Description
This pack includes DIGITAL AND PRINTABLE FORMATS of differentiated tests that assess standards covering nonfiction craft and structure standards R.4, R.5, and R.6.
These standards include skills such as
- determine meaning of words and phrases
- use text features and search tools
- describe the structure: chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution
- distinguish their own point of view
- compare/contrast firsthand and secondhand accounts
Each standard has three individual fiction assessments, so these are perfect for standards-based grading! I have aligned them with Common Core, but because reading comprehension skills are assessed similarly across the board, you can easily use these even if you don’t use Common Core.
Use these for whole group mini-lessons to model a think-aloud, independent practice, small group remediation, homework, or progress monitoring.
Many people who use my Better Than Basal sets often ask how to assess after teaching with mentor texts. Rather than assessing on the book, I suggest assessing on the skill to see if they can apply it! This line of assessments is your answer! 🙂
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WHAT’S INCLUDED?
These assessments are included in printable (PDF) and digital formats (Google Forms with self-grading options).
There are three fiction texts (a poem, a Greek myth, and a short story) included in this pack, differentiated for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades:
The Land of Counterpane (adapted from poem by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Pandora’s Box (written by Jivey)
The Nest (written by Jivey) *should be used with Pandora’s Box for RL.4.4
I have written four levels of each fiction passage, as well as three levels of questions for each standard. This is to allow for differentiation for your learners. For instance, if a student is reading on a 3rd grade level in 5th grade, you might still give him the 5th grade questions, but give the 3rd grade passage. This will truly assess if he can perform the skill, not if he can read the passage given.
Please look at the preview file to see the MANY POSSIBILITIES of ways to MIX AND MATCH these assessments!
I created questions for each standard for each passage. The questions are not numbered so that you can mix and match them to create a longer test covering the skills you desire, or use them independently. I included the short passages with their grade-level appropriate questions on one page*, but also on two separate pages so that you may still mix and match the passage levels and questions if you’d like.
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You might also be interested in my Paired Texts! Paired texts meet the demand for more rigorous, complex texts with Common Core- especially these passages that students can use to compare and build knowledge to integrate information and draw conclusions.
Looking for the Craft and Structure Assessments? Click Here!
Looking for the Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Assessments? Click Here!
Looking for Assessments for ALL STANDARDS? Click Here!
Buy the BUNDLE now to be set for the year for all standards!
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Please remember, this purchase is for the use of one teacher. It is not intended to be shared. Please use the ‘additional license’ purchase if more than one teacher will be using it. Thank you!
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