Figure 3. List of Phonemic Awareness Assessments

LIST OF PHONEMIC AWARENESS ASSESSMENTS

(Publishers who can document successful phonemic awareness assessment instruments which meet the Alternative Document criteria can be added to this list.)

FORMAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Lindamood Auditory Conceptualization Test by Pat and Charles Lindamood, 1-800-233-1819

Open Court Publishing Company, 1-800-435-6850. (Monitoring, assessment, and remediation tips are given within each activity in the textbook series. A phonemic awareness/phonics kit can be purchased separately.)

Test of Phonological Awareness by Joe Torgesen and Brian Bryant, Pro-Ed, 8700 Shoak Creek Blvd., Austin, TX 78757, (512) 451-3246

INFORMAL ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS

Consortium on Reading Excellence, 5500 Shellmound Street, Suite 140, Emeryville, CA 94608-2402, (510) 595-3400, fax (510) 595-3434

Strip Task -- Initial (for mid-kindergarten and early first grade)

Strip Task -- Initial Blend and Final Blend (for first and second grades)

Oddity Task -- (kindergarten, first, and second grades)

Transpositional Task

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND TEACHER-SUPPORT SERVICES

The Texas Reading Institute, 11271 Richmond Avenue, Suite 101, Houston, TX 77082, (281) 293-7904, fax (281) 293-8052, e-mail: ewb@texasreadinginstitute.orgNet, Internet: http://www.familyliteracy.net/. The Institute is a non-profit institute devoted specifically to research-based assessment, prevention, and intervention of reading disorders. The Institute provides professional training (including mentoring) for diagnosticians, speech pathologists, and teachers. The Institute maintains a library of support materials (including daily lesson plans) to assist teachers in bridging the gap between research-documented practice and classroom application.

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