At Reading with Ms. Joy, I tailor assessments to each student’s individual reading plan. Some diagnostic tools are included at no extra cost, while others may require a small fee, depending on the student’s specific needs.
My goal is to provide effective resources for improving reading skills while keeping costs low. Please note that not all assessments are included in every reading plan.
I look forward to working together on this personalized learning journey!
The reading abilities of young people in the same grade at school can vary just as much as their shoe sizes. Each student brings different skills, backgrounds, and motivations to the act of reading.
Type: Assessment
Purpose: Evaluates a student’s proficiency in letter names, letter sounds, and word-level decoding, guiding phonics instruction effectively.
Type: Assessment
Purpose: Explores an individual’s knowledge of phonemes and single-word coding.
Type: Assessment
Purpose: Challenges students to decode words with progressively complex phonic elements.
Type: Screener
Purpose: The QPS helps determine which key phonics skills a student knows well or still needs to learn.
Results from the QPS CANNOT be used to determine a student’s grade-level performance in reading, only their strengths/needs in key phonics skills.
Mastery level is at least 90%.
Type: Screener
Purpose: Identifies strengths and weaknesses related to decoding and encoding.
Purpose: The Grade-Level Reading Assessment is a foundational test designed to estimate a child’s reading grade- level/ability.
Purpose: Assess students’ guided reading levels to estimate Lexile scores and select instructional reading materials. Pairing leveled readers with decodable books offers a balanced approach to reading practice for students.
Administering a qualitative spelling screener is an effective and reliable method for identifying a student’s instructional needs. These screeners evaluate the student's ability to spell common phoneme-grapheme correspondences and orthographic patterns. I use a Basic Spelling Screener for lower elementary grades and an Advanced Spelling Screener for grades 3 and up. Please note that there is a nominal fee for these spelling screenings.
Type: Screener
Purpose: Assesses phonological awareness for 2nd-grade students and above.
Documentation provided: Scorecard and Summary Report with percentiles included.
C.L.O.V.E.R.( is a mnemonic memory aid that helps students recall and organize the six syllable types). CLOVER offered by Reading with Ms. Joy, includes a proprietary Scorecard and Report that screens learners’ understanding of syllable types using over 100 real and nonsense words. Mastery of syllable types allows students to decode any word by recognizing vowel patterns, fostering fluent and precise word recognition, and improving overall reading fluency.
*With knowledge of the six syllable types, 85% of English words are decodable!
The Scorecard provides percentiles for each syllable type, complemented by a concise Report. READ MORE ABOUT CLOVER HERE.
Please be mindful of your appointment and cancel only if absolutely necessary. Each booking is a commitment to attend the session.
Why This Policy Matters: No-shows and late cancellations block time that could be used for other clients. Your commitment to your scheduled screening helps me manage resources and serve everyone effectively.
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