read aloud. Language s tool can be administered in English Notes
Items within each subtest are broken down into semantic items and syntax items, so some items depend on the student's background knowledge
and vocabulary to answer e. Reading Comprehension Grades 1, 2, 3 -- For some items and depending on grade level , students must correctly
read isolated words and sentences aloud. A child may have a grasp on the more basic cognitive elements, but still have trouble blending these
elements together into a stable linguistic structure. A Classroom Curriculum Author: The student must blend the word together. Young children
often represent a whole word with a single symbol Sometimes the symbol the child chooses is the first letter of the word, so a child might represent
the word DOG with the letter D. Quantity -- Students must demonstrate knowledge of words used to describe quantity e. Writing -- Student
demonstrates knowledge of print concepts by writing letters, words, and sentences not from dictation. Rhyme Knowledge -- Student must
determine whether two words rhyme, decide which word out of a set of words does not rhyme, produce a rhyming word when given a prompt,
and complete a sentence with an appropriate rhyming word. Recites Alphabet -- Student must recite the alphabet correctly. Clinical validity studies
with children with special needs were also conducted to provide evidence of PLS-4 validity. Auditory Blending -- Teacher reads words aloud with
a clear pause between each phoneme, and the student must correctly identify the word. Blending -- Teacher reads words aloud with a clear pause
between each phoneme, and the student must correctly identify the word. Two forms of the test are available for pre- and post-test applications.
Normative tables are provided to convert raw scores into age-equivalent scores. Form E and Form F. Language s tool can be administered in
English Score reporting and test design data Raw scores can be converted into age- and grade-equivalent scores and percentile ranks. Wordless
Picture Reading -- Student makes up a story based on pictures given in a sequence. SESAT 1 and 2 and Primary 1 only Sentence Reading --
Student must read and understand predictable sentences, simple sentences, pairs of related sentences, and the student must also demonstrate
awareness of onset-rime. Numeral Comprehension -- Student must match quantity of objects with numerals. Inter-rater reliability was in the 0.
Administration Individual Grades K,1,2,3,and higher Cognitive elements supported Reading Comprehension Decoding Subtests and skills
assessed Oral Reading -- Students must accurately read passages of text aloud. Final Sounds -- Student must determine whether two words end
with the same sound phoneme. The student is told that each colored block represents a speech sound phoneme , and the student must represent
speech sounds by moving the appropriate block forward. Relevant Background Knowledge -- Prior to each passage of text, the student is asked
a few "concept questions" to determine what level of understanding of relevant concepts they have prior to reading the passage. The student must
appropriately arrange the phoneme blocks on top of the felt pads to represent changes in phonemes and syllables. Level K, 1, 2, 3 Phonemic
Awareness -- For half of the items, students must push up a coin with each sound phoneme they hear in a nonsense word Elkonin Box Task. Time
to administer 15 to 30 minutes Administration Individual Grades Pre-K,K,1,2,3 Cognitive elements supported Letter Knowledge Concepts About
Print Subtests and skills assessed Construction of meaning -- Student demonstrates awareness of print, knowledge of environmental print,
categorical vocabulary see notes , and reading comprehension. Usually some estimation is made of what one could reasonably expect children in
the first grade to know e. Oral Reading Accuracy -- As the student reads each passage of text aloud, the teacher makes notes of oral reading
"miscues," categorizing each type of oral reading error. Blending -- Student must correctly identify words that are segmented. Word Identification
in Isolation -- Student must correctly identify words presented in graded lists increasing in difficulty. For example, a child could be asked to break
compound words into their component parts and to describe the meaning of those component parts e. Grade 3 Fluidez en el Reconocimiento de
las Palabras -- Student must quickly and accurately identify words in graded word lists. Renaissance Learning, Inc Date Published: Reliability and
validity information is available on the publisher's website and in downloadable technical reports. Reliability was determined using part-score
techniques. Some of the reading passages are intended for informal follow-up and monitoring. Oral reading accuracy, oral reading comprehension,
and silent reading comprehension are monitored. Rapid Letter Naming -- The student must identify letters of the alphabet as quickly as possible for
ages 7 and older only. RAN Numbers -- Student must correctly identify numerals by name as rapidly as possible. Love to Hear From You!
Nonsense Word Fluency -- The student must correctly pronounce as many nonsense words as possible in one minute. In recognizing rhyme, the
student is shown three pictures of objects and must decide which two object names rhyme.