Testing Information

TESTING PROGRAM AT MELLON SCHOOL Pre-K/Kindergarten--DIAL-4 Revised --Assesses Motor/Concepts/Language Pennsylvania State Assessment (PSSA) for READING, MATH, WRITING and SCIENCE A standardized test administered to all public school students in grades, 3,5,8, and 11, which assesses student progress in reading independently and critically in all content areas, number systems and relationships, computation and problem-solving,measurement and estimation, reasoning and probability, types of writing, quality of writing, speaking and listening. Students are assessed via utilization of a PDE approved rubric system, according to the current Common Core PA Standards for Education in Reading, Math,and Writing.

Easy CBM--Bench-marked progress monitoring for all students.

Administered in Fall/Winter/Spring

Fountas/Pinnell Reading level assessment

Administered Fall/Winter/Spring or as deemed appropriate by teacher

______________________________________________________________________ All grades / Diagnostic Testing Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT)--IQ screening test Screening instrument to determine student's performance in verbal and fluid visual skills. Correlates to the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children --III. Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) -- Achievement screening test

Screening instrument to determine student's performance in word reading, sentence comprehension, spelling and math.

Administration of Diagnostic Tests: Given by School Counselor, individually or as part of the Child Study team process.