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Assessment
 5-Minute Screening Tool (Literacy & Language)

Assess Literacy:

Assessment of Basic Literacy for Adult & Adolescent Emergent Readers
​(ABLE Test)

The ABLE Test is an assessment of foundational literacy skills including phonics and fluency.
Assessment Guidelines & Assessment Administration Instructions 
Progress Tracking Chart & Sample Completed Score Sheets and Tracking Chart


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Level 1, Form A 
1A Score Sheet
1A Slideshow
1A Booklet


Level 1, Form B
1B Score Sheet
1B Slideshow
1B Booklet

Level 1 Certificate

Level 1 Skills
Basic consonant sounds

Short vowel sounds
​CVC familiar & nonsense words

Digraphs: ck, ll, ss, ch, sh, th & qu, x
​Vowel teams ee & oo
High frequency words in sentences
See abc English Phonics, Level 1
Level 2, Form A 
2A Score Sheet
2A Slideshow
2A Booklet


Level 2, Form B
2B Score Sheet
2B Slideshow
2B Booklet

Level 2 Certificate

Level 2 Skills
2-letter consonant clusters
Basic long vowel patterns
​Dipthongs: ou, ow, oi, oy
R-controlled vowel patterns
Compound words
Fluency in controlled text

See abc English Phonics, Level 2
Level 3, Form A 
3A Score Sheet
3A Slideshow
3A Booklet


Level 3, Form B
3B Score Sheet
3B Slideshow
3B Booklet

Level 3 Certificate

Level 3 Skills
Multi-syllable words
Basic syllable types
​-y, -le, & -tion endings
Advanced consonant patterns

Advanced vowel patterns
Fluency in controlled text
See abc English Phonics, Level 3
Level 4, Form A
4A Score Sheet
4A Slideshow
4A Booklet

Level 4, Form B
4B Score Sheet
4B Slideshow
4B Booklet

Level 4 Certificate


Level 4 Skills
Grammar endings -s, -ing, -ed
Irregular verbs
Singular and plural nouns
Suffixes and Prefixes
Greek and Latin roots
Academic Vocabulary
​Fluency in controlled text
See abc English Phonics, Level 4 

Assess Language:
​
​Basic Language Checklist (from abc English)
The Basic Language Checklist is an assessment of language ability within the low-beginning level.
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Other Language Assessment tools: 
In the United States, federally-funded Adult Education programs assess learners' language ability with one of these
formal standardized tests: 
  • CASAS Steps Listening 
  • BEST Plus 2.0
  • TABE CLAS-E






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