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W HAT The CORE Phonics Survey and the CORE Spanish
Phonics Survey assess the phonics and phonics-related skills that
have a high rate of application in beginning reading. Each survey
presents a number of lists of letters and words for the student to
identify or decode. Pseudowords, or made-up words, are included
since the student must use decoding skills to correctly pronounce
these words and cannot have memorized them.
The CORE Phonics Surveys can be used as screening measures,
and also as outcome measures, providing data about growth and
mastery at the end of an instructional period. As diagnostics, they
can indicate whether or not a student needs instruction in select
ed phonics concepts, or if further assessment is needed. They may
also be used to track progress from earlier skills to grade level
mastery. The CORE Phonics Surveys are not meant to replace
screening and progress monitoring tests such as those from
AIMSweb or DIBELS, or other CBM tests that may already be in
place but can be used to augment such tests.
W HY A student's ability to use knowledge of sound/letter
correspondences (phonics) to decode words determines, in large
measure, his or her ability to read individual words. A detailed
assessment of a student's phonics skills points to areas in which
the student is likely to benefit most from systematic, explicit
phonics instruction. Also, knowing the skills that the student does
possess will help in selecting reading tasks that offer the most
effective reinforcement of those skills.
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HOW Instructions for administering each part of the survey are
included on the Record
Form. Students read from the Student Material on the pages that
follow the Record Form. To focus the student's attention on the
part of the test being given, cover the other parts with a piece of
paper. The Record Form shows the same material that appears on
the Student Material, in a reduced size, so that you may easily
record the student's responses.
Following administration, score each of the test parts, and
transfer the results to the first page of the Record Form under
Skills Summary. Retest parts not yet mastered according to
schedules found on the Types and Frequency of Effective
Assessment Systems chart, page 7, or the Assessment Sequence
for Primary Grade Students or Assessment Sequence for Upper
Grade Students charts, pages 12 and 13, or your school or district
assessment plan. Be aware of the student's behavior during
testing. If the student is tiring or making many consecutive errors,
discontinue testing at that time.
W H EN
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WGU C909 OFFICIAL CORE Phonics
Survey & Reading Intervention Exam
Prep 2025-2026 | 350+ Assessment
Questions with Expert Diagnostic
Rationales | Includes Scoring
Rubrics, Intervention Strategies &
Differentiated Lesson Plans
| Platinum Edition (Instant PDF +
Video Tutorials + Printable
Templates) | GUARANTEED PASS
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CORE Phonics Sur vey
W HAT The CORE Phonics Survey and the CORE Spanish
Phonics Survey assess the phonics and phonics-related skills that
have a high rate of application in beginning reading. Each survey
presents a number of lists of letters and words for the student to
identify or decode. Pseudowords, or made-up words, are included
since the student must use decoding skills to correctly pronounce
these words and cannot have memorized them.
The CORE Phonics Surveys can be used as screening measures,
and also as outcome measures, providing data about growth and
mastery at the end of an instructional period. As diagnostics, they
can indicate whether or not a student needs instruction in select
ed phonics concepts, or if further assessment is needed. They may
also be used to track progress from earlier skills to grade level
mastery. The CORE Phonics Surveys are not meant to replace
screening and progress monitoring tests such as those from
AIMSweb or DIBELS, or other CBM tests that may already be in
place but can be used to augment such tests.
W HY A student's ability to use knowledge of sound/letter
correspondences (phonics) to decode words determines, in large
measure, his or her ability to read individual words. A detailed
assessment of a student's phonics skills points to areas in which
the student is likely to benefit most from systematic, explicit
phonics instruction. Also, knowing the skills that the student does
possess will help in selecting reading tasks that offer the most
effective reinforcement of those skills.
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HOW Instructions for administering each part of the survey are
included on the Record
Form. Students read from the Student Material on the pages that
follow the Record Form. To focus the student's attention on the
part of the test being given, cover the other parts with a piece of
paper. The Record Form shows the same material that appears on
the Student Material, in a reduced size, so that you may easily
record the student's responses.
Following administration, score each of the test parts, and
transfer the results to the first page of the Record Form under
Skills Summary. Retest parts not yet mastered according to
schedules found on the Types and Frequency of Effective
Assessment Systems chart, page 7, or the Assessment Sequence
for Primary Grade Students or Assessment Sequence for Upper
Grade Students charts, pages 12 and 13, or your school or district
assessment plan. Be aware of the student's behavior during
testing. If the student is tiring or making many consecutive errors,
discontinue testing at that time.
W H EN
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