Paige Decker

Assessment Toolbox

Educ 332 - Assessment and Inclusion

Dr. Sally Brannan

November 1, 2019
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Contents

Materials…………………………………………………………………………..………...…2&3

Age 3 to 4 Years Assessment Activities…………………………………………....…….…4 to 11

Fine Motor Skills…………………………………………………………..……………...4

Gross Motor Skills…………………………………………………………………..….....5

Cognition and General Knowledge……………………………………………...…….6&7

Speech and Language Skills………………………………………………….……....7 to 9

Social Skills……………………………………………………………………....…10&11

Age 5 to 6 Years Assessment Activities……………………………………………...……12 to 19

Fine Motor Skills……………………………………………………………....……12&13

Gross Motor Skills……………………………………………………………….………13

Cognition and General Knowledge……………………………………………..…..14&15

Speech and Language Skills………………………………………………….……15 to 17

Social Skills…………………………………………………………………....……18&19

Age 7 to 8 Years Assessment Activities………………………………………………..….20 to 26

Fine Motor Skills………………………………………………………….…....….…….20

Gross Motor Skills……………………………………………………………...…...20&21

Cognition and General Knowledge…………………………………………………21&22

Speech and Language Skills…………………………………………………..…….23&24

Social Skills…………………………………………………………………………25&26
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Toolbox Materials

3 to 4 yr olds

● Marker

● Paper

● Blocks

● Playground Ball

● Number Cards

● Cards with “X” amount of flowers to match with given numerals

● stones

● Color Cards

● Same VS Different Cards

● Shape Cards

● Body Part Image

● Verbal Concept Cards

5 to 6 yr olds

● Marker

● Paper

● Shoe with Laces

● Small Ball

● Masking Tape

● Color Cards

● Cards with “X” amount of flowers to match with given numerals

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● Verbal Concept Cards

● Ten Pictures of Items that are Real and Fantasy (Five Each)

● Book

● Different Sized String

7 to 8 yr olds

● Paper

● Markers of different colors

● Picture of a flower

● Scissors

● Needle

● Thread

● Masking tape

● Tennis Ball

● Stones

● Cards with “X” amount of flowers to match with given numerals

● Short, low-level book

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Assessments for Ages 3 to 4 Years

Physical Motor Skills

Fine Motor

1.) Holding your marker, will you write your name?

a.) I can hold a writing utensil in my fingers, not my fist

2.) While writing name:

a.) I can print the first letter of my first name

b.) I can print my first name

3.) Draw a person

a.) I can draw a circle

b.) I can draw a vertical line

c.) When asked to, I can draw a person with

● A Head

● A Torso

● Legs

4.) Stack as many blocks as you can

a.) I can build a tower with 5 blocks

b.) I can build a tower with 7 blocks

c.) I can build a tower with 9 or more blocks

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Gross Motor

1.) Jump up and down, using both feet. Now hop 2 times on one foot! With the same

foot, hop 5 more times! Switch feet and hop 2 times on the other foot. With that

foot, hop 5 more times.

a.) I can jump with both feet.

b.) I can hop twice on my preferred foot

c.) I can hop twice on my other foot

d.) I can hop 5 times on my preferred foot

e.) I can hop 5 times on my other foot

2.) Stand on your tiptoes and take 3 steps toward me. Take a break, and then stand on

your tiptoes again. Staying on your tiptoes, take 4 more steps towards me.

a.) I can take 3 steps while walking on my tiptoes

b.) I can take 4 steps while walking on my tiptoes

3.) Stand heel-to-toe, like this (demonstrate), and take 3 steps towards me. Next, take

4 steps towards me. Take 5 more steps towards me, still walking heel-to-toe.

a.) I can take 3 steps walking heel-to-toe

b.) I can take 4 steps walking heel-to-toe

c.) I can take 5 steps walking heel-to-toe

4.) Hold the ball with both hands, and throw it over your head to me. Now I will

throw it back to you, try to catch it with both hands.

a.) I can throw a playground ball, overhead, with both hands

b.) I can catch a playground ball in my chest with both hands

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​Cognition and General Knowledge

1.) Sing the Alphabet Song

a.) I can recite the alphabet

2.) Tell me 3 words that rhyme with “bat.” Tell me 3 words that rhyme with “bee.”

a.) I can identify up to 3 rhymes

3.) Count to 10 out-loud

a.) I can verbally count to 10

4.) Tell me what number this shows (with number cards)

a.) I can read numerals to 5

b.) I can read numerals to 10

5.) Which picture shows 2 flowers? 1? 3?

a.) I can match quantities with numerals up to 3

6.) Name the color shown (with color cards)

a.) I can identify red

b.) I can identify blue

c.) I can identify yellow

d.) I can identify green

e.) I can identify orange

f.) I can identify pink

g.) I can identify purple

h.) I can identify black

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i.) I can identify brown

7.) From these pictures, are these things the same or different? (On cards, a picture of 2 ice

cream cones is same and a picture of a car and a boat is “different).

a.) I can identify things that are the same

b.) I can identify things that are different

8.) What is the name of these shapes? (shape cards)

a.) I can identify a circle

b.) I can identify a triangle

c.) I can identify a square

d.) I can identify a rectangle

e.) I can identify a diamond

f.) I can identify a star

g.) I can identify a heart

Speech and Language Skills

1.) Can you point to the body part in the image?

a.) I can identify the eyes

b.) I can identify the nose

c.) I can identify the mouth

d.) I can identify the hair

e.) I can identify the feet

f.) I can identify the ears

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g.) I can identify the head

h.) I can identify the tongue

i.) I can identify the teeth

j.) I can identify the legs

k.) I can identify the fingers

l.) I can identify the arms

m.) I can identify the toes

n.) I can identify the stomach

2.) Can you tell me the use of (stove, coat, pencil, book)?

a.) I know the uses of objects: stove

b.) I know the uses of objects: coat

c.) I know the uses of objects: pencil

d.) I know the uses of objects: book

3.) In which image is the jar open? Closed?

In which image is the arrow pointing up? Down?

In which image is the child in the top bunk? The bottom bunk?

a.) I can understand verbal concepts: open and closed

b.) I can understand verbal concepts: up and down

c.) I can understand verbal concepts: top and bottom

4.) What is the name of the item in this picture? (Per the Brigance book, if a child cannot

name an item/object, ask them to point to it by naming it)

a.) I can identify pictures of common objects: boat

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b.) I can identify pictures of common objects: scissors

c.) I can identify pictures of common objects: kite

d.) I can identify pictures of common objects: wagon

e.) I can identify pictures of common objects: ladder

f.) I can identify pictures of common objects: fish

5.) **Observe while doing other assessment questions

a.) I can use present tense correctly

b.) I can use words ending in -ed correctly

c.) I can use words ending in -ing correctly

6.) If I have more than 1 of these things, what do I say? (stick, marker, egg, friend, cousin)

a.) I can use the appropriate plural version of a word: stick

b.) I can use the appropriate plural version of a word: marker

c.) I can use the appropriate plural version of a word: egg

d.) I can use the appropriate plural version of a word: friend

e.) I can use the appropriate plural version of a word: cousin

7.) **Observe while doing other assessment questions

a.) I can accurately use personal pronouns

8.) Can you repeat the sentence “I did my homework”

Now, can you repeat the sentence “I do not like spiders”

a.) I can repeat a sentence of 5 syllables

b.) I can repeat a sentence of 6 syllables

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Ages to 3-4 Social Skills Questionnaire

For Parent Completion -Clearly mark the box that best describes the behavior in each row

My child…

Behavior Always Sometimes Never

Likes to do things unaided

Enjoys family mealtimes

Shows affection to younger children

Can put themselves in others’ shoes

Can independently use the restroom in

the day

Stays dry through most nights (6 out of 7

in a week)

Enjoys helping adults

Is willing to share toys

Is beginning to take turns

Has a fear of the dark

Is becoming aware of their sex

Is interested in having friends

Believes that rules are fixed and

unchangeable

Enjoys playing outdoors

Enjoys hands-on activities (playing with

dough or crafting)

Engages in pretend play

Enjoys playing with bricks, boxes, trains,

dolls, etc alone or with others

Uses proper greetings when seeing others

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Feels shame or embarrassment when

caught doing the wrong thing

Recognizes basic emotions (happy, sad,

angry)
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Assessments for Ages 5 to 6 Years

Physical Motor Skills

Fine Motor

1.) Draw a person

a.) When asked to, I can draw a person with

● A Head

● A Body

● Legs

● Arms

● A nose

● A mouth

● Eyes

2.) Write your ABC’s in uppercase letters on the paper

a.) I can print in uppercase letters, in sequence, from memory.

b.) I can hold the writing utensil using the dynamic tripod grasp

3.) Write your name on the paper

a.) I can print letters of appropriate size

b.) I can print letters with appropriate spacing

c.) I can print letters with appropriate shape and formation

d.) I can print letters with appropriate alignment

e.) I can print letters legibly

4.) Please tie this shoe

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a.) I can tie my shoes

*Note how many tries it takes to successfully tie the shoe

Gross Motor

1.) Jump backwards once. Now jump backwards two times. Jump backwards as many times

as you can.

a.) I can jump backwards once

b.) I can jump backwards twice

c.) I can jump backwards 5 or more times consecutively

2.) Stand straight up, then bend at your waist and touch your toes

a.) I can bend at the waist and touch my toes without bending my knees

3.) Stand on one foot for 5 seconds, take a break, and then stand on one foot for 10 seconds.

Take a break, and then stand on one foot for as long as you can.

a.) I can stand on one foot for about ten seconds

4.) Throw the ball to me and try and catch it when I throw it back to you. Now step back to

the 1st line of masking tape (marking 10ft from me) and do it again. Then step back to

the 2nd line of masking tape (marking 20 ft from me) and do it again

a.) I can catch a ball with both hands from at least ten feet away

b.) I can catch a ball with both hands at least twenty feet away

c.) I can catch the ball from 10ft away

d.) I can catch the ball from 20ft away

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Cognition and General Knowledge

1.) Draw a house and add as much detail as possible

a.) I can produce drawings with good detail

2.) Tell me your first, middle and last name. How old are you? Can you tell me your

address? When is your birthday?

a.) I know and can say my personal information out loud

i.) States full name

ii.) States age

iii.) States address

iv.) States birthday

3.) Tell me the name of the colors I hold up (color cards)

*Colors include red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, gold, brown, gray, black

and white

a.) I can name ten or twelve colors

4.) Which card has 5 flowers on it? 4 flowers? 6 flowers?

a.) I can match quantities of 6 and below to numerals

5.) Count to 50 out loud

a.) I can count to 50 (if they do not make it to 50, write down where they did make it

to)

6.) In which image is the jar open? Closed?

In which image is the cat in the box? Out of the box?

In which image is the arrow pointing up? Down?

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In which image is the person in front of the door? Behind?

In which image is the child in the top bunk? The bottom bunk?

In which image is the sun high? In which is it low?

a.) I can understand verbal concepts: open and closed

b.) I can understand verbal concepts: in and out

c.) I can understand verbal concepts: up and down

d.) I can understand verbal concepts: in front of and behind

e.) I can understand verbal concepts: top and bottom

f.) I can understand verbal concepts: low and high

7.) Looking at this image, can you tell me if the picture is real or fake?

a.) I can accurately identify 5-7 real and fake photos out of 10

b.) I can accurately identify 8-10 real and fake photos out of 10

8.) Can you tell me what the word “beyond” means?

a.) I can define abstract words

Speech and Language Skills

1.) What was your favorite thing that happened during this past summer? What did you have

for breakfast/lunch/dinner (depending on what time the assessment occurs) today? What

are you most looking forward to about this upcoming holiday? (holiday depends on the

time of year assessment occurs)

a.) I can talk about myself with a sense of past, present and future

2.) **Check for grammar and fluency of speech during assessment

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a.) I can speak fluently and accurately

3.) I’m going to read you a page from this book, and then I want you to act it out

a.) I can be read stories and can act them out afterwards

4.) Repeat the sentence “I like to eat fresh strawberries.”

5.) Repeat the sentence “My favorite animal is a cat.”

a.) I can repeat sentences of eight syllables

b.) I can repeat sentences of ten syllables

6.) What is the word you would use when you have more than one man, mouse and child?

(one at a time)

a.) I can understand the irregular plural of man

b.) I can understand the irregular plural of mouse

c.) I can understand the irregular plural of child

7.) Which string is longer?

What is bigger, a lion or a house cat?

Who is taller, you or me?

a.) I can understand the meaning of the word longer

b.) I can understand the meaning of the word bigger

c.) I can understand the meaning of the word taller

8.) Can you tell me the meaning of the word (ask one at a time): cool, right and leaves (there

is more than one definition for each). Can you tell me another meaning for cool, right,

and leaves?

a.) I can find more than one meaning for a word: cool
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b.) I can find more than one meaning for a word: right

c.) I can find more than one meaning for a word: leaves
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Ages to 5-6 Social Skills Questionnaire

For Parent Completion -Clearly mark the box that best describes the behavior in each row

My child…

Behavior Always Sometimes Never

Enjoys caring for our pets and other

animals

Shows sympathy and comfort to friends

who are hurt/in pain

Can actively choose their own friends

Has definite likes and dislikes

Can amuse themselves for an extended

period of time

Understands and respects social

rules/culture

Instinctively helps other children when

they are distressed

Insists on doing things independently

Enjoys finishing what he/she starts

Is confident in themselves

Has a positive attitude most of the time

Asks adults for permission before doing

new this

Apologizes for accidents and mistakes

Is truthful

Responds appropriately to positive

feedback

Responds appropriately to negative

feedback
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Asks before using another child’s things

Gives as well as they take

Is eager to, and enjoys, following

classroom rules

Enjoys doing simple favors for others

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Assessments for Ages 7 to 8 Years

Physical Motor Skills

Fine Motor

1.) Please put this piece of thread through the whole of the needle

a.) I can thread a large needle

2.) Draw a person. Include the head, body, hands, hair, fingers, and clothes.

a.) I can draw a person with detail (hair, fingers, clothes)

3.) Cut this picture of a flower out for me

a.) I can neatly and fairly precisely cut around a flower

4.) Create your own silly sentence and write it on a piece of paper

a.) I can hold my writing utensil using the dynamic tripod grasp

b.) I can clearly define individual letters

c.) I can write capital and lowercase letters in proportion

Gross Motor

1.) Walk on the straight line made of masking tape

a.) I can walk in a thin, straight line, without stepping my feet off.

2.) Hop on one leg across the straight line made of masking tape. Then, try hopping with the

other leg.

a.) I can hop along a thin straight line with either foot

3.) Stand 10 feet back from me (spots are marked with masking tape) and catch the tennis

ball with both hands when I throw it to you. Now, using one hand, throw the ball back.

a.) I can catch a tennis ball with both hands that was thrown from 10 feet away
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b.) I can throw a tennis ball back, using one hand, to a person 10 feet away

4.) Gallop from one side of the room to the other

a.) I can gallop, skillfully, without difficulty

Cognition and General Knowledge

1.) I put some stones in 2 straight lines (laid out with one on the top and one on the bottom,

not side to side!!) on the table. There is NO distance between the stones next to one

another in either row). If we count together, we’ll find that each row has 10 stones. If I

spread out my bottom row of stones (demonstrate this by actually moving the stones, so

that 1 inch is in between each,) do both rows still have the same amount of stones?

a.) I understand the idea of number conservation ​if I said yes

2.) Please draw a landscape that has the sun, grass, trees, and anything else you want to add.

a.) If I use the right colors for the right items (if grass is green and the sky is blue)

then I can use color in a naturalistic way

3.) Solve these math problems in your head (give problems to the student one at a time)

● 7+3

● 6-2

● 9+4

● 20 - 5

a.) I can perform simple calculations in my head

4.) In a couple sentences, tell me about how you are feeling today. Then, write a couple

sentences about how you were feeling yesterday.

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a.) I can express myself in speech

b.) I can express myself in writing

5.) Can you name the days in a week? How about the months in a year? All 4 seasons?

a.) I can name the 7 days of the week

b.) I can name the 12 months in a year

c.) I can name all 4 seasons

6.) If you forget to do your homework one day, you lose points. Is forgetting to do your

homework a cause or effect? What could be a cause for forgetting to do your homework?

You’re very cranky today because you did not sleep well last night. Is not sleeping well the

cause or the effect? What could be an effect of you being cranky?

a.) I understand cause and effect

b.) I can use cause and effect to help me arrive at logical conclusions

7.) Which card shows 8 flowers? How about 10? 9? 7?

a.) I can accurately match quantities with numerals up to 10

8.) Using a sheet of paper, write down:

29 - 7 = ?

18 + 13 = ?

25 - 9 = ?

12 + 19 = ?

And solve each to find what the ? equals.

a.) I can add two double-digit numbers

b.) I can subtract a single-digit number from a double-digit number

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Speech and Language Skills

1.) Repeat this sentence after me: “My favorite animal is a dog”

Repeat this sentence after me: “Once I get out of bed, I brush my teeth two times.”

a.) I can repeat sentences of 10 syllables

b.) I can repeat sentences of 12 syllables

2.) ** Observe while answering other assessment questions

a.) 100% of my speech is intelligible

3.) Please read this short book, out loud, to me.

a.) I understand that text progresses from left to right

b.) I understand that text progresses from top to bottom

4.) After reading from #3​, ask the student to summarize what they have read

a.) I can talk about story characters

b.) I can talk about story events, in order

c.) I can discuss the characters

d.) I can find the point of a story

5.) If I take away “cup” from “cupcake” what is left?

If I take away “sleep” from “sleepover” what is left?

If I take away “shake” from “milkshake” what is left?

If I take away “fighter” from “firefighter” what is left?

a.) I can demonstrate phonological awareness and separate blends.

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6.) Sit in front of me so that we are face to face. Identify your left hand. Identify your right

hand. Now, identify my left hand. Identify my right hand.

a.) I can understand the verbal concept of right and left for myself

b.) I can understand the verbal concept of right and left for others

7.) **Check for proper grammar during assessment

a.) I can speak with proper grammar

8.) Please repeat these words after me: “shout, straw, thatch, royalty, and toothbrush”

a.) I can properly articulate “shout” (sh)

b.) I can properly articulate “straw” (str)

c.) I can properly articulate “thatch” (th and ch)

d.) I can properly articulate “royalty” (r)

e.) I can properly articulate “toothbrush” (th, br, and sh)

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Ages to 7-8 Social Skills Questionnaire

For Parent Completion -Clearly mark the box that best describes the behavior in each row

My child…

Behavior Always Sometimes Never

Pretends to have a career/profession

during pretend play

Has a best friend

Plays games with rules

Is completely independent when getting

dressed, going to the restroom, and
washing themselves

Is able to speak up for themselves

Is able to speak up for others

Is learning how to control their emotions

Can be critical of themselves;

specifically, of their schoolwork.

Has close relationships that are mostly

within their own sex

Thinks of both who they are and who

they would like to be

Has a clear sense of right and wrong

Does not cope well when losing games

or contests

Is using more and different people, props

and ideas during play

Holds long conversations with people

Creates their own games and establishes

rules for them
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Makes new friends quickly and is often

changing friends

Expresses awe and wonder, specifically

in reference to nature

Enjoys secrets and jokes, specifically

with their friends

Judges others based on physical

appearance

Tries to negotiate rules or directions