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Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic Awareness is auditory, and should be assessed in this way. Students are not expected to read
or write any of the words in the phonemic awareness portion of the assessment; the teacher says the
words or sounds aloud and the student responds orally.
A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound. Students are asked to respond with the sounds the letters make,
not the letter name. As the assessment administrator, you will be providing students with letter sounds,
not letter names.
If you are concerned that a student has not yet mastered the letter names and letter sounds, you can
administer a separate assessment, the Letter & Sound Recognition assessment, which can be found on
the LRI website, with the Kindergarten assessment.
There is a section on each assessment for teachers to include comments and an evaluation of the
students strengths and areas of need. This can be especially helpful when planning intervention activities
to help a child master a skill.
Please contact Literacy Resources, Inc. with any questions or comments about the assessments:
alisa@literacyresourcesinc.com.
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Phonemic Awareness Assessment for 1st Grade
2. bell ____ /b/ 6. goat ____ /g/ 10. watch _____ /w/
3. cost ____ /c/ 7. dance ____ /d/
____ /10
4. lake ____ /l/ 8. rice ____ /r/
Skill 2: Rhyme Production
Teacher Administration Directions: Can you tell me a word that rhymes with ____? A nonsense word is an acceptable response.
Write an x or + if the student responds correctly. If the student responds incorrectly, record the incorrect response.
2. ham ______ /m/ 6. tag ______ /g/ 10. feed ______ /d/
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2. g--t ____ (get) 6. p--d ______ (paid) 10. t--b _____ (tube)
2. less ______ (l--ss) 6. vote ______ (v--t) 10. huge ______ (h--j)
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Overall Results: After the assessment has been given, the teacher identifies areas of strength and need for the child & records
the findings here.
Areas of Strength:
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2. they ____ /th/ 6. slow ____ /sl/ 10. plant _____ /pl/
3. clock ____ /cl/ 7. frog ____ /fr/
____ /10
4. drum ____ /dr/ 8. swim ____ /sw/
Skill 2: Rhyme Production
Teacher Administration Directions: Can you tell me a word that rhymes with ____? A nonsense word is an acceptable response.
Write an x or + if the student responds correctly. If the student responds incorrectly, record the incorrect response.
1. sand ______ 5. rug ______ 9. time ______
2. sneeze ______ /z/ 6. brown ______ /n/ 10. wish ______ /sh/
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Phonemic Awareness Assessment for 1st Grade
Overall Results: After the assessment has been given, the teacher identifies areas of strength and need for the child & records
the findings here.
Areas of Strength:
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Phonemic Awareness Assessment for 1st Grade
2. frame ____ /fr/ 6. sweet ____ /sw/ 10. thought _____ /th/
3. plate ____ /pl/ 7. wheat ____ /wh/
____ /10
4. smart ____ /sm/ 8. great ____ /gr/
Skill 2: Rhyme Production
Teacher Administration Directions: Can you tell me a word that rhymes with ____? Nonsense word is an acceptable response.
Write an x or + if the student responds correctly. If the student responds incorrectly, record the incorrect response.
1. art ______ 5. boy ______ 9. sound ______
2. skirt ______ /t/ 6. chirp ______ /p/ 10. crib ______ /b/
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2. n-or-th ____ (north) 6. f-or-k ______ (fork) 10. sh-oo-k _____ (shook)
2. purse ______ (p-ur-s) 6. count ______ (c-ou-n-t) 10. stood ______ (s-t-oo-d)
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Overall Results: After the assessment has been given, the teacher identifies areas of strength and need for the child & records
the findings here.
Areas of Strength:
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