Phoneme Deletion

Test

Overview• This is an individual, auditory test• Takes approximately 5 – 10 min.• Involves removing phonemes (sounds)

from words• There are four deletion tasks that progress

in difficulty

A: Initial Sound B: Final Sound C: Initial Sound in a Blend D: Embedded Sound in a Blend

Rationale

Rationale

Assessing these skills helps us to figure out if there are deficits in phonemic (sound) awareness that

may be contributing to a students reading or spelling difficulties.

According to research, the lack of phonemic awareness is the most powerful determinant of the

likelihood of a student’s failure to learn to read. (Assessing Reading Multiple Measures, 2008)

Preparing

You will need…

• Copies of Record Form• Pen or pencil for examiner The student does not read anything, they are listening and responding.

Take a few minutes to review the materials you will use for this assessment.

Administering

Administering

• Do practice items before each part, A-D.• Circle plus sign for correct responses (+)• Circle minus sign for incorrect responses (-) and write down incorrect response on blank line.• Do NOT correct errors, but do praise effort.• Do NOT show student the items. (This is an auditory assessment.)• If student can not do any items in A or B,

discontinue test.• If student can’t do at least two items in C, stop

test.

When reading each item...

Say the sound to be deleted (in parentheses),

NOT the letter name.

For example: “Say tower. Now say

tower without the /t/.”

Scoring

Scoring

Tally each section A-D, with the number correct out of 5.

A ___/5B___/5C___/5D___/5

Interpreting Scores

What does this mean…

• The tasks in this assessment are expected to be mastered by third grade.

• Because we are working with adolescents, a score of less than 5 in any section is considered intensive.

Practicing

Try This…

• On pages 20-22 of the Assessing Reading Multiple Measures Manual, review:– Practice items 1 and 2– The script for parts A-D– See attachment, JBDeletionPDF for a scoring

example.

(these tasks will be modeled in the video clip following this powerpoint)

Next Steps

Next Steps…

Students who struggle with these tasks will benefit from

targeted instruction on the phonemic awareness concepts indicated.