Support Materials
for
Students with
Special
Education Needs
ASSESSMENT
Example: criteria for identifying letter–sounds for lower case letters
Phase
Indicator
Conditions
Level of performance
Acquisition
provide the
most common
letter–sound for all
lowercase letters
when presented
individually on
flashcards
at 100% accuracy
Criteria for the acquisition phase
The student will provide the most common letter–sound for all
lowercase letters when presented individually on flashcards at
100% accuracy
Fluency
provide the
most common
letter–sound for all
lowercase letters
when presented
individually on
flashcards
within 1 second at
100% accuracy
Criteria for the fluency phase
The student will provide the most common letter–sound for all
lowercase letters when presented individually on flashcards within
1 second at 100% accuracy
Maintenance
provide the
most common
letter–sound for all
lowercase letters
when presented
individually on
flashcards and
assessed on a
weekly basis
within 1 second at
100% accuracy
Criteria for the maintenance phase
The student will provide the most common letter–sound for all
lowercase letters when presented individually on flashcards and
assessed on a weekly basis within 1 second at 100% accuracy
Generalisation
provide the
most common
letter–sound for all
lowercase letters
when presented in
a variety of ways
(on flashcards,
in lists, at the
beginning of
words)
within 1 second at
100% accuracy
Criteria for the generalisation phase
The student will provide the most common letter–sound for all
lowercase letters when presented in a variety of ways within
1 second at 100% accuracy
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Teaching
and
learning
cycle
English K–6