EDGE Placement Teacher Mannual

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TEACHERS MANUAL

Fundamentals through Level C


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EDGE Placement Test NGSP & HB

Conten

Placement Test

Description and Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Directions for Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Scoring the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Making Placement Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

How to Use the Student Placement Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Answer Sheet for Hand Scoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Student Placement Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Phonics and Decoding Test (Optional)

Description and Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Directions for Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Scoring the Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Using the Test Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

How to Use the Student Profile Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Answer Sheet for Hand Scoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Student Profile Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13


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NGSP & HB 2 EDGE Placement Test

Placement Test

Description and Purpose

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Administration

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Directions for Administration

SAY: Today you will take a reading test. All items include an incomplete sentence and four

words listed below as answer choices. Read the incomplete sentence and choose the best

word to complete the sentence.

Have students look at the Sample item on page 2.

SAY: It is at night. I need to know which word best completes the sentence. Ill read

the words: red, big, dark, high. Ill try each word in the sentence. It is red at night. It is

big at night. It is dark at night. It is high at night. I know that the sun goes down at night,

and it gets dark. Thats why the answer is C, dark. Do the rest of the items the same

way. Remember to choose only ONE answer for each item. Mark your answers on the

answer sheet.

When everyone is ready to begin the test,

SAY: Before you begin working on your test, here are a few reminders:

Read all test directions.

When there is a paragraph with an item, read it to help you choose the best word to

complete the sentence.

Make sure you are answering on the correct line of the answer sheet.

Check all of your answers after completing the test.

When you are finished with your test, please close it and put it on the corner of

your desk.

Some items on the test will be harder than others. You may not be able to do all of the

items on the test. Just do your best. If the paragraphs become too difficult for you to

read, you may close your test booklet and sit quietly.

You may now begin taking the test.


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Scoring the Test

Answer Key1. C 6. C 11. B 16. D 21. B 26. A 31. B 36. C

2. B 7. D 12. D 17. A 22. D 27. D 32. C 37. A

3. C 8. B 13. B 18. C 23. C 28. B 33. A 38. B

4. B 9. A 14. A 19. A 24. A 29. A 34. B 39. D

5. A 10. D 15. C 20. C 25. B 30. D 35. D 40. C

Making Placement Decisions

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How to Use the Student Placement Guide

Step 1: Convert theScoreOnce you have scoredthe test, countthenumber of correctanswerson thetest. Besideeachnumber correctis itscorresponding Lexile measure.

Example: A studentanswers 30of the 40questionscorrectly. The number correct of30convertsto a Lexile measure of 805L.

Step 2: Placethe StudentNow that youhavethe Lexile measure,lookat the chartto find theEdge levelintowhich thestudent shouldbe placed. TheLexile levelsof theEdge program overlap,

givingyou theflexibility to choosebetween twolevels of theprogram.

Example: A student witha Lexile measureof805L may beplaced inLevelA orLevelB. Use your professional judgmentto choose thelevelthat you think willprovide challengewithout frustration.

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The Lexile Framework

Number

Correct

Lexile

Measure

0678910111213141516

171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940

BR10L55L

100L140L180L220L255L290L325L360L

390L425L455L485L520L550L580L610L640L675L705L735L770L805L840L875L915L960L

1010L1065L1130L1220L1220L1220L

Placement Point

LevelC

Fundam

entalsLevel

Placing Students

LevelB

LevelA


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Answer Sheet for Hand Scoring: Placement Test

Name Date


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Student Placement Guide

Directions: Circle the number correct on the chart below. Convertthe number correct to a Lexile measure and read across todetermine placement.

PLACEMENT

Fundamentals

Level

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ALevel

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Name Date

Powered byThe Lexile Framework

Number

Correct

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Measure

067891011121314

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28293031323334353637383940

BR10L55L

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735L770L805L840L875L915L960L

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Placement Point

LevelC

FundamentalsLevel

Placing Students

LevelB

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NGSP & HB 8 EDGE Phonics and Decoding Test

Phonics and Decoding Test (Optional)for Students Placing into Fundamentals Level

Description and Purpose

Phonics and Decoding

Item Numbers

Number of

Items per SkillTested Skills

18 8 Letters/Sounds

913 5 Short Vowels

1415 2 Blends/Digraphs

1624 9 Long Vowels

2526 2 Inflections (-ed/-ing)

2730 4 R-controlledVowels

3136 6 Diphthongs/Variant Vowels

37 1 Silent Consonants

3839 2 Hard/Softcandg

4043 4 Multisyllabic Words

4445 2 Prefixes/Suffixes

Administration

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Directions for Administration

Script for Sample, Page 16

SAY: The name of this picture ispan. The first sound in pan is /p/. Thats why the circle next to

thepis filled in. (Name the pictures in items 14, then repeat the directions.)


SAY: The name of this picture isfan. The last sound in fan is /n/. Thats why the circle next to

the nis filled in. (Name the pictures in items 58, then repeat the directions.)


SAY: I see a cat in the picture, so Ill read all four words: cap, cot, cat, cup. The third word is

cat. Thats why its circle is filled in. Do the rest of the items in this way.


SAY: (Read the question.) The name of the little picture is globe, globe. Now I need to find

another word that has the sound /o/ that I hear in globe. Ill read the words: no, not, mop,

song.Noand globeboth have the sound /o/. Thats why the circle next to nois filled in.

Answer the rest of the questions in the same way. (Name the rebuses for students: feet,cake, bike, globe.)


SAY: Look at the picture. The dancers are jumping. The -ingmeans they are doing it now.

Thats why the circle next tojumpingis filled in. Do the rest of the items the same way.

Script for Directions, Page 21

SAY: You did items like this earlier in the test. Choose the word that names the picture.

Do the items.

Script for Directions, Page 22SAY: You answered questions like this earlier in the test. Read each question. Say the name of

the little picture to yourself. Find the same sound. Answer the rest of the questions in the

same way. (Name the rebuses for students: cage, cake.)


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Script for Sample 1, Page 23

SAY: (Read the sentence.) I need to show where to divide contestinto syllables. Ill read the

three ways and say them to myself: cont-est, co-ntest, con-test. There are two consonants

between the vowels in contest, so Ill divide contestbetween the two consonants. When I

say con-test, that sounds right, too. Thats why the circle for con-testis filled in. Do the restof the items the same way.

Script for Sample 2, Page 23

SAY: (Read the sentence.) First Ill think about the important words in the sentence. I know what

a beachis. I see the suffix -ymeans full of, so sandymeans full of sand. I think the

sentence means that the beach is full of sand. Now Ill read each sentence below. Yes, the

circle next to that sentence is filled in. Do the rest of the items the same way.

Scoring the Test

Answer Key

1. D 6. D 11. C 16. B 21. A 26. C 31. B 36. D 41. B

2. B 7. A 12. C 17. D 22. C 27. D 32. D 37. C 42. A

3. A 8. B 13. A 18. C 23. C 28. B 33. D 38. C 43. C

4. A 9. B 14. D 19. B 24. D 29. A 34. D 39. A 44. A

5. D 10. B 15. B 20. C 25. D 30. C 35. B 40. A 45. D

Using the Test Results


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How to Use the Student Profile FormStep 1: Create the ProfileOnce you have scored the test, circle the numbers of t he items the st udent answered correctly. Then calculate the percentages.

Example:A student answers 25 of the 45 questions correctly, which converts to a percentage score of 56%. This student will benefit from

the Phonics Review provided in each cluster of Fundamentals. You might also consider using Inside Phonics to augment phonics instruction(see next step).

Phonics and Decoding Item Analysis

letters/sounds:

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short vowels:

9 10 11 Inside Phonics

Placement Point 1: Lesson 112 13

blends/digraphs:

Total:___ / 15 = ___ %14 15

long vowels:

16 17 18

19 20 21

22 23 24

-edand -ing:

25 26 Inside Phonics

Placement Point 2: Lesson 33r-controlled vowels:27 28 29

Total:___ / 15 = ___ %30

diphthongs/variant vowels:

31 32 33

34 35 36

silent consonants:

37

hard/soft cand g:

38 39multisyllabic words:


Placement Point 3: Lesson 9243

prefixes/suffixes:

Total:___ / 15 = ___ %44 45

Total:___ / 45 = ___ %

Step 2: Optional Placement for Inside PhonicsIf your instructional plan for phonics and decoding includes Inside Phonics,calculate a separate score for each of the three placement points. Place thestudent into the earliest placement point where the score is below 80%.

13 87

9 60

3 20

25 56

For placement point 2, thestudent correctly answered 9 ofthe 15 questions, which is 60%.Since this is below 80%, use thisplacement point, which beginswith Lesson 33.

Example:A student correctlyanswered 13 of the 15 questionsfor placement point 1, which is87%; since this exceeds 80%, thestudent should be placed higher.


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Answer Sheet for Hand Scoring: Phonics and Decoding Test

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Student Profile Form

Directions:Circle the numbers of the items the student answered correctlyand calculate the percent correct. If you plan to use Inside Phonics, fill outthe placement point boxes.

Name Date

Phonics and Decoding Item Analysisletters/sounds:

1 2 3

4 5 6

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short vowels:


Placement Point 1: Lesson 112 13

blends/digraphs:

Total:___ / 15 = ___ %14 15

long vowels:

16 17 18

19 20 21

22 23 24

-edand -ing:

25 26 Inside Phonics

Placement Point 2: Lesson 33r-controlled vowels:

27 28 29

Total:___ / 15 = ___ %30diphthongs/variant vowels:

31 32 33

34 35 36

silent consonants:

37

hard/soft cand g:

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multisyllabic words:

40 41 42 Inside PhonicsPlacement Point 3: Lesson 9243

prefixes/suffixes:

Total:___ / 15 = ___ %44 45

Total:___ / 45 = ___ %


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