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Readiness Assessments

This collection features resources to support the use of readiness assessments. 

Any assessment that examines a student's readiness to learn is considered a readiness assessment.  These assessments may look at academic readiness (math, reading, writing), skills readiness (21st century skills, learning styles, etc.), or attitudinal (grit, growth mindset) readiness.  They may include diagnostic or learning/attitude inventories.  The resources in this collection will help you to determine the readiness of your students in a variety of areas including Math, English Language Arts, 21st Century Skills, Growth Mindset, Learning Style, Personality Type, Creativity Style, etc. 

Learner Profiles can provide a great deal of information about student readiness.  Be sure to visit the Learner Profile Collection (https://resourcebank.ca/curated-collections/35) for more resources and to examine what should be done with Learner Profiles for students. Information can be found in that collection for teaching students to study and learn based on their learner profile.  It is essential that once the learner profiles are created that they are revisited regularly with students to help them do their best learning.  Learner Profliles can be a tool to develop classroom community, empathy as well as metacogntion for students.

Please note that readiness assessments should be redone at the start of each school year, as our skills, learning styles and personalities can evolve and shift as we develop and have new experiences as both children and adults.   

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1.  Sask DLC Interim Plan for Interim Benchmark Assessments *Read this first*
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This resource contains all relevant information about the INTERIM Benchmark Assessment Plan for the SaskDLC.This plan was compiled by the Sask DLC Interim Benchmark Assessment Advisory Team. Please download the document in section 1 for the detailed plan. 

Subject:
English Language Arts
Math
Material Type:
Assessment
Author:
Melissa Lander
Connie Davis
Kelli Boklaschuk
Tammy German
Sheena Williams
Date Added:
09/12/2023
Acadience Reading K–6- Free Reading Screener
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"Acadience Reading helps teachers identify children at risk for reading difficulties and determine the skills to target for instructional support. Acadience Reading K–6:

provides universal screening
detects when students need extra support
is sensitive to effects of intervention
supports the RtI/Multi-tiered model"

Download the screener for free on the top right side of the screen.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Assessment
Author:
Acadience
Date Added:
09/08/2023
Benchmark Assessments
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The following document contains possible assessments to benchmark reading, writing and math. The document orivudes a list with links to resources that may be used to measure growth. These benchmark assessments can be sued to support your work with Personalized Goals (PGs) in your school. 

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Primary Source
Author:
Melissa Lander
Carole Butcher
Kelli Boklaschuk
Vanessa Lewis
Tammy German
Arlene Low
Date Added:
04/19/2021
Classroom Assessment Learning Modules from Center for Assessment
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Modules for teachers include:
*Overview & Syllabus
*Intro
*Readiness Pre-Assessment
*Formative Assessment
*Data Informed Instruction
*Summative Classroom Assessment
*Putting the Pieces Together
Classroom Assessment in a Remote Learning Environment

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Assessment
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Unit of Study
Author:
Center for Assessment
Date Added:
09/29/2020
Creative Personality Styles or Types by Adobe Create
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Click "Take the test" in the bottom left corner to get started.

A short and quirky personality style test created by Adobe to showcase varieties of creativity.

The quiz will outline your creative strengths, untapped potential and your ideal way of contributing. For example "The Artist" has the strength of being able to bring ideas and concepts to life; but untapped is fearlessness in expression and this person make a good producer.

Types are the artist, thinker, adventurer, maker, producer, dreamer, innovator, and visionary. Each type includes a goofy animated character that represents the type, there is a description of each type, and who they work best with.

This would be a great addition to a learner profile, or to explore when examining creativity. We can all be creative - just in different ways. This is a great way to illustrate that and spark some rich discussion in your classroom!

Subject:
Arts Education
English Language Arts
Math
Practical & Applied Arts
Science
Social Studies
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Activity/Lab
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Adobe Create
Date Added:
04/29/2019
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) Assessment Information
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Here are the supports needed for the DRA from Shari Martin of Sun West Division. The following are included:Correlation Table of Diagnostic Leveled Reading Assessments in Use in SaskatchewanFinding the Reading Level using DRADRA Quick Guide HandbookEligible Students for the OutcomeDRA Recording Tool from Sun West DivisionGrades 1 to 5

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Assessment
Author:
Melissa Lander
Vanessa Lewis
Kimberley Hobbs
Date Added:
04/29/2024
Effectively Using CommonLit’s Assessment Series: Administering the Pre-Assessment
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In this self-directed module, teachers will learn:
*Overview
*Strategies for administering the pre-test
*Strategies for analyzing data to inform instruction

(Approximately 45 minutes)

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English Language Arts
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
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CommonLit
Date Added:
08/20/2021
Elements & Purpose of Pre-Assessment
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Information for both the teacher and student that can be used to guide and develop instructional plans and sequencing which leads to personalized learning opportunities based on choices of path, pace, place and time .

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Education
Material Type:
Assessment
Date Added:
07/14/2018
The Four Tendencies Quiz — Created by Gretchen Rubin — A personality framework that divides all of humanity into four types.
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One of the daily challenges of life is: “How do I get people—including myself—to do what I want?” The Four Tendencies framework makes this task much easier by revealing whether a person is an Upholder, Questioner, Obliger, or Rebel.

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Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Gretchen Rubin
Date Added:
06/21/2019
Grade 10 Reading Assessment
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This resource is created to support Grade 10 teachers in Sun West with the Pre and Post Reading Assessment that is done every two years. In additions to supporting the assessment process, there are best practices for using Before, During and After Reading Strategies in our ELA classrooms.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Assessment
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Vanessa Lewis
Correne McJannet
Date Added:
09/26/2022
Grade 7 Reading Assessment
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This resource is created to support Grade 7 teachers in Sun West with the Pre and Post Reading Assessment that is done every two years. In additions to supporting the assessment process, there are best practices for using Before, During and After Reading Strategies in our ELA classrooms.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Assessment
Author:
Arlene Low
Vanessa Lewis
Date Added:
09/16/2021
Grade Alike Planning (GAP)
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Grade Alike Planning (GAP)A job embedded, structured planning framework that infuses key pieces to students educational experiences.

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Agriculture Production
Arts Education
Career & Work Exploration
English Language Arts
Math
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
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GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Arlene Low
Date Added:
05/02/2022
Grades 1-9 ELA Writing Progression for Parents
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This resource was developed in Westcliffe School (Jennifer Loken with contributions from the rest of the staff) and is an excellent scope and sequence of the different writing expectations for each grade level.

Subject:
Elementary Education
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Abigail Mahoney
Jennifer Loken
Nicole Triffo
Date Added:
03/03/2022
The Grit Scale
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The Grit Scale was developed by Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania

The Grit Scale is used to identify traits that might predict success.

The complete test and more information is available in Angela Duckworth's book: “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance."

Subject:
Career & Work Exploration
Education
Practical & Applied Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Author:
Angela Duckworth
Date Added:
09/27/2018
Growth Mind Set Kit & Classroom Assessment by Perts
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The Mindset Kit
Learn about adaptive learning mindsets and strategies that promote them with this free, online resource designed for educators and parents.

Mindset Meter
Quickly understand the prevalence and distribution of the various adaptive learning mindsets in your school or classroom with this surveying tool.

This information all comes from Perts from (www.perts.net). PERTS empowers educators to improve student outcomes by applying research-based practices.

Subject:
Education
Higher Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Date Added:
08/20/2018