ASSESSMENTS AND TESTING

As part of our commitment to continuous academic progress, students are assessed three times per year in reading, writing and math. These assessments are used to help us plan for instruction and to meet the needs of each individual student here at Wyco Elementary. In grades K-3 the Diagnostic Reading Assessment is given. In grades 3-5 students are given the Scholastic Reading Inventory and QRI-III. These assessments are given to measure student’s instructional and independent reading levels. Building-wide writing assessments are also given three times each year to assess students’ progress in writing. These assessments give teachers the information about students’ skill levels in writing and assist in planning areas of emphasis needed to improve student writing. This year, math assessments are added to the list of building-wide assessments that are given to students due to the adoption of the Every Day Math Series.

District-wide tests include the following assessments:

K-2 math performance assessments – ongoing

3-5 math Level Tests (fall and spring)

K-3 Diagnostic Reading Assessment (fall, mid-year and spring)

3-5 reading Level Test (fall and spring)

K-5 performance assessment in writing (fall, mid-year, and spring)

3-5 QRI – III reading assessments (fall, mid-year, spring)

3-5 science level tests (fall and spring)

Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP). These following state assessments are given each spring:

Grade 3: reading and writing

Grade 4: reading and writing

Grade 5: reading, writing and math

Information regarding when student testing will occur and when reports will be given to parents will be shared in our school newsletters. For questions about the tests and the testing programs at Wyco, please contact Judi Dauman at 720-972-5720 during school hours.