BASIC READING, WRITING, AND SPELLING SKILLS INVENTORY

Name:_____________________Grade:________ Date:_______________ Tested by:__________

[A] 1) Name these letters as I point to them. [Underline those missed.] 2) Write the small letters as I say them. 3) Write the capital or large letters as I say them.

z , y , w , v , u , r , q , p , o , n , l , k , j , i , h , g , b , d

[B] 1) Say these words and sentences as I point to them. [Underline the parts of a word missed and say it correctly. Give about 3 seconds to say the word, and if not attempted, say the word and move on.] 2) Write these words [marked with an asterisk] as I say them, and I will use them in a short sentence.

man*, rat, bag, bed*, yet, leg, sit*, win, cop*, hum*

nam , rad , pel , yeg , lin , sib , bod , foss , hup , dut

rang*, sick , sink*, bath , thin*, shin , wish*, chum , rich*

last*, bond , gift*, felt , wept , held*, shelf , silk , camp*

black*, drop , scat , skin*, smell , snack*, spot , stop*, swim*

cap , cape*, take , tack , bite*, bit , hop , hope*, cut , cute*

pain*, feet , heal , died , coat*, cool*, drew , soil*, down , shout*

of*, to , so , is*, me , my , you*, was*, for , are*, our

that , have*, from , one*, were , your*, said*, what

there*, do , come*, could*, two , been*, his , off , they

who*, know , high*, through , thought*, want , put , here*

any*, very , again*, about , other , color , people*, only , little*

Did Kim pat the sad pup on the back? It has a black spot on its back.

I don't like cookies that are not chewy. I also like nuts in them.

Where did those people carrying signs come from? They are strangers.

The climbers started up the mountain, but bad weather forced them down.

[C] Have the learner read a passage from a suitable book near his skill level.

Evaluation of reading: