Grade 3 Diagnostic Reading Test (Beginning of Year)
Simple, child-friendly, easy to administer
2 parallel tests (Test A & Test B)
Total: 40 marks (Tasks 1–5)
Layout & mark structure
Task 1: Phonics & Word Recognition (sounds + reading real words) — /10
Task 2: Sight Words (instant recognition) — /5 (10 words × ½)
Task 3: Reading Fluency & Passage Reading (WCPM + expression) — /10
Task 4: Comprehension (based on short passage) — /10 (10 questions using Bloom’s)
Task 5: Vocabulary & Writing (garden picture) — /5
Total = /40
What it measures (quick view)
- Phonics/decoding: recognition of key graphemes (digraphs, vowel teams, r-controlled vowels, silent letters) and real-word reading.
- Sight-word automaticity: rapid recognition of high-utility irregular words.
- Oral reading fluency: accuracy, rate (WCPM), and expression/phrasing on a grade-appropriate short passage.
- Comprehension: literal recall, vocabulary-in-context, sequence/analysis, inference, evaluate/create.
- Vocabulary & writing: name items/actions in a picture and write two correct sentences (capitalization, spacing, end punctuation).
Practical notes
- Child-friendly: short tasks, clear instructions, visual support.
- Parallel forms: A & B enable re-assessment or group comparison.
- Diagnostic focus: pinpoints next steps in phonics/word reading, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension (use error codes + WCPM to guide intervention).
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