Assessments

DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS	WHO takes the test?	WHAT is the test?	WHY is it given?	HOW are test results reported?
Early Childhood Literacy Assessment System-2 (ECLAS-2) more info on this test	Students in Grades K, 1, 2, and 3	A series of activities to measure literacy skills	To assist teachers in measuring each student's progress in literacy and to inform instruction	See below
ECLAS-2 Kit	See above	See above	See above	ECLAS-2 levels
Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts E-PAL2	Students in Grade 2 who have mastered level 5 or higher in the Reading Activity of the ECLAS-2 Kit	Untimed with a graphic organizer and open-ended responses	To assist teachers in measuring students' ability in Listening/Writing , Reading/Writing, and Writing Mechanics in Response to Literature	E-PAL SCORE (High, Medium, Low)
Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts E-PAL3	Students in Grade 3	Untimed with a graphic organizer and open-ended responses	To assist teachers in measuring students' ability in Listening/Writing , Reading/Writing, and Writing Mechanics in Response to Literature	E-PAL SCORE (High, Medium, Low)
El sistema de observación de la lecto-escritura (El SOL) more info on this test	Students in Spanish bilingual classes, Grades K-3	A kit with a series of activities to measure literacy skills of Spanish bilingual students	To assist teachers in measuring each Spanish bilingual student's progress in literacy and to inform instruction	El SOL levels