Which Assessment Tool is Right for Me?

Selecting the right assessment tool depends on your goals. We offer several assessment tools, each designed with a different purpose in mind.

Spelling Performance Evaluation for Language & Literacy 3rd Edition

PIAT

Pattern Inventory & Analysis Tool
You want to… deeply and comprehensively assess phonological, orthographic, and morphological skills and sub-skills across an automatically determined range based on student performance level. assess phonological, orthographic, and morphological skills and sub-skills at a manually selected grade level, within a narrow range of the SPELL-Links scope and sequence. assess phonological, orthographic, and morphological skills at a manually selected grade level, within a narrow range of the SPELL-Links scope and sequence.
Using a…. spelling to dictation task. spelling to dictation task. spelling to dictation and word reading task.
To get… in-depth and expertly scored and analyzed diagnostic, prescriptive data and a tailored reading and spelling intervention plan for each student. This plan directly links to specific lessons and activities in the SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing word study curriculum and is also used for progress monitoring. expert analysis of progress monitoring data and insights for planning and adjusting instruction. a worksheet for your own analysis of progress monitoring data from which a skilled professional can glean insights for planning and adjusting instruction.
That you’re doing… 1x/year (recommended). 3x/year (recommended). 3x/year (recommended).
You’re assessing… Grade 2–Adult across K–12 levels of performance. SPELL-3 automatically adjusts to an appropriate level of testing based on a student’s performance on early test items. K–Adult performing at grade levels K–5. The evaluator manually selects at which grade level to test. K–Adult performing at grade levels K–5. The evaluator manually selects at which grade level to test.
With the option of… simultaneously testing multiple students. simultaneously testing multiple students. simultaneously testing multiple students (for spelling task only; the reading task is administered 1:1).
And you have… 35-45 minutes for testing. We recommend dividing this into smaller chunks of time. 15-20 minutes for testing. 10-15 minutes for the spelling task + 5 minutes per student for the reading task.
Plus…. 0 minutes for scoring and analyzing responses, interpreting data, identifying goals, creating a targeted intervention plan, and writing reports. SPELL-3 does all the work for you! This work would typically require 10+ hours, per student, of your time to complete manually. 0 minutes for scoring and analyzing responses, interpreting data, and creating a written report with insights for planning and adjusting instruction. SPELL-Links eStickers does all the work for you! This work would typically require 4-5 hours, per student, of your time to complete manually. 20-30 minutes or longer, per student, depending on the evaluator’s knowledge and skill with spelling error analysis.
You also want… to group students for instruction based on specific needs (word study pattern, skills, and subskills). to group students for instruction based on more general needs (skills and subskills only). to group students for instruction based on more general needs (skills only).
And you have… 0 minutes to group students by specific skill or word study pattern. SPELL-3 does all the work for you, automatically grouping students based on word study pattern, skills, and subskills. 20+ minutes to create groups, depending on how many students you are putting into groups. 30+ minutes to create groups, depending on how many students you are putting into groups.
And you’re looking for… expert scoring, analysis, interpretation, and recommendations, giving you a high level of confidence in the assessment results and a clear step-by-step roadmap for targeted intervention. SPELL-3 gives you immediately actionable data linked directly to specific lessons and activities in the SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing word study curriculum and allows you to spend your valuable time on the lessons/skills students need while passing over those in which they have demonstrated proficiency. expert scoring and analysis for a high level of confidence in test results that you can use to focus your instruction around the 14 SPELL-Links Strategies for Reading & Writing Success. Each of the 14 strategies targets specific phonological, orthographic, and morphological skills. manual scoring, analysis, and interpretation that you do yourself. Accuracy, time, and careful analysis of student responses by a knowledgeable evaluator is required to glean the most useful information.
That is best suited for… Tier 2, Tier 3 intervention and special services for grades 2–Adult. Tier 1 and Tier 2 Core and Supplemental instruction for K–Adults. Tier 2, Tier 3 intervention and special services for Grade 2+ students already using SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing and for K–1 students just getting started with SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing.
That is best suited for… Tier 2, Tier 3 intervention and special services for grades 2–Adult. Tier 1 and Tier 2 Core and Supplemental instruction for K–Adults. Tier 2, Tier 3 intervention and special services for Grade 2+ students already using SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing and for K–1 students just getting started with SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing.
Get it here… SPELL-3 SPELL-Links eStickers Included with SPELL-Links to Reading & Writing–not sold separately.