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Links your student data to classroom instruction
– instantly
What is Assess Now?Comprehensive reading and writing formative
assessment for grades K–2/3
Assess NowEnables you to assess students’• Concepts of print• Foundation skills• Knowledge of the reading process• Attitude toward reading and writing• Oral reading, including fluency and cueing• Comprehension – literal, inferential,
important ideas, and synthesis• Writing – fiction and non-fiction
Benefits of Assess Now
• Provides instant comprehensive “what next” support for teachers : with strategies for whole class, small group and independent instruction
• Quick and easy to administer
• Includes a writing assessment
• Easy to understand layout for easy data recording and data transfer
Assess Now Pack• 30 leveled books –
fiction and non-fiction• 30 quadfold assessment
and recording sheets• 1 Teachers’ Guide• 15 level finder cards • 1 CD-ROM with reproducible material• 1 Assess Now Software Package with * data management software and reporting tools * “What Next?” support – instant, customized
teaching strategies
Assess Now BooksLEVEL FICTION NON-FICTION
A Sam On the Go
B The Guinea Pigs I Can Read
C My Cat My Week
D I Can’t Sleep I Can Move
E Mr. Noisy Our Pumpkin
F Woody’s Week Let’s Go Shopping
G Bert’s Band When I Grow Up
H I Think I’m in Trouble A Foal Is Born
I My Dad Watches Football Come to the Circus
J First Day How to Speak Cat
K An E-mail for Sam How to Talk Dog
L Grandpa’s New Room At the Pond
M Tony Tries How to Make a Plant Sandwich
N The Sock Gremlin Our Feelings
O Hamburger the Duck Snow
• Carefully selected to facilitate assessment process
• Offer fiction and non-fiction text types with a variety of graphic features
• Offer a high level of illustrative support
• Include different characters/ethnicities
• Provide authentic texts
Assess Now LevelingLevels selected to take students into early Grade 3
• Linked to Fountas and
Pinnell levels A – O• Intervention Level
levels 1 – 24• DRA levels A – 38
Grade Assess Now
DRA Fountas & Pinnell
Intervention Level
K A A-1 A 1
K B 2 B 2
K C 3-4 C 3-4
K D 6 D 5-6
1 E 8 E 7-8
1 F 10 F 9-10
1 G 12 G 11-12
1 H 14 H 13-14
1 I 16 I 15-16
2 J 20 J 18
2 K 20 K 18
2 L 28 L 20
2 M 28 M 20
3 N 30-34 N 22
3 O 38 O 24
Assess Now Teachers’ Guide
Includes four additional
assessment sheets
1. Foundation Skills Assessment
2. Concepts of Print Assessment
3. Reading Interview
4. Writing Interview
Assess Now
• Provides both formative and summative data• Determines appropriate reading and writing
levels• Establishes students’ instructional needs• Determines the move to another level of text• Provides data software for
recording standardized test results
Assess Now
• Five assessments per year can be given
• Reports are provided for– Teachers
– Parents
– School principals
– School districts
• Data can be collected on paper and digitally
Assess Now
Assessment is an easy five-step process
Step 1. Reading Process Knowledge Record (5 minutes)
Step 2. Oral Reading Record (3 minutes)
Step 3. Comprehension Record (2 minutes)
Step 4. Writing Task (10 minutes)
Step 5. Data Collection and Literacy Assessment Summary (5+ minutes)
Five-Step Process
Where to Start
• Establish approximate level using
level finder cardslevel finder cards, then select appropriate text.
1. Reading Process Knowledge Record
2. Oral Reading Record
3. Comprehension Record
4. Writing Task
5. Literacy Assessment Summary
The teacher completes the Literacy Assessment Summary and identifiesthe student’s reading and writinglevels, and learning needs.
What Next? – Reading
What Next? – Writing
Assess Now Software
Enables teachers to:
•link student data to instruction
•customize and differentiate instruction based on student needs
•View and print individual student reports
Assess Now Software
View a class or group of students to:
•Identify areas in need of improvement
•Generate teaching strategies report based on areas of need
Assess Now Software
View individual student reports to:
•Monitor progress.
•Identify areas in need.
•View and print strategies to meet individual student needs.
Assess Now ExcelsIt enables teachers to
• determine students’ reading and writing
strengths and weaknesses
• plan effectively for targeted individual and
group instruction
• easily document students’ progress over time
• store, manage, and report on students’
growth and development using an effective
data management system
Assess Now
Need more info?
Contact Customer Service at 800-279-0737 or visit our website to find your local representative.
www.pacificlearning.com