IPT Early Literacy English (K-1)
Purpose
- To assess kindergarten and first grade students' early literacy of reading and writing in English
- To provide placement information for instructional programs
- To monitor progress and growth in English language and literacy development
- To provide diagnostic information for program planning
Administration
- Quick, accurate, and easy to administer
- Group administered
- Paper-based tests only; not available online
- Provides practice for young students in taking standardized assessments
Features
- Written and normed according to American Psychological Association (APA)
- Up-to-date norms reflect current population of test-takers
- Includes eight reading subtests and four writing subtests to assess the domains of reading and writing appropriate to kindergarten and first grade
- Designed specifically for younger, less experienced test-takers
Scoring
- Includes clear rubrics to make rating students' writing easy
- Yields Pre-, Beginning, and Early Reading and Writing stages
- Immediate results—no outside scoring necessary; no complicated formulas to compute