For Sonday System 1 (SS1) and Sonday System 2 (SS2), there are 5 different types of assessments in the digital platform. The assessments determine reading readiness in foundational skills. Depending on the specific type of assessment you administer, students' assessment results can help you decide which program and/or at which level your students should be placed within the Sonday System, or they can provide insight into what specific words and sounds your students have learned or still need to master.
Most assessments contain two parts—a reading portion and a writing/spelling portion. You must administer the reading portion separately for each student; this should take no longer than 3 or 4 minutes per student. You can administer the spelling portion simultaneously to all students in the class.
You'll display the reading words to the students via a digital display and dictate the spelling words out loud. As a reminder, students do not have individual accounts in the digital platform and will not submit answers to the assessments electronically. They'll read the reading words out loud and they'll write the spelling words down on paper for you to collect. You'll then record each incorrect response (for both reading and spelling) in the educator platform, and the system will calculate the score and/or provide placement recommendations based on the data you enter.
To administer an assessment (digital customers):
- Log in to Imagine Sonday System Digital.
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In the Products section on the right-hand side of your Teacher Dashboard, select the gray picture of the Sonday System Assessment (SSA) product in either the Sonday System 1 or Sonday System 2 section.
Notes
- When you have both SS1 and SS2, the SSA icon appears twice, but it is actually the same product. All of your students will be available regardless of which icon you select
- The SSA product is automatically given to users who are assigned an active SS1 or SS2 digital subscription. It does not need to be purchased or assigned separately. If you do not see the product in your Teaching Dashboard, look for your activation email.
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The Product Home page opens. To begin assessing a student, scroll down to the Students section and click on a student’s name. (If you need to first create a new student profile, see the Adding Students guide.)
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The Student Assessment Overview page opens. Select the assessment you wish to administer; the table below provides more detail on each type of assessment.
Assessment Name Use Case Pre-Reading Survey Assess a nonreader or a student in pre-K through 3rd grade (if they are lacking basic alphabet knowledge and phonological awareness skills) to determine whether they should start in Let's Play Learn (LPL) or whether they are ready for SS1.
The Pre-Reading Survey contains 16 subtests and must be administered individually to each student. If desired, you can break the survey up into several sessions to avoid testing fatigue.
Sonday System 1 Pre- and Post-test This is an optional assessment. Assess the skills of a student in 4th grade or above, or any student who scored above 85 on the Pre-Reading Survey. This test should be administered at the beginning of the year (or beginning of SS1 instruction) and then administered again mid-year and at year end to demonstrate progress in the Sonday System.
Notes
- The Pre- and Post-test is the same set of items. Administering it more than once allows you to measure student growth throughout the year.
- Pre- and Post-tests do not provide recommendations for Sonday System level placement.
Sonday System 1 Placement Test Determine SS1 level placement for a student in 4th grade or above, or who scored above 85 on the Pre-Reading Survey. There may be students in Grades 2 or 3 who are able to read and spell some CVC words.
Should be administered yearly upon first beginning SS1, and also after prolonged breaks in instruction (e.g., summer break) to determine if any accommodations must be made for student regression.
Recommendation
First, administer the spelling portion of the Placement Test to the whole class simultaneously and collect and score the spelling portion on paper. Then, when you call each student over for the individual reading portion, you can add their spelling results in immediately after recording their reading results. This will prevent you from having to navigate to each student's scoring page twice.
Sonday System 2 Pre- and Post-test This is an optional assessment. Assess skills of students who have completed SS1 or tested into SS2 via the Entry Test (found on page 2 in the Learning Plan Book). The SS2 Pre- and Post-test should be administered at the beginning of the year (or beginning of SS2 instruction) and then administered again mid-year and at year end to demonstrate progress in the Sonday System.
Notes
- The Pre- and Post-test is the same set of items. Administering it more than once allows you to measure student growth throughout the year.
- Pre- and Post-tests do not provide recommendations for Sonday System level placement.
Sonday System 2 Placement Test Determine SS2 level placement for a student who has completed SS1 or passed the Entry Test in SS2. Should be administered yearly upon first beginning SS2, and also after prolonged breaks in instruction (e.g., summer break) to determine if any accommodations must be made for student regression.
Recommendation
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- The teacher view opens; make sure that New Window is selected as the Display Method. Once you click Next in the Student View Controller, a separate window will open with just the student reading content. This window can be shown to the student in the classroom or shared with the student remotely via screen-share while videoconferencing.
- Follow the instructions and use the Prev and Next buttons to navigate through the slides for each step.
Click Save & Next Step after each step. Access more detailed instructions for recording student responses in Marking errors and scoring assessments.