Assessment Tools

Assessment Tools Summary

In collaboration with the Department of Education, the Florida Center for Reading Research has developed the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading (FAIR) for kindergarten through third grade. These assessments are designed to inform instruction through the collection of data related to Florida's Next Generation standards in reading. They are administered individually by the child's classroom teacher at the beginning, middle, and end of year for the purpose of measuring the child's progress, diagnosing learning needs, establishing instructional goals, and monitoring academic progress. The assessments in Reading will include measures for Broad Screening/Progress Monitoring, a Broad Diagnostic Inventory, a Targeted Diagnostic Inventory, and Ongoing Progress Monitoring.

Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool

• Identifies children who are likely to be on or above grade level in reading at the end of the year.
• Administered to all children at the beginning, middle, and end of the year.

Broad Diagnostic Inventory

• Provides specific information about children's ability to read connected text for accuracy, fluency, and comprehension.
• Administered to all children at beginning, middle (optional), and end of year.

Targeted Diagnostic Inventory

• Provides specific follow-up tasks to determine instructional goals at each grade level (e.g., letter names/sounds, phonological awareness, and word building).
• Administered three times a year to children performing below expectations on the screen.

Ongoing Progress Monitoring

• Provides teachers a valid and reliable way to predict reading difficulties, diagnose strengths and weaknesses, set instructional goals, and monitor learning.