Assessment

Question 1

What are the four areas of BSLA assessment

Answer 1

1. Phonological awareness
2. Word reading
3. Spelling
4. Oral narrative

Question 2

What are the four baseline tasks to complete?

Answer 2

1. Phoneme identity
2. Letter-sound knowledge
3. Phoneme blending
4. Story retelling

Question 3

What are some AAC considerations?

Answer 3

1. Has the child brought their AAC system with them
2. Are all tasks accessible for them?
3. Have you documented any adaptations in the recording forms and any educational reports?
4. Have you allowed sufficient time to process instructions?

Question 4

What does Opt-Out mean?

Answer 4

Whanau have the option to opt out from their child’s anonymous data being used for research purposes. This can be done in top r/h corner (3 dots), selecting edit student details and clicking “opt-out”.

Question 5

What are the Phonological Awareness tasks?

Answer 5

1. Phoneme identity (what word starts with the d sound)
2. Phoneme blending (click on the picture you think I’m saying: r-i-ng)
3. Letter sound recognition
4. Phoneme segmentation

Question 6

What does PA stand for?

Answer 6

Phonological Awareness

Question 7

What does ON stand for?

Answer 7

Oral Narrative

Question 8

What does NWR stand for?

Answer 8

Non-word reading

Question 9

What does NWS stand for?

Answer 9

Non-word spelling

Question 10

How long do children have to make their response?

Answer 10

10 seconds

Question 11

How many devices required to score Non Word Reading assessment?

Answer 11

two - one for the chil to see the target, and one for you to complete the scoring.

Question 12

How many sets of words in the NWR task, and how many words within the set?

Answer 12

4 sets - 10 words per set

Question 13

What is the proficiency score for NWR, or greater graphemes correct?

Answer 13

80%