USA READING SCHOOL
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FOUNDATIONAL PHONICS
Dear Supervisor,
Following is the test for SCHEDULE B which follows lessons four
and five of Step One. READ ALL OF THIS FIRST AND DO NOT SHOW THIS
PAGE TO YOUR STUDENT!
Below you will find the Alphabet written for you, the supervisor.
The Alphabet is for your reference only as you VERBALLY ask the
questions which you will find below.
abc def ghi jkl mno pqr stu vwx yz
Please send me the questions with your written answers telling me
how your student is progressing.
Please record any alphabetic letters that are said in improper
order and tell me how much time it took your student to do this.
==Do NOT let your student see this email!== Please read the
questions just as they are written down. Please do not offer any
help. If the student fails to complete a question then make a
notation of that for me. Thank you. Most of this is a verbal test
and I expect you to give this test from beginning to end in one
sitting with no breaks.
In question number 14, please write down exactly, word from word,
what your student tells you.
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I need the following information for each of the questions below.
(1) TIME it took your student to perform the task (2) ERRORS (3)
Was the task COMPLETED? (4) Did the question seem EASY or
DIFFICULT for your student? (5) What was your STARTING TIME for
part of this entire test? (6) What was your ENDING TIME for each
part of this entire test?
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PLEASE GIVE THE FOLLOWING TEST DIRECTIONS TO YOUR STUDENT. RECORD
THE ABOVE REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR ME.
1. Say the Alphabet A to Z as fast as you can, without error, and
then immediately turn around and say the Alphabet backwards from
Z to A as fast as you can without error. When finished, start
over. Do this twice without stopping. See if you can do it
without any hesitation on your part.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME ***
2. Say the Alphabet beginning with A, replacing every other
letter with a word which begins with the letter you are replacing.
In other words, say A. Say Best. Say C. Say Can... etc.
SUPERVISOR, please give me a written list of the words your
student says.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME***
3. Say the Alphabet beginning with A, replacing every other
letter with a word which ends with the letter you are replacing.
In other words, say A. Say Fib. Say C. Say Tic... etc.
***SUPERVISOR, please give me a written list of the words your
student says.
AND record the following information: TIME... ERRORS... TASK
COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING TIME***
4. Say the Alphabet backwards beginning with Z, skipping every
two letters. In other words, say Z. Do not say Y. Do not say X.
Say W. Do not say V. Do not say U. Say T, etc.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME***
5. Say the Alphabet backwards beginning with M and skip every
other letter. In other words, say M. Do not say L. Say K. Do not
say I, etc.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME***
6. Ask your student to say the Alphabet backwards beginning with
R and skipping every other letter. In other words, say R. Do not
say Q. Say P. Do not say O, etc.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME***
7. Ask your student to say the Alphabet beginning with O and
skipping every other letter. In other words, say O. Do not say P.
Say Q. Do not say R, etc.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME***
8. Say the Alphabet beginning with A and skipping every three
letters. In other words, say A. Do not say B. Do not say C. Do
not say D. Say E. Do not say F. Do not say G. Do not say H. Say I.
etc.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME***
9. Say the Alphabet backwards beginning with Z, skipping every
two letters and saying every third letter twice. In other words,
say Z. Do not say Y. Do not say X. Say W. Say W again. Do not say
V. Do not say U. Say T. Say T again. etc.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME***
10. Say the Alphabet beginning with K and skipping every fifth
letter. In other words, say O. Do not say P. Do not say Q. Do not
say R, Do not say S. Say T. Do not say U, etc.
***SUPERVISOR, record the following information: TIME... ERRORS...
TASK COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING
TIME***
11. Can you sing the Alphabet songs?
***SUPERVISOR, please give me an idea of how fast and accurately
the songs are sung.
AND record the following information: TIME... ERRORS... TASK
COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING TIME***
12. Look in a magazine or newspaper to a display ad. Write the
name of the business, the type of business it is and its
promotion. Remember to write it something like this: The Backyard
Cafe, barbecued steaks, tender, juicy, lowest price, quality meal.
***SUPERVISOR, please give me a copy of the words your student
writes down.
AND record the following information: TIME... ERRORS... TASK
COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING TIME***
13. Now write the basics for your own promotional ad. You can
make up the business name/type/promotion.
***SUPERVISOR, please give me a copy of the words your student
writes down.
AND record the following information: TIME... ERRORS... TASK
COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING TIME***
14. Please tell me in ten to fifteen words what challenges you
discovered in lessons four and five that you did not discover in
the first three lessons.
***SUPERVISOR, please accurately record the precise words your
student uses to answer this final question.
AND record the following information: TIME... ERRORS... TASK
COMPLETED?... EASY or DIFFICULT?... STARTING TIME... ENDING TIME***
Please send me this test with ALL the information I have
requested. Thank you!
Janae Cooksey