Assessments

Research-informed literacy checks

Assess letter-name knowledge, letter-sound knowledge, phonics patterns, and oral reading fluency — with clear results teachers can use to plan what comes next.

Results appear on screen right away, with reports teachers can print or save for their own records. No student accounts required.

No student logins Free to use Results right away

Not sure where to start?

Match your question to the right check:

“Which letter names does this student know?” Quick Letter Name Check
“Which letter-sound correspondences are in place?” Quick Letter Sound Check
“Which phonics patterns can they read?” Phonics Knowledge Check
“How accurately and fluently do they read connected text?” Oral Reading Fluency Calculator

The assessment suite

Four checks, organized by developmental progression — from letter names through connected-text fluency.

Quick Letter Name Check

Check which uppercase and lowercase letter names a student can identify. Results organize into known and not-yet-known letters, with suggested next steps for instruction.

Optional timer Skill-based

On-screen results + printable report

Open the check →

Quick Letter Sound Check

Check which letter-sound correspondences a student has secured. Results highlight sounds to reinforce — useful for planning early phonics instruction and supporting phonemic-awareness work.

Optional timer Skill-based

On-screen results + printable report

Open the check →

Phonics Knowledge Check

See which phonics patterns a student can read, following a progression from short vowels through more advanced patterns. Results group by pattern, with possible instructional focus areas.

Optional timer Pattern-based

On-screen results + printable report

Open the check →
Also on the Fluency page

Oral Reading Fluency Calculator

Time a student's oral reading using a teacher-selected passage. Enter words read and errors, and the calculator computes words correct per minute and accuracy, compared with Hasbrouck & Tindal oral reading fluency norms to support interpretation.

Teacher-selected passage WCPM + accuracy

Also available as a Chrome extension

WCPM, accuracy + printable report

Open the calculator →

How results work

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Step 1 — Administer at your pace.

Open a check and go — no setup, no logins. Timing is built in where you need it and optional where you don't.

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Step 2 — Get analysis, not just a score.

Results organize by skill, include benchmark or category information where appropriate, and suggest possible instructional focus areas.

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Step 3 — You decide where results go.

Print or save the report with your own records, following your school or tutoring policies. Student names and assessment histories are not saved to teacher accounts.

More than a score

Each check generates a print-ready report that organizes results by skill and suggests possible areas of instructional focus. These are informal checks to guide teaching — not diagnostic tools or formal screeners — designed to help you see what a student knows and plan what to teach next.

Keep going

Assessed fluency? Head to Fluency tools for repeated reading practice. Found a phonics gap? Build & Play has games you can load with exactly the words a student needs. Want your setups ready every time? A free account saves your activities to your dashboard.

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