Early Grade Mathematics Assessment Grade 1 (ORAL TEST - Teachers' Copy)
Early Grade Mathematics Assessment Grade 1 (ORAL TEST - Teachers' Copy)
Early Grade Mathematics Assessment Grade 1 (ORAL TEST - Teachers' Copy)
Grade 1
(ORAL TEST – Teachers’ Copy)
MATERIALS: Stopwatch
STOP RULE: Stop the child if child makes an error while counting or at the end of a minute.
SCORING: Record the last spoken correct number and the time on the stopwatch.
DIRECTIONS: Start the stopwatch to count down from 60 seconds when the child begins to
count.
Stop the stopwatch and the child as soon as the child makes an error or at the end of a minute.
Record the time and the last number the child says correctly, below.
Say: I want you to count for me, I am going to use this stopwatch. I will tell you when to begin
and when to stop. Count for me from one to as high as you can count. Are you ready? Okay
begin, one...
INTERVIEWER: If the child does not start counting, say: Watch me count. One, two, three,...,
ten. Okay, just like me, I want you to count as high as you can. Okay begin, one...
MATERIALS: Sheet "A" (one copy provided for the teacher) and Stopwatch
STOP RULE: Stop the child if s/he double counts a circle, incorrectly counts a circle, or if time
on the stopwatch (60 seconds) runs out.
SCORING: Record
(1) the last spoken correct number, and
(2) time left on stopwatch.
DIRECTIONS: Place the sheet "A" with 20 circles. Start the stopwatch at 60 seconds as soon as
the child starts counting.
SWEEP YOUR HAND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OVER THE CIRCLES AND SAY. Here are some more
circles. I want you to point and count these circles for me. This time, I am going to use this
stopwatch and will tell when to begin and when to stop.
POINT TO FIRST CIRCLE AND SAY: Start here and count the circles.
MATERIALS: Sheet "B" (one copy provided for the teacher) and Stopwatch
STOP RULE: Stop the child if s/he makes 4 errors one right after the other or if time on the
stopwatch (60 seconds) runs out.
SCORING: For each non-response or incorrect number word, place "/" through the
number.
DIRECTIONS: Place sheet "B" with the grid of numbers in front of the child. Start stopwatch for
60 seconds as soon as the child starts responding.
POINT TO FIRST NUMBERS AND SAY: Start here.
Task 2: One-to-one Correspondence
Sheet A: Count the circle from left to right
3 10 12 30
15 11 25 18
17 9 21 16
2 35 7 14
27 19 31 24
Scoring and Interpretations
49 - 60 Numerates/Independent
31 - 48 Instructional
0 - 30 Non-numerates
17 - 20 Numerates/Independent
11 - 16 Instructional
0 - 10 Non-numerates
9 - 10 Numerates/Independent
6-8 Instructional
0-5 Non-numerates
MATERIALS: Stopwatch
STOP RULE: Stop the child if child makes an error while counting or at the end of a
minute.
SCORING: Record the last spoken correct number and the time on the stopwatch.
DIRECTIONS: Start the stopwatch to count down from 60 seconds when the child begins
to count.
Say. I want you to count for me, I am going to use this stopwatch. I will tell you when to begin
and when to stop. Count for me from two to as high as you can count. Are ready? Okay begin,
two...
INTERVIEWER: If the child does not start counting, say: Watch me count. Two, four,
six,..., ten. Okay, just like me, I want you to count as high as you can.
Okay begin, two...
49 - 60 Numerates/Independent
31 - 48 Instructional
0 - 30 Non-numerates
17 - 20 Numerates/Independent
11 - 16 Instructional
0 - 10 Non-numerates
9 - 10 Numerates/Independent
6-8 Instructional
0-5 Non-numerates
MATERIALS: Stopwatch
STOP RULE: Stop the child if child makes an error while counting or at the end of a
minute.
SCORING: Record the last spoken correct number and the time on the stopwatch.
DIRECTIONS: Start the stopwatch to count down from 60 seconds when the child begins
to count.
Say. I want you to count for me, I am going to use this stopwatch. I will tell you when to begin
and when to stop. Count for me from two to as high as you can count. Are ready? Okay begin,
6...
INTERVIEWER: If the child does not start counting, say: Watch me count. Six, twelve, ...,
thirty. Okay, just like me, I want you to count as high as you can.
Okay begin, six...
49 - 60 Numerates/Independent
31 - 48 Instructional
0 - 30 Non-numerates
17 - 20 Numerates/Independent
11 - 16 Instructional
0 - 10 Non-numerates
9 - 10 Numerates/Independent
6-8 Instructional
0-5 Non-numerates
MATERIALS: Stopwatch
STOP RULE: Stop the child if child makes an error while counting or at the end of a
minute.
SCORING: Record the last spoken correct number and the time on the stopwatch.
DIRECTIONS: Start the stopwatch to count down from 60 seconds when the child begins
to count.
Stop the stopwatch and the child as soon as the child makes an error or at the end of a minute.
Record the time and the last number the child says correctly.
Say. I want you to count for me, I am going to use this stopwatch. I will tell you when to begin
and when to stop. Count for me from two to as high as you can count. Are ready? Okay begin,
10...
INTERVIEWER: If the child does not start counting, say: Watch me count. Seven,
Fourteen,... Okay, just like me, I want you to count as high as you can.
Okay begin, seven...
49 - 60 Numerates/Independent
31 - 48 Instructional
0 - 30 Non-numerates
17 - 20 Numerates/Independent
11 - 16 Instructional
0 - 10 Non-numerates
9 - 10 Numerates/Independent
6-8 Instructional
0-5 Non-numerates