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This tools chart presents information about screening tools from annual reviews of screening tools by the Center's Technical Review Committee (TRC). The columns include ratings from our TRC members on the technical rigor of the tool and information about the efficiency of implementation. Click for Definitions of the technical standards. Additional information is provided below the chart.
Tool  |
Area |
Classification Accuracy Rating |
Generalizability |
Reliability |
Validity |
Disaggregated Reliability, Validity, and Classification Data for Diverse Population | Efficiency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Administration |
Administration & Scoring Time |
Scoring Key |
Benchmarks / Norms |
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| easyCBM |
Passage Reading Fluency |
 |
Moderate High |
 |
 |
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Individual | 3-4 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| easyCBM |
Vocabulary |
|
Moderate High |
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Group | 15 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| Acuity |
English Language Arts |
|
Moderate High |
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Group | 50 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Acuity |
Mathematics |
|
Moderate High |
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Group | 50 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| AIMSweb |
Mathematics - Curriculum-Based Measurement |
|
Moderate High |
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Group | 2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| TPRI Early Reading Assessment |
Reading |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 2 - 6 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| DIBELS Next |
First Sound Fluency |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| DIBELS 6th Edition |
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 2 Minutes | No | Yes |
| mCLASS:Reading 3D |
Text Reading and Comprehension |
|
Moderate High |
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Individual | 5 - 8 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Composite |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 5 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) |
Mathematics |
|
Moderate High |
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Group | 60 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) |
Reading |
|
Moderate High |
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Group | 55 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) |
Mathematics |
|
Moderate High |
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Individual Group | 40 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) |
Reading |
|
Moderate High |
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Individual Group | 40 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) for Primary Grades |
Mathematics |
|
Moderate High |
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Individual Group | 40 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) for Primary Grades |
Reading |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual Group | 40 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Sight Words (150) |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| PALS |
Early Literacy (Kindergarten) |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual Group | 23 - 43 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Word Blending |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| PALS |
Reading (Gr. 1-3) |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual Group | 23 - 43 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Word Segmenting |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Predictive Assessment of Reading |
Reading |
|
Broad |
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Individual | 16 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Concepts of Print |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1.5-2.5 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| HMH Phonics Inventory (Formerly Scholastic Phonics Inventory) |
Reading — Screener Version |
|
Moderate High |
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|
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Individual Group | 10 Minutes | Computer Scored | No |
| AIMSweb |
Mathematics Concepts and Applications |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual Group | 11-13 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Decodable Words |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 1-2+ Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| STAR |
Early Literacy |
|
Broad |
|
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Individual Group | 10 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| AIMSweb |
Reading Curriculum-Based Measurement |
|
Moderate High |
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Individual | 1-5 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Letter Names |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-1.5 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| STAR |
Math |
|
Broad |
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Individual Group | 10 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| AIMSweb |
Test of Early Literacy - Letter Naming Fluency |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Letter Sounds |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| STAR |
Reading |
|
Broad |
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Individual Group | 10 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| AIMSweb |
Test of Early Numeracy - Missing Number |
|
Broad |
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Individual | 2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Onset Sounds |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 2-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| STEEP |
Oral Reading Fluency |
|
Moderate High |
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|
Individual | 1 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| AIMSweb |
Test of Early Numeracy - Number Identification |
|
Broad |
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Individual | 2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Rhyming |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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|
Individual | 2-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Sentence Reading |
|
Moderate Low |
|
|
|
Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| DIBELS Next |
DAZE |
|
Broad |
|
|
|
Individual Group | 3-6 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| AIMSweb |
Test of Early Numeracy - Quantity Discrimination |
|
Broad |
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|
Individual | 2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Sight Words (50) |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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|
Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| DIBELS Next |
Oral Reading Fluency - Word Correct |
|
Moderate High |
|
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|
Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Classworks Universal Screener |
Mathematics |
|
Moderate High |
|
|
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Group | 30 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Sight Words (150) |
|
Moderate Low |
|
|
|
Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Classworks Universal Screener |
Reading |
|
Moderate High |
|
|
|
Group | 30 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Word Blending |
|
Moderate Low |
|
|
|
Individual | 1-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| DIBELS Next |
Nonsense Word Fluency - Correct Letter Sounds |
|
Moderate High |
|
|
|
Individual | 1 Minute | Yes | Yes |
| Discovery Education Predictive Assessment |
Mathematics |
|
Moderate High |
|
|
|
Group | 40 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Syllables |
|
Moderate Low |
|
|
|
Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| DIBELS Next |
Phoneme Segmentation Fluency |
|
Moderate High |
|
|
|
Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Discovery Education Predictive Assessment |
Reading |
|
Moderate High |
|
|
|
Group | 40 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading Spanish |
Word Segmenting |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 1-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| DIBELS 6th Edition |
Letter Naming Fluency |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 2 Minutes | No | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Composing |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| DIBELS 6th Edition |
Nonsense Word Fluency |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 2 Minutes | No | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Composite |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual | 5-8 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| DIBELS 6th Edition |
Oral Reading Fluency |
|
Moderate Low |
|
|
|
Individual | 2 Minutes | No | Yes |
| Edcheckup Standard Reading Passages |
Maze |
|
Moderate High |
|
|
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Group | 20 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Decomposing (1) |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| edSpring / Edcheckup Standard Reading Passages |
Oral Reading Fluency |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual | 15 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Decomposing (K) |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: Adaptive Math |
aMath |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 10-45 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: Adaptive Reading |
Reading |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual Group | 6-20 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Grouping and Place Value |
|
Moderate High |
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Individual or Group | 3-4 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: CBMReading |
English |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-5 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests (GMRT) |
Reading |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Group | 55 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Match Quantity |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: CBMReading Spanish |
Spanish |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-5 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Group Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation |
Group Math Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (G-MADE) |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual Group | 46-95 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Number Sequence |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual | 2-3 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| Group Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation |
Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation (GRADE) |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual Group | 46-95 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Numeral Identification |
|
Moderate Low |
|
|
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyMath |
Story Problems |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| i-Ready |
Diagnostic for Mathematics |
|
Broad |
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Individual | 30-60 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Decodable Words |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| istation Indicators of Progress (ISIP) |
Reading |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual Group | 13 - 21 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| i-Ready |
Diagnostic for Reading/English Language Arts |
|
Broad |
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Individual | 30-60 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Letter Names |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-1.5 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Letter Sounds |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| mCLASS |
Math |
|
Moderate High |
|
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Individual Group | 1 - 12 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Nonsense Words |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Onset Sounds |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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|
Individual | 2-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Rhyming |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 2-3 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Sentence Reading |
|
Moderate Low |
|
|
|
Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Sight Words (50) |
|
Moderate Low |
|
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement |
Reading |
|
Broad |
|
|
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Individual | 15 - 45 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| AIMSweb |
Test of Early Numeracy - Oral Counting |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 2 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| easyCBM |
Multiple Choice Reading Comprehension |
|
Moderate High |
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Individual Group | 25-40 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| FAST: earlyReading English |
Concepts of Print |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1.5-2.5 Minutes | Yes | Yes |
| edSpring |
Letter Naming Fluency |
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Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| edSpring |
Letter Sound Fluency |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
| edSpring |
Nonsense Word Fluency |
|
Moderate Low |
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Individual | 1-2 Minutes | Computer Scored | Yes |
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