What: Acadience Reading is a state-mandated universal screening assessment designed to identify students who may need additional support and to measure the effectiveness of interventions over time. 

How: Acadience Reading is done on the AOL platform (training link). Check with your school coach for set up and training. 

When: It is administered at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Refer to the district assessment calendar for specific testing dates. 

Why: Screener mandated by state legislation in K-3 to identify students who may need support or intervention in addition to effective Tier 1 instruction.

Progress Monitor: After each assessment period (beginning/middle) students must be progress monitored according to the following: 

Red/Well Below-every 1-2 weeks

Yellow/Below- ever 2-4 weeks

Green/At- every 4 weeks

Blue/Above- at least once between benchmarks 

Check with your literacy coach for the state dates for progress monitoring. 

The purposes of progress monitoring are:

• to provide ongoing feedback about the effectiveness of instruction,

• to determine students’ progress toward important and meaningful goals, and

• to make timely decisions about changes to instruction so that students will meet those goals.

How to enroll in AOL progress monitoring.