Reading Skills Competency Tests : Readiness Level

by Barbe, Walter B.; Allen, Henriette L.; Sparkman, Brandon B.

• ISBN13: 9780787967031
• ISBN10: 0787967033
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-23
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Each level unit provides a sequential Reading Skills Checklist of the skills to be mastered at that grade/reading level for easy individual record keeping, plus 40-70 short, reproducible informal Reading Skills Competency Tests for measuring students' mastery of each skill on the Checklist at that level. Each also includes a Group Summary Profile for recording class progress and a separately printed wall chart that maps out the entire reading skills progression from Readiness through Advanced levels.

Author Biography

Henriette L. Allen, Ph.D., is a former classroom teacher in the schools of Coventry, Rhode Island, the Aramco Schools of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, The American Communi4y School of Benghazi, Libya, and Jackson, Mississippi Walter B. Barbe, Ph.D. A nationally known authority in the fields of reading of reading and learning disabilities, Walter B. Barbe, Ph.D., was for twenty-five years editor-in-chief of the widely acclaimed magazine Highlights for Children, and adjunct professor at The Ohio State University. Dr. Barbe is the author of over 150 professional articles and a number of books Brandon B. Sparkman, Ed.D., is a former assistant superintendent for instruction in the Hartselle, Alabama, City Schools. Dr. Sparkman has worked at all levels of education and is regarded as an authority in the developmental reading skills and early childhood development

Table of Contents

About the Competency Tests for Basic Reading Skills	3	(6)
How to Use the Competency Tests and Check List	9	(1)
Begin at the Beginning	9	(1)
Recording on the Check List	10	(1)
Conferencing with the Pupil	10	(1)
Conferencing with Parents	11	(1)
Conferencing with Professional Staff	11	(1)
Providing Check Lists to the Next Grade Level Teacher	11	(1)
Making a Group Summary Profile from Individual Check List	11	(1)
Ensuring the Sequential Presentation of Skills	11	(1)
Using the Sequential Skill Plan Chart	12	(1)
Reading Skills Check List---Readiness Level	13	(2)
Group Summary Profile---Readiness Level	15	(4)
Reading Skills Competency Tests: Readiness Level	19	(1)
Vocabulary
Word Recognition	20	(16)
Interested in Words and Symbols	20	(2)
Recognizes Own Name in Print	22	(2)
Names Upper-case Letters	24	(4)
Names Lower-case Letters	28	(4)
Matches Upper-case and Lower-case Letters	32	(2)
Identifies Numerals 1-10	34	(2)
Word Meaning	36	(26)
Listening Vocabulary Adequate to Understand Ideas	36	(4)
Speaking Vocabulary Adequate to Convey Ideas	40	(2)
Comprehends Meaning of Place Words	42	(6)
Comprehends Meaning of Quantitative Words	48	(4)
Comprehends Meaning of Descriptive Words	52	(4)
Classifies Objects and Pictures into Logical Categories	56	(4)
Aware That Printed Words Represent Spoken Words	60	(2)
Perceptive Skills
Auditory	62	(12)
Reproduces Pronounced Two- and Three-Syllable Words	62	(2)
Hears Minimal Differences in Words	64	(2)
Able to Hear Word Length	66	(2)
Recognizes Spoken Words with Same Initial Sound	68	(2)
Recognizes Spoken Words with Same Final Sounds	70	(2)
Hears Rhyming Words	72	(2)
Visual	74	(24)
Sees Likenesses and Differences in Colors, Shapes and Designs, Directionality and Size, Letters and Words
Sees Likenesses and Differences in Colors	74	(2)
Sees Likenesses and Differences in Shapes	76	(4)
Sees Likenesses and Differences in Designs	80	(2)
Sees Likenesses and Differences in Directionality and Size	82	(4)
Sees Likenesses and Differences in Letters	86	(2)
Sees Likenesses and Differences in Words	88	(2)
Recognizes Word Boundaries	90	(2)
Visualizes Part-to-Whole by Assembling 7-piece Puzzle	92	(4)
Left-to-Right Eye Movement	96	(2)
Comprehension
Interest	98	(6)
Wants to Learn to Read	98	(2)
Enjoys Being Read To	100	(2)
Shows Interest in Books and Other Printed Materials	102	(2)
Ability	104	(12)
Adequate Attention Span	104	(2)
Remembers Main Ideas from Stories Read Aloud	106	(1)
Remembers Names of Characters from Stories Read Aloud	106	(1)
Remembers Some Major Details from Stories Read Aloud	106	(2)
Can Sequence Events Logically	108	(2)
Follows Oral Directions	110	(2)
Looks at Books from Front to Back	112	(1)
Looks at Books from Left-hand Page to Right-hand Page	112	(2)
Aware of Usual Text Progression from Left to Right and from Top to Bottom	114	(2)
Oral Expression
Expresses Self Spontaneously	116	(1)
Expresses Complete Thoughts (Sentences)	116	(2)
Able to Remember and Reproduce a Five-Word Sentence	118	(2)
Can Retell a Story in His/Her Own Words	120
Barbe Reading Skills Check List Sequential Skill Plan (Chart)