4–Step
Plan for
Assessment
Diagnose and Differentiate
Monitor Progress
Assess and Regroup
Summative Assessment
Unit 1
Grouping for AYP
- Guiding comprehension questions and skill and strategy
instruction during reading
- Monitor Progress boxes to check comprehension and
vocabulary
- Weekly Assessments on Day 3 for comprehension, Day 4 for
fluency, and Day 5 for vocabulary
- Practice Book pages at point of use
- Weekly Selection Tests or Fresh Reads for Differentiated
Test Practice
Group Time
- Explicit instructional routines teach core skills and strategies.
- Independent activities provide practice for core skills and extension and enrichment options.
- Leveled readers (LR1–45) provide additional reading and practice with core skills and vocabulary.
- Notes throughout each lesson provide scaffolded instruction in target comprehension skills and strategies, vocabulary skills, and fluency.
- Reteach lessons (TR12–16) provide additional instructional opportunities with target skills.
- Leveled reader instruction
(LR1–45) builds background for the main selection and provides practice with target skills and vocabulary.
- Notes throughout instruction challenge students.
- Compacted instruction provides opportunities for accelerated learning.
- Weekly challenge activities and bibliography (TR2–11) explore lesson concepts.
- Leveled readers (LR1–45) provide additional reading tied to lesson concepts.
Outside assessments (e.g., DIBELS) may recommend regrouping at other times during the year.
Diagnose
To make initial grouping decisions, use the Baseline Group Test or another initial placement test. Depending on children's ability levels, you may have more than one of each group.
Differentiate
If… student performance is
then… use the regular instruction and the Strategic Intervention notes throughout each selection.
If… student performance is
then… use the regular instruction for On-Level learners throughout each selection.
If… student performance is
then… use the regular instruction and the notes and
activities for Advanced learners throughout each selection.
- Days 3, 4, and 5 Assessments Record results of weekly Days 3, 4,
and 5 assessments in retelling, fluency, and vocabulary (pp. 139j–k)
to track student progress.
- Unit 1 Benchmark Test Administer this test to check mastery of unit skills.
- The first opportunity for regrouping occurs at the end of Unit 2. Use weekly assessment
information, Unit Benchmark Test performance, and the Unit 1 Assess and Regroup
(139l) to inform regrouping decisions at the end of Unit 2. See the time line below.
- Benchmark Assessment Use to measure a student's mastery of each unit's skills.
- End-of-Year Benchmark Assessment Use to measure a student's mastery of program skills covered in all six units.
Additional opportunities to differentiate instruction:
- Reteach Lessons, pp. TR12–16
- Leveled Reader Instruction and Leveled Practice, LR1–45
- Scott Foresman Reading Intervention Program
