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A-1. Explain common ELA assessments used in CCSD.

Explanation of Assessments

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Letter Name Fluency (LNF) is an assessment given individually betweenkindergarten and 1 st grade. LNF assesses the students ability to recognize

and name each individual letter. The student is given a sheet of paper

with several individual letters, lower and upper case, and has to read as

many as possible in 1 minute. If the student fails to give a response within 3

seconds, the examiner gives the student the answer and marks the

question incorrect. In order to receive credit, the student must tell the

name of the letter, not the sound. The student receives credit for a letter ifit is self-corrected.

Letter Sound Fluency (LSF) is also given individually to the student during

kindergarten. LSF measures the students ability to recognize initial sounds

of spoken words as well as their initial sounds. The student is given a sheet

of paper with several letters and has 1 minute to say the sound of as many

letters as possible. If the student does not answer within 3 seconds, the

examiner tells the student the answer and marks the question incorrect.The student receives credit for a letter if it is self-corrected.

Phoneme Segmentation Fluency (PSF) is an assessment given individually

to the student. This is a skill that is generally assessed between

kindergarten and 1 st grade. PSF measures the students ability to segment

three and four phoneme words fluently. The student is given a paper with

several words and must identify the phonemes of each word. PSF lasts for

1 minute but if the student does not give an answer within 3 seconds theexaminer gives the answer and marks the question incorrect. Also, if the

student fails to name the sound of any of the first 5 words, the test is

stopped and the student is given a 0. The student receives credit for a

word if it is self-corrected.

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