Early reading practiceGrade 1

Free early reading screener practice test for Grade 1Letters, sounds and words

Grade 1 is the busiest year for reading screeners. Letter naming and sounds in words continue to the middle of the year, made-up words and word reading carry on, and from Grade 1 children read a short story aloud for one minute, counted as words read correctly. Computer screeners add phonics, sight words and short stories.

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  • Early literacy

    27 questions · no time limit · read aloud · adapts as you go

    Sounds, phonics, sight words, word meanings and short texts, read aloud.

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Tips

Getting ready for Grade 1

  • For made-up words, praise blending: "j-e-p, jep" is better than three separate sounds.
  • When reading a story aloud, a word your child fixes straight away counts as right.
  • If your child stops on a word for 3 seconds, say the word and point to the next one.
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