Spelling assessment

Dear Families-

Students who get zero or one wrong on the spelling pretest will receive a list of more challenging words for the following week. Students should bring home their list of words to study every Monday and will be tested on that list on Friday. I will post the word lists every week on our classroom website. Below I have listed the grading scale for our spelling tests.

 Spelling Assessment

Minimal 1	Basic 2	Proficient 3	Advanced 4
Student’s work and understanding do not meet grade level expectations. More time, practice and assistance are needed at school and home to help the student reach expectations. Student spells 64% or less of the core, transfer and high frequency words correctly.	Student’s work displays partial understanding of grade level expectations. Mastery is often dependent on adult support. Student spells 65% - 74% of the core, transfer and high frequency words correctly.	Student’s work displays a proficient understanding that meets most grade level expectations. Student spells 75% - 100% of the core, transfer and high frequency words correctly.	Student’s work displays understanding of grade level expectations. Student spells all (100%) of the core, transfer and high frequency words correctly. Students spell two or more of the challenge words correctly.