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Alphabetic Principal Assessment
Alphabetic Principal Assessment
STEP 1 Show the student the Letter-Sound Recognition Student Form. Record response
on the Letter-Sound Teacher Recording Form.
STEP 2 Point to the first uppercase letter and say, Can you tell me the name of some of
these letters? Start here and tell me the names of the letters you know.
STEP 3 Have the student point to each letter as they read it. If this is too difficult, you can
point to the letters. If a student struggles with the first few letters, ask them to scan
the row and name any letters he or she recognizes. Record responses on the
Letter-Sound Teacher Recording Form.
STEP 5 Assess letter sounds: Say, Now we are going to look at the letters again so you
can tell me what sound each letter makes. Point to the first lowercase letter. Start
here and tell me the sounds of each letter you know.
STEP 6 Use the Letter-Sound Checklist found in the Teacher Assessment Record Book
available at literacyfootprints.com/assessments to monitor student progress.
Highlight or circle the letters and sounds each student knows. Update weekly until
each student knows all letters and sounds.
A H O V
B I P W
C J Q X
D K R Y
E L S Z
F M T
G N U
a h o v
b i p w
c j q x
d k r y
e l s z
f m t
g n u
LETTER LETTER NAME LETTER SOUND LETTER LETTER NAME LETTER SOUND
A a
H h
O o
V v
B b
I i
P p
W w
C c
J j
Q q
X x
D d
K k
R r
Y y
E e
L l
S s
Z z
F f
M m
T t
G g
N n
U u
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