Quick Sight Word Test

By the end of grade one, the child should be able to quickly read these ten words.

can     not     on     look     little  
 
school     this     will     his blue

By the end of grade two, the child should be able to quickly read these ten words.

lost     near     book     today     tree  
 
other     town     picture     wild     dream


About the Diagnostic Reading Test

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Nonsense words eliminate 'guessing'. The test reveals

  • confusions between letter names and sounds
    eg 'yeb' read as 'yeeb' / 'swip' read as 'swipe'
  • confusions between the sounds of b, d, p
    eg: 'wup' read as 'wub' / 'dran' read as 'bran'
  • inability to blend s+a+g=sag
  • inability to blend 'chunks' Gib+lin=Giblin
Things to do before you test:
  • Read (at least twice) the instructions for giving the test
  • Practise on a partner or a spouse before you give the test

Preparing for the test. Examples: maf     fek


Instruction:
I'm going to show you a word.
Its not a real word; its a silly word.

Show the child 'maf': You (the parent) sound out
each letter sound in turn, pointing to each letter as
you sound it...then say the whole nonsense word...

m...a...f that makes 'maf' - doesn't it?
Let's try another one.

Repeat with the second example 'fek'.

Do not start the test until the child understands the task. As the child reads each word from his/her copy the parent records on their own copy exactly what the child says. If the child sees "yeb" but reads "weeb", the parent records "weeb". Do not correct the child. Record what the child says. Use a separate piece of paper. Do not let the child see what you write.

Making sense of your recording:
yeb may be misread as:

  • web (confusion between the sound and the name of 'y')
  • yed (confusion between b/d)
  • yeeb (confusion between sound and name of 'e')
  • weed (multiple confusions)

DIAGNOSTIC READING TEST

Instructions:


Part 1. Can you read these words for me?

Can you read these words for me?



Part 2. What are these silly words?

Can you read these street names?



At the end of grade 1 the child should be able to

1. Sound out all of the nonsense words

At the end of grade 2 the child should be able to

2. Sound out the 2 syllabic street names.


PARENT COPY
Print this section to record the student's response.

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STUDENT COPY

Print this section to place in front of the student.

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