requires identifying and reading isolated letters and words, primarily a sight recognition task...
TRANSCRIPT
• Requires identifying and reading isolated letters and words, primarily a sight recognition task
• Basal/Ceiling Rules: 6 lowest correct/6 highest incorrect
• Know exact pronunciation of words
• Responses must be pronounced as a complete word to receive credit
Clusters
Broad Reading Basic
Reading Skills Academic Skills
Total Achievement
Broad Ability
Reading-Writing (Grw)
Narrow Ability
Reading Decoding
ACH 1 Letter-Word Identification
Examiner Tips• If response is unclear on a specific item, have
subject repeat entire page. Only score item in question.
• Record errors for analysis.
Letter-Word Identification
on
whole
particularly
satiate
H C A S B W
A
3, 4
36
7
16
56
76
• Requires reading a short passage and supplying a key missing word
• Basal/Ceiling Rules: 6 lowest correct/6 highest incorrect
• Use Suggested Starting Points
• Accept responses that differ in tense or number
• Score responses that are different parts of speech as “0”Clusters
Broad ReadingReading
Comprehension Academic Applications
Total Achievement
Broad Ability
Reading-Writing (Grw)
Narrow Abilities
Reading Comprehension Lexical Knowledge
ACH 9 Passage Comprehension
Examiner Tips• Remind subject to read silently, but do not insist.• Do not tell subject any words.• If subject reads item aloud, he/she must identify the
word that goes in the blank to receive credit.
Passage Comprehension
Something is on the chair. It is a .
12
40 It is one thing to demonstrate that modern war is harmful to the species. It is another thing to do something about it.
22 The drums were pounding in the distance. We could them.
• Requires pronouncing phonically regular pseudowords
• Use Suggested Starting Points
• Basal/Ceiling Rules: 6 lowest correct/6 highest incorrect
• Know pronunciation prior to administering test
• Responses must be pronounced as a complete word to receive credit
Clusters
Basic Reading Skills Phoneme/Grapheme Knowledge
Broad Ability
Reading-Writing (Grw)
Narrow Abilities
Reading Decoding Phonetic Coding: Analysis & synthesis
ACH 13 Word Attack
Word Attack - Items 1 & 2
1. Look at these letters. (Run your finger across row of letters on subject’s page.) Point to the letter that makes the /p/ sound in the word “pig.”
2. Point to letter “k” and say: What is the sound of this letter?
Correct: says /k/ sound
Query: says name of letter - That is the name of the letter. Tell me its sound.
z p k r
k
n
Examiner Tips
Say the sound of the letter not the name when presented within slashes. /p/
Word Attack - Sample Items
nat
ib
Sample A & BI want you to read some words that are not real words. Tell me how they sound. Point to “nat.” How does this word sound?
Point to “ib” and say: Read this word to me.
A: Error or No ResponsePoint to word and say: Nat. Now, You say “nat.”
B: Error or No ResponsePoint to word and say: Ib. Now, You say “ib.”
4-9: Read each of these words to me. Don’t go too fast.
Word Attack - Items
tiff
zoop
nan
rox
lish
ep
Examiner Tips• Reminder to say word smoothly
can only be given once during test.
• Test by complete pages.• Record errors for analysis.
tayed
saist
doitibility
paraphonity
apertuate
16
26
31
32
30
• Requires reading words and providing synonyms, antonyms, or completing analogies
• 3 subtests: 17A Synonyms, 17B Antonyms, 17C Analogies
• Administer samples for each subtest to all subjects
• Use Suggested Starting Points for each subtest
• Basal/Ceiling Rules apply to each subtest: 4 lowest correct/4 highest incorrect
Cluster
Reading Comprehension
Broad Ability
Reading-Writing (Grw)
Narrow Abilities
Language Development / Comprehension
ACH 17 Reading Vocabulary
Reading Vocabulary
Examiner Tips• Complete error correction on samples. • Do not read any test item words for subject.• Score response, not reading of stimulus word.
17B: Antonyms (26 items)17A: Synonyms (26 items)
Read each of these words out loud and tell me another word that means the same.
1. puppy
12. entire
25. fallow
Read each of these words out loud and tell me another word that means the opposite.
1. on
12. distant
25. enervate
17C: Reading Vocabulary - Analogies (21 items)
dog…walks bird...
climb…up fall…
plant…seed bird…
discophile…philatelistrecords...
Finish what I say-- a dog walks; a bird...
Examiner Tips•Use proper phrasing when presenting Sample
Items.•Subject is instructed to read items silently.
A.
1.
10.
20.