Directions:

Print the following materials:
- Letter Name and Sound Identification: Student Scoring Sheet (one per student)
After administering the assessment, score student responses. Use the guide below to support:
- To demonstrate proficiency in letter recognition, <Total Letters Known>, students should recognize at least 42 out of 52 letters.
- To demonstrate proficiency of letter-sound identification, <Total Sounds Known>, students should recognize at least 42 out of 52 correct letter-sound correlations.
- Although are 26 letters in the alphabet, students are assessed on combined upper- and lowercase letters, which reflect the number 52.
On the item, select the student's microphase based on their score. Use the rubric below to support your input:

%	Microphase	Criteria
20%	Early Pre-Alphabetic	Can identify very few or no letters. Not yet able to identify letter sounds.
40%	Middle-Late Pre-Alphabetic	Can identify some letters (possibly letters in friends’/family members’ names). Not yet able to consistently identify any letter sounds.
60%	Early-Middle Partial Alphabetic	Can identify some letters (mostly uppercase). Not yet able to consistently identify any letter sounds.
80%	Middle-Late Partial Alphabetic	Can identify most letters (uppercase and lowercase). Can identify some letter sounds.
100%	Early Full Alphabetic	Can identify all letters (uppercase and lowercase). Can identify all or most letter sounds.
100%	Passed	Mastered the concepts and skills covered in this assessment and is ready to progress into more advanced microphases, focusing on decoding and early spelling skills.

Note: It is important to note that the Phase Theory research does not identify a specific number of letters or letter sounds a child should be able to name to move from one phase to the next. Therefore, the guidance above is given to reflect that a student knows at least 80% of the skills being assessed.

Letter Name and Sound Identification Scoring Guide