Amira Reading Assessment
Kindergarten – Grade 3
Students read aloud to an AI-powered reading assistant. As the student reads, Amira listens, scores their reading, and gives teachers detailed information about each child's reading skills, much like a teacher's one-on-one reading check.
What it measures
Foundational reading skills, including phonological awareness, phonics and decoding, sight word recognition, oral reading fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Amira also screens for students who may be at risk for reading difficulties, including characteristics of dyslexia.
When: Beginning, middle, and end of year
Lexia Core5 Reading
Pre-K – Grade 5
An adaptive, computer-based literacy program. Students work through online activities at their own level, and the program adjusts as they work. Built-in assessment gives teachers ongoing data, and teachers use Lexia's reports and lessons to provide targeted instruction.
What it measures
Six areas of reading: phonological awareness, phonics, structural analysis (word parts such as prefixes, suffixes, and roots), automaticity and fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Reports show each student's progress toward grade-level reading skills.
When: Beginning, middle, and end of year, with ongoing progress data
Family resources
Students need their school-provided login to use Lexia programs at home.
Lexia PowerUp Literacy
Grades 6 – 12
An adaptive, computer-based program for middle and high school students who need extra support becoming proficient readers. It uses age-appropriate content and texts, places students at their level, and gives teachers ongoing data as students work.
What it measures
Three areas: Word Study (decoding and understanding the structure and meaning of words), Grammar (how sentences work and how grammar supports meaning), and Comprehension (understanding and analyzing complex literary and informational texts).
When: Beginning, middle, and end of year, with ongoing progress data
Family resources
Students need their school-provided login to use Lexia programs at home.
SIPPS
Kindergarten – Grade 12
SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words) is a foundational reading program from the Center for the Collaborative Classroom. Its placement and mastery assessments show exactly which reading skills a student has mastered, so teachers can group students and begin instruction at the right level. It is used with early readers and with older students who need support with foundational skills.
What it measures
Foundational decoding skills, including phonological awareness, letter-sound knowledge, phonics patterns (from short vowels through long and complex vowels and multisyllable words), and sight word recognition. The placement assessment identifies each student's starting level, and mastery tests track progress as students move through the lessons.
When: Every 5–10 lessons, depending on the student's SIPPS level
mCLASS Math
Kindergarten – Grade 3
A math screening and benchmark assessment from Amplify. It includes short activities, some given one-on-one by a teacher and some completed by students online, to help teachers identify students who may need additional math support early.
What it measures
Foundational math skills, including number sense, counting and number recognition, comparing numbers, place value, and computation and fluency with math facts. Results help teachers find students at risk for math difficulties and target instruction to specific skills.
When: Beginning, middle, and end of year
Family resources
After each benchmark, your child's school may send home a Home Connect letter sharing results in English or Spanish.
