Sight Word Assessments for RTI/Progress Monitoring

After a couple years of trial and error on different assessments and things I could do for my RTI kids I finally found one that was easy to implement and very successful for my RTI students.

For most of my first grade RTI kids they struggle mainly in the area of reading fluency.  Therefore, the primary focus of their interventions are with sight words.

For each of my RTI kids I assess them once a week (usually on Monday) using these sight word assessments I created.

I call them over to my table one-by-one during center time and have them read the words off of the assessment list.

  

While they are reading the words off of the list I record how they did on my data sheet.  I record which words they read correctly with a check mark and which words they miss with an X.

After giving the assessment I then take five words that they missed on the assessment and create a rapid word recognition chart.

The chart takes those five sight words and mixes them up in a different order on each line.

Then during the week I have each of my RTI kids practice that chart with me one-on-one.  I usually pull them at least 3-4 times a week during center time or computer lab time to run through the rapid recognition chart with me.  

I can easily see progress being made each day as they get better and better at reading the words and also faster and faster.

I follow this same routine every week.  Usually by the next assessment the student has mastered those five sight words they had been working on through the week and I add five new words for them to practice after their new assessment.

Through the weekly assessments you are able to see progress as the number of sight words they have mastered increases and increases.

As they continue to master more and more sight words they can move up to a different set of words.

Click HERE to download my sight word assessments for Fry word lists 100-600 from my TpT store!

Click HERE to download my sight word assessments for Fry word lists 700-1000 from my TpT store!

*For my really low students I have letter sound and CVC blending assessments that I created that I follow basically the same routine with.  I only use those assessments on my really low kids that need to master those skills before being able to practice sight words.

I also have these sight word flash cards (that align with the sight word assessments) that I have my students practice with.

These sight word phrases and short sentences flash cards are also great for my students that are a little more advanced.