Early reading practiceKindergarten

Free early reading screener practice test for KindergartenLetters, sounds and words

In Kindergarten, schools check letter names, the sounds in spoken words and the first steps of reading made-up words like "jep", usually three times a year. A teacher sits with one child for a few minutes with a stopwatch; on a computer screener the child hears every question. Our Kindergarten practice has four one-minute tasks (letter naming, sounds in words, made-up words and word reading) and a read-aloud question test.

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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 Kindergarten

  • Sit beside your child for the one-minute tasks and mark on the screen as they read, the way a teacher does.
  • Name letters in any order, not just A to Z: on the page they are mixed and in both cases.
  • Play "say it slowly": sun is /s/ /u/ /n/.
  • A count is most useful set beside your child's own count a few weeks later.
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