To determine whether a student shows poor performance in reading in relation to grade peers.
Summative assessments
Summative assessments measure student progress as an assessment of learning.
Standardized tests are a type of summative assessment and provide data for you, school leaders and district leaders.
In general, early childhood assessments include direct assessment, observation-based assessment, or a combination of the two. Direct assessment usually involves an adult, such as a teacher, asking a child to respond to a prompt, and it can include performance tasks.
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