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Alef Bais Recognition Assessment Sheet

By Mrs. Simy Emaleh-Bitton
Grade Level: Early Childhood - 1st Grade, Special Ed Description: This handy assessment sheet makes it simple to evaluate how well students know the names and sounds of each letter in the Hebrew alphabet. It features a chart which allows you to easily distinguish between those letters which the students got correct and those that they did not, as well as which letters they were hesitant about, etc. It is a great resource as it allows you to gauge exactly where the student is holding and/or how much they have progressed since the last assessment. A tool every alef bais teacher should make use of! Goals/Objectives: Teachers will evaluate the children's academic level of his/her knowledge of letters and their sounds. Instructions: 1. Print one copy of the alef bais pages and one assessment form per student. 2. Take one child at a time and have him/her read the reading page telling you only the names of the letters. Then go back to the beginning and do only the sounds. 3. After students finish reading the words and the sounds, give them a sticker. 4. Calculate the results and work on the letters which need strengthening. Variations: A similar chart can be made for recognition of Rashi letters. Script writing can also be evaluated using an assessment sheet with slightly more variation. One part of the evaluation should be the child forming the script letters and the other part of the evaluation should be the child identifying script letters. Additional Tips: Positive reinforcement is crucial. If students get a letter/sound correct praise them to no end. If they didn't get the letter/sound right, tell them that they are getting there and they are doing great. This will give them the encouragement to try and continue on without tuning you out and giving up!

Hebrew Letter and Sound Recognition Assessment Test JK Level Read the letters going across naming the letter only. Begin again with the child identifying only the sound of the letter.

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Letter,and Sound Recognition Assessment Test JK Level Assessment Form Capital Letters Name: _____________ Date: _____________________

The test is done in reading direction going across the top of the page and down to the next line. The Assessment form is formatted the same way. Letter Sound Letter Sound

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Completion Key:

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H Hesitant with word but identifies word correctly C Identifies word quickly and efficiently IC Could not identify word after 15 seconds or Identified wordwrong. SC Self correct- Identified word wrong but corrects him/her before
moving on to next word.

Scoring: Record the number of words that fall into each section: Hesitant Letters Correct Letters Inccorect Letters Self Corrected Letters

(incorrect words go under letters that need to be learnt. hesitant and self correct letters go under need to review. Needs to work on learning the following letters: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Needs to review the following letters: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

Hesitant Sounds

Correct Sounds

Inccorect Sounds

Self Corrected Sounds

(incorrect words go under sounds that need to be learnt. hesitant and self correct sounds go under need to review. Needs to work on learning the following sounds: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Needs to review the following sounds: _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____