Reading Skills Competency Tests Second Level

by Barbe, Walter B.; Allen, Henriette L.; Thornton, Wiley C.

• ISBN13: 9780787966379
• ISBN10: 0787966371
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-22
• 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

Dr. Barbe is a nationally known authority in the fields of reading and learning disabilities.  For 25 years he was editor-in-chief of the widely acclaimed magazine Highlights for Children and adjunct professor at The Ohio State University. 

Dr. Allen is a former classroom teacher who has taught reading skills at both elementary and secondary levels and served in several administrative roles, including assistant superintendent of the Jackson, MS, Public Schools.

Mr. Thornton is experienced in classroom teaching and educational testing and is the former research assistant in the Jackson Public Schools.

Table of Contents

About the Competency Tests for Basic Reading Skills	p. 3
How to Use the Competency Tests and Check List	p. 9
Begin at the Beginning	p. 9
Recording on the Check List	p. 10
Conferencing with the Pupil	p. 10
Conferencing with Parents	p. 11
Conferencing with Professional Staff	p. 11
Providing Check Lists to the Next Grade Level Teacher	p. 11
Making a Group Summary Profile from Individual Check Lists	p. 11
Ensuring the Sequential Presentation of Skills	p. 11
Using the Sequential Skill Plan Chart	p. 12
Reading Skills Check List--Second Level	p. 13
Group Summary Profile--Second Level	p. 15
Reading Skills Competency Tests: Second Level	p. 19
Vocabulary
Word Recognition	p. 20
Recognizes 220 Dolch Basic Sight Words	p. 20
Uses Word Form Clues	p. 30
Configuration	p. 30
Visual Similarity of Rhyming Words	p. 32
Word Meaning	p. 34
Multiple Meanings of Words	p. 34
Synonymous Meanings	p. 36
Opposites	p. 38
Words Pronounced the Same	p. 40
Word Analysis
Phonics	p. 42
Knows Consonant Sounds	p. 42
Applies These Sounds to Initial Position	p. 44
Applies These Sounds to Final Position	p. 46
Applies These Sounds to Medial Position	p. 48
Knows Blends	p. 50
Knows Three-Letter Initial Blends	p. 52
Knows Word Families	p. 54
Short Vowel Sounds	p. 70
Long Vowel Sounds	p. 72
Understands Function of y as a Consoant at Beginning of Word and Vowel Anywhere Else	p. 74
Knows Two Sounds of c and g	p. 76
Knows Initial Consonant Sound Includes All Consonants Up to First Vowel	p. 80
Phonics Rule	p. 82
A Single Vowel in a Word or Syllable is Usually Short	p. 82
A Single e at the End of a Word Makes the Preceding Vowel Long	p. 84
Final y Makes the Sound of Long i or e	p. 86
When There Are Two Vowels Together, the First Is Long and the Second Silent	p. 88
Vowels Are Influenced When Followed by r, w, and l	p. 90
Structural Analysis	p. 94
Recognizes Little Words in Big Words	p. 94
Recognizes Compound Words	p. 96
Understands Use of Possessive	p. 98
Knows Contractions	p. 100
Recognizes Root Words	p. 102
Use of Accented Syllable Introduced	p. 104
Can Alphabetize Words Using First and Second Letters	p. 106
Comprehension
Association of Ideas of Material Read	p. 108
Can Draw Conclusions	p. 108
Can Predict Outcomes	p. 110
Can Find Proof	p. 112
Can Associate Text with Pictures	p. 114
Organization of Ideas	p. 116
Can Follow Printed Directions	p. 116
Can Find Main Idea	p. 118
Can Follow Plot Sequence	p. 120
Locating Information	p. 122
Can Use Table of Contents, Page Numbers, Titles	p. 122
Can Find Specific Information	p. 128
Appreciation	p. 132
Able to Dramatize Stories Read	p. 132
Able to Illustrate Stories Read	p. 134
Able to Tell a Story Which Has Been Read Previously	p. 136
Owns at Least Several Books Which He/She Particularly Likes	p. 138
Oral and Silent Reading
Oral Reading	p. 140
Reads Clearly and Distinctly	p. 140
Reads with Expression	p. 142
Reads without Reversals	p. 144
Silent Reading	p. 146
Reads without Lip or Head Movements	p. 146
Reads More Rapidly Silently Than Orally	p. 148
Barbe Reading Skills Check List Sequential Skill Plan (Chart)
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