Back to school means a new group of scholars to meet, assess, teach and love on! It’s so exciting!
But it’s tough too.
You are busy making relationships and teaching routines, but you also have to get to know your students’ academic needs. What reading level are they currently reading at? How much do they comprehend the text that they read? How much do they remember from second grade? What reading group would be a good starting point?
The best way to make these decisions is with a pre assessment.
Many school provide assessments for teachers, but few provide something that checks for comprehension and reading skills. Plus, most of the school provided assessments are so long!
So, I created this free assessment for third grade teachers.
The pre assessment includes a fiction passage with ten multiple choice questions and a nonfiction passage with ten multiple choice questions.
Students are asked about vocabulary, character traits, point of view, main idea and more.
Clearly, most of your students will not be proficient with these skills at the start of the year. However, one of the best things about being a teacher is getting to watch your babies grow during the year.
Do you want to see exactly how much they grow?
Of course! And that is why I have also included a post assessment! It is formatted the same way and tests students on the same skills. The only difference is that your kiddos are going to score so much higher this time around.
This free file even includes a chart where you can enter your students scores and track their growth.
Grab this FREE RESOURCE by dropping your name and email in the boxes below. I will send the file immediately. If you don’t see it right away, check your junk mail.
Enjoy this freebie!
Have a Not So Wimpy day,
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Sounds good.
Thank you for the recommendations to my Homeschooling start with these pre-post assess!
Sara
The math and reading materials will definitely help my child prepare.
have a good weekend
Thank you for your inspirational ideas!
I am having trouble accessing this resource, and I check my junk mailbox, too!
Hi Catie,
Thanks for reaching out! We want to be sure you receive all your requested resources. Our system is set up to automatically deliver a resource only the first time it is requested. It looks like this was first delivered in October 2021. To be sure you can put your hands on it quickly, I resent it in a separate email. Please let me know if I can help with anything else.
I never received your generous free 3rd grade reading assessments. 🙁
Hi Hayley,
I’m sorry the reading assessment resource has not come through. Be sure to check your spam folder because sometimes our resources land there. There could be several reasons why a resource does not come through as expected. One is if you used a school email address to request the resource, the school email filter may be blocking delivery. If that’s the case, we recommend using a personal email address. Another reason is that you may have previously received the resource. Our system is set up to automatically deliver resources only the first time they are requested. I’m happy to look into this further for you. I searched for an account for you using the email listed in this message but did not find one. I did find a similar email address that could be you showing the assessments were delivered on 9/12. Please email jamie@notsowimpyteacher.com to let me know what email you used to request the resource so I can look into this further.