Letter Recognition: Ask student, "What are these?" Say, "I'm going to say the names of some of these letters. Will you see if you can find and point to the letter I say?" Accept all responses and record how the child approaches the task. Circle correct responses without comment.

Letter Naming: Ask student, "What are these?" Say, "Can you tell me the names of any of these letters?" Allow the student to approach this task in her or his own way. The student may:

• point to one letter at a time in a sequential fashion and name it
• point only to letters familiar in a random fashion
• call the letters by their names, or identify them by one of the sounds the letter makes or by a word that starts with that letter.

Letter Formation: Say, "Print as many of these letters as you can. I'll show where to make each letter." Assist the student in finding the spot beside each letter as necessary. Stop when the student appears tired or frustrated. Appreciate her or his efforts.

Letter-sound Knowledge: Say, "I'm going to say some words and I want you to try to find the letter that it begins with. Point to the letter you think it begins with." Allow the student to use either upper or lower case letters, or both. Use words that start with initial consonant sounds that have been taught. When you have also taught final and medial consonant sounds, repeat this procedure asking children to find the letter the word ends with or the letter for the middle sound in the word you say.

Student's Name: ___________________________________

Type of Assessment: ______________________________

Number of correct responses: ___

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