Reading Skills Competency Tests
by Walter B. Barbe; Henriette L. Allen; Wiley C. ThorntonEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-01-01
Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
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Summary
Each level unit provides a sequential Reading Skills Checklist of the skills to be mastered at that grade/reading level for easy individual record keeping, plus 40-70 short, reproducible informal Reading Skills Competency Tests for measuring students2 mastery of each skill on the Checklist at that level. Each also includes a Group Summary Profile for recording class progress and a separately printed wall chart that maps out the entire reading skills progression from Readiness through Advanced levels.
Table of Contents
| About the Competency Tests for Basic Reading Skills | p. 3 |
| How to Use the Competency Tests and Check List | p. 9 |
| Begin at the Beginning | p. 9 |
| Recording on the Check List | p. 10 |
| Conferencing with the Pupil | p. 10 |
| Conferencing with Parents | p. 11 |
| Conferencing with Professional Staff | p. 11 |
| Providing Check Lists to the Next Grade Level Teacher | p. 11 |
| Making a Group Summary Profile from Individual Check Lists | p. 11 |
| Ensuring the Sequential Presentation of Skills | p. 11 |
| Using the Sequential Skill Plan Chart | p. 12 |
| Reading Skills Check List--First Level | p. 13 |
| Group Summary Profile--First Level | p. 15 |
| Reading Skills Competency Tests: First Level | p. 19 |
| Vocabulary | |
| Word Recognition | p. 20 |
| Recognizes Words with Both Upper- and Lower-Case Letters at Beginning | p. 20 |
| Knows Names of Letters in Sequence | p. 22 |
| Is Able to Identify in Various Settings the Words Usually Found in Preprimers and Primers | p. 24 |
| Word Analysis | |
| Sound-Symbol Associations | p. 30 |
| Associates Consonant Sounds to Letters | p. 30 |
| Names Letters to Represent Consonant Sounds Heard in Initial Position | p. 32 |
| Names Letters to Represent Consonant Sounds Heard in Final Position | p. 34 |
| Names Letters to Represent Consonant Sounds Heard in Medial Position | p. 36 |
| Discriminates Between Words Using Initial Letter Cues | p. 38 |
| Discriminates Between Words Using Final Letter Cues | p. 40 |
| Associates Sounds to Digraphs | p. 42 |
| Associates Sounds to Two-Letter Blends | p. 44 |
| Knows That the Letters a, e, i, o, u, and Combinations of These Can Represent Several Different Sounds | p. 46 |
| Structural Analysis | p. 48 |
| Knows ed, d, and t Endings | p. 48 |
| Recognizes Compound Words | p. 54 |
| Knows Common Word Families | p. 56 |
| Word Form Clues | p. 60 |
| Recognizes Upper- and Lower-Case Letters | p. 60 |
| Recognizes Words of Different Length | p. 62 |
| Recognizes Words of Double Letters | p. 64 |
| Comprehension | |
| Understands That Printed Symbols Represent Objects or Actions | p. 66 |
| Can Follow Printed Directions | p. 68 |
| Can Draw Conclusions from Given Facts | p. 70 |
| Can Recall from Stories Read Aloud | p. 72 |
| Can Recall Main Ideas | p. 72 |
| Can Recall Names of Characters | p. 74 |
| Can Recall Important Details | p. 76 |
| Can Recall Stated Sequence | p. 78 |
| Can Recall from Silent Reading | p. 80 |
| Can Recall Main Ideas | p. 80 |
| Can Recall Names of Characters | p. 82 |
| Can Recall Important Details | p. 84 |
| Can Recall Stated Sequence | p. 86 |
| Can Distinguish Between Real and Imaginary Events | p. 88 |
| Uses Context Clues in Word Attack | p. 90 |
| Can Suggest or Select an Appropriate Title for a Story | p. 92 |
| Can Relate Story Content to Own Experiences | p. 94 |
| Oral and Silent Reading Skills | |
| Oral Reading | p. 96 |
| Uses Correct Pronunciation | p. 96 |
| Uses Correct Phrasing (not word-by-word) | p. 98 |
| Uses Proper Voice Intonation to Give Meaning | p. 100 |
| Has Good Posture and Handles Book Appropriately | p. 102 |
| Understands Simple Punctuation | p. 104 |
| Period | p. 106 |
| Comma | p. 108 |
| Question Mark | p. 110 |
| Exclamation Mark | p. 112 |
| Silent Reading | p. 114 |
| Reads without Vocalization | p. 114 |
| Reads without Head Movements | p. 116 |
| Barbe Reading Skills Check List Sequential Skill Plan (Chart) | |
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