First Grade Assessments

The specific types of assessments used in the Little Lincoln first grade curriculum are as follows:

1. National Assessment

A national assessment can be given three times during first grade to assess early literacy development and/or basic math skills.
It is the only aspect of first grade that would need to take place at a scheduled time, but it can be done online. Each Guide will schedule a time for his or her student to be tested with the assigned Elementary Teacher Facilitator at the beginning, middle, and end of the year.

2. Fluency Assessments

Fluency and pronunciation are assessed every three weeks.
Each student will name sounds in nonsense words, identify sight words, and read a passage.
Each student’s voice will be recorded so that the Elementary Teacher Facilitator can listen to the recording and assess the student’s fluency and pronunciation.

3. Reading Comprehension Assessments

Each student will listen to one audio recording of a short story at the end of each season, for a total of four reading comprehension assessments.
The student will then complete multiple choice questions to test his reading comprehension. For example: What was the story about? A. Cats; B. Dogs; C. Baseball.
The multiple choice questions will be graded automatically online. The results will be reviewed by the Elementary Teacher Facilitator and shared with the Guide.
The multiple choice questions will be graded automatically online. The results will be reviewed by the Elementary Teacher Facilitator and shared with the Guide.

4. Scanned Assessments

These assignments will be completed offline by the student, scanned by the Guide, and submitted to the Elementary Teacher Facilitator.
Each assessment will be one of the reading or writing assignments for the week. These assignments are found in the Activities Books that each student will receive. The Guide will be instructed to tear out and scan each assessment upon completion.
The worksheet that is to be scanned and submitted will have a visible notation so that the Guide will easily recognize each assessment.
Reading and Writing: Each student will complete one reading or writing assessment per week.
Math: Each student will complete one math assessment every other week.
Spelling: Each student will complete one spelling assessment at the end of each week. The words for the assessment will be introduced at the beginning of the week, and several of the weekly activities will involve the spelling words.