IXL skill plan | Reading Kindergarten plan for the i-Ready® Diagnostic

Skill plan for the i-Ready^® Diagnostic - Reading Kindergarten

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Domain

Phonological awareness
Phonics
High-frequency words
Vocabulary
Comprehension: literature
Comprehension: informational

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Phonological awareness
Score: 100–361
Rhyming		1. Which word has the same ending? 2. Which two words have the same ending?
Rhyming
1. Which word has the same ending? 2. Which two words have the same ending?

Phonemic awareness		Blending 1. Blend onset and rime together to make a word Identification and isolation 2. Identify the first sound in a word 3. Find the word that begins with a given sound 4. Which two words start with the same sound? 5. Find the short a word 6. Find the short e word 7. Find the short i word 8. Find the short o word 9. Find the short u word Segmenting 10. Put the sounds in order
Phonemic awareness
Blending 1. Blend onset and rime together to make a word Identification and isolation 2. Identify the first sound in a word 3. Find the word that begins with a given sound 4. Which two words start with the same sound? 5. Find the short a word 6. Find the short e word 7. Find the short i word 8. Find the short o word 9. Find the short u word Segmenting 10. Put the sounds in order
Score: 362–416
Rhyming		1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 2. Which word does not rhyme?
Rhyming
1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 2. Which word does not rhyme?

Syllables		1. How many syllables does the word have?
Syllables
1. How many syllables does the word have?

Phonemic awareness		Blending 1. Blend each sound in a word together Identification and isolation 2. Which two words start with the same sound? 3. Which word ends with the same sound? 4. Which two words end with the same sound? 5. Find the short a word 6. Find the short e word 7. Find the short i word 8. Find the short o word 9. Find the short u word Segmenting 10. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word
Phonemic awareness
Blending 1. Blend each sound in a word together Identification and isolation 2. Which two words start with the same sound? 3. Which word ends with the same sound? 4. Which two words end with the same sound? 5. Find the short a word 6. Find the short e word 7. Find the short i word 8. Find the short o word 9. Find the short u word Segmenting 10. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word
Score: 417–426
Syllables		1. Which word has more syllables? 2. Sort by the number of syllables
Syllables
1. Which word has more syllables? 2. Sort by the number of syllables

Phonemic awareness		Identification and isolation 1. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 2. Find the word with the same vowel sound 3. Find the long a word 4. Find the long e word 5. Find the long i word 6. Find the long o word 7. Find the long u word 8. Sort short and long vowel words Segmenting 9. Put the sounds in order
Phonemic awareness
Identification and isolation 1. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 2. Find the word with the same vowel sound 3. Find the long a word 4. Find the long e word 5. Find the long i word 6. Find the long o word 7. Find the long u word 8. Sort short and long vowel words Segmenting 9. Put the sounds in order
Score: 427–800
Phonemic awareness		Blending 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify each sound in a word Identification and isolation 3. Find the word with the same vowel sound 4. Which two words have the same vowel sound? 5. Sort short and long vowel words Segmenting 6. Put the sounds in order
Phonemic awareness
Blending 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify each sound in a word Identification and isolation 3. Find the word with the same vowel sound 4. Which two words have the same vowel sound? 5. Sort short and long vowel words Segmenting 6. Put the sounds in order

Phonics
Score: 100–361
Letter recognition		1. Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase 2. Review the letters A–Z 3. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z 4. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: f, i, j, l, m, t, y 5. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r
Letter recognition
1. Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase 2. Review the letters A–Z 3. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z 4. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: f, i, j, l, m, t, y 5. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r

Letter-sound correspondence		1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: B, D, J, K, P, T, V, Z 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: F, L, M, N, R, S 3. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: C, G, H, W 4. Choose the uppercase letter that matches the consonant sound: review
Letter-sound correspondence
1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: B, D, J, K, P, T, V, Z 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: F, L, M, N, R, S 3. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: C, G, H, W 4. Choose the uppercase letter that matches the consonant sound: review

Decoding		Short vowel words 1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture: uppercase 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word: uppercase 3. Choose the short i word that matches the picture: uppercase 4. Choose the short o word that matches the picture: uppercase 5. Choose the picture that matches the short u word: uppercase
Decoding
Short vowel words 1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture: uppercase 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word: uppercase 3. Choose the short i word that matches the picture: uppercase 4. Choose the short o word that matches the picture: uppercase 5. Choose the picture that matches the short u word: uppercase
Score: 362–394
Letter recognition		1. Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase 2. Choose the letter that you hear 3. Find the lowercase letters 4. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: C, K, O, P, S, U, V, W, X, Z 5. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: F, I, J, L, M, T, Y 6. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: A, B, D, E, G, H, N, Q, R 7. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review 8. Find the uppercase letters
Letter recognition
1. Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase 2. Choose the letter that you hear 3. Find the lowercase letters 4. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: C, K, O, P, S, U, V, W, X, Z 5. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: F, I, J, L, M, T, Y 6. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: A, B, D, E, G, H, N, Q, R 7. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review 8. Find the uppercase letters

Letter-sound correspondence		1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 3. Which letter does the word start with? 4. Which letter does the word end with?
Letter-sound correspondence
1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 3. Which letter does the word start with? 4. Which letter does the word end with?

Decoding		Short vowel words 1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the picture that matches the short u word
Decoding
Short vowel words 1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the picture that matches the short u word
Score: 395–433
Letter recognition		1. Frequently confused letters: find the letter 2. Frequently confused letters: find all the letters 3. Sort consonants and vowels 4. Find the vowel in the word 5. Put the letters in ABC order
Letter recognition
1. Frequently confused letters: find the letter 2. Frequently confused letters: find all the letters 3. Sort consonants and vowels 4. Find the vowel in the word 5. Put the letters in ABC order

Letter-sound correspondence		Consonants 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review Blends 3. Which consonant blend does the word start with? 4. Which consonant blend does the word end with?
Letter-sound correspondence
Consonants 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review Blends 3. Which consonant blend does the word start with? 4. Which consonant blend does the word end with?

Decoding		Short vowel sentences 1. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture 3. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture 6. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word 7. Read questions with short vowel words Blends and digraphs 8. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 9. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 10. Choose the word that matches the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck
Decoding
Short vowel sentences 1. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture 3. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture 6. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word 7. Read questions with short vowel words Blends and digraphs 8. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 9. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 10. Choose the word that matches the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck

Encoding		Short vowel words 1. Complete the short a word 2. Complete the short e word 3. Complete the short i words 4. Complete the short o word 5. Complete the short u word 6. Complete the word with the right short vowel 7. Spell the short vowel word Blends 8. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 9. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend
Encoding
Short vowel words 1. Complete the short a word 2. Complete the short e word 3. Complete the short i words 4. Complete the short o word 5. Complete the short u word 6. Complete the word with the right short vowel 7. Spell the short vowel word Blends 8. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 9. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend
Score: 434–800
Letter recognition		1. Find the vowels in a word
Letter recognition
1. Find the vowels in a word

Decoding		Long vowel words 1. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 2. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word Short and long vowel words 3. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 4. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 6. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 7. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Long vowel sentences 9. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 10. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture R-controlled vowels 11. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture Diphthongs 12. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture Multisyllabic words 13. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word
Decoding
Long vowel words 1. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 2. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word Short and long vowel words 3. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 4. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 6. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 7. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Long vowel sentences 9. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 10. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture R-controlled vowels 11. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture Diphthongs 12. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture Multisyllabic words 13. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word

Encoding		Long vowel words 1. Complete the silent e words 2. Spell the silent e word 3. Complete the vowel team words 4. Complete the word with the right vowel team R-controlled vowels 5. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur Diphthongs 6. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow Multisyllabic words 7. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 8. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 9. Complete the two-syllable words
Encoding
Long vowel words 1. Complete the silent e words 2. Spell the silent e word 3. Complete the vowel team words 4. Complete the word with the right vowel team R-controlled vowels 5. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur Diphthongs 6. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow Multisyllabic words 7. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 8. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 9. Complete the two-syllable words

High-frequency words
Score: 100–361
Word matching		1. Choose the two sight words that are the same
Word matching
1. Choose the two sight words that are the same

Read sight words		1. Read sight words set 1: a, in, run, the, you 2. Read sight words set 2: and, had, is, let, to 3. Read sight words set 3: at, for, I, one, said 4. Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3 5. Read sight words set 4: can, it, not, up, yes 6. Read sight words set 5: an, do, jump, look, make 7. Read sight words set 6: down, go, out, so, two 8. Read sight words: review sets 4, 5, 6 9. Read sight words set 7: find, my, no, red, see 10. Read sight words set 8: come, funny, little, me, sit 11. Read sight words set 9: big, help, play, three, yellow 12. Read sight words set 10: away, blue, here, us, where 13. Read sight words: review sets 7, 8, 9, 10 14. Read sight words: review sets 1–10
Read sight words
1. Read sight words set 1: a, in, run, the, you 2. Read sight words set 2: and, had, is, let, to 3. Read sight words set 3: at, for, I, one, said 4. Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3 5. Read sight words set 4: can, it, not, up, yes 6. Read sight words set 5: an, do, jump, look, make 7. Read sight words set 6: down, go, out, so, two 8. Read sight words: review sets 4, 5, 6 9. Read sight words set 7: find, my, no, red, see 10. Read sight words set 8: come, funny, little, me, sit 11. Read sight words set 9: big, help, play, three, yellow 12. Read sight words set 10: away, blue, here, us, where 13. Read sight words: review sets 7, 8, 9, 10 14. Read sight words: review sets 1–10
Score: 362–374
Word matching		1. Choose the two sight words that are the same
Word matching
1. Choose the two sight words that are the same

Read sight words		1. Read sight words set 1: ate, he, of, that, was 2. Read sight words set 2: are, green, on, please, they 3. Read sight words set 3: be, have, or, pretty, this 4. Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3
Read sight words
1. Read sight words set 1: ate, he, of, that, was 2. Read sight words set 2: are, green, on, please, they 3. Read sight words set 3: be, have, or, pretty, this 4. Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3
Score: 375–418
Read sight words		1. Read sight words set 4: all, but, ride, saw, what 2. Read sight words set 5: about, like, she, under, we 3. Read sight words set 6: black, into, made, ran, white 4. Read sight words: review sets 4, 5, 6 5. Read sight words set 7: am, did, get, now, well 6. Read sight words set 8: fast, good, him, take, will 7. Read sight words set 9: came, going, say, too, with 8. Read sight words set 10: brown, does, eat, must, went 9. Read sight words: review sets 7, 8, 9, 10 10. Read sight words: review sets 1–10 11. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
Read sight words
1. Read sight words set 4: all, but, ride, saw, what 2. Read sight words set 5: about, like, she, under, we 3. Read sight words set 6: black, into, made, ran, white 4. Read sight words: review sets 4, 5, 6 5. Read sight words set 7: am, did, get, now, well 6. Read sight words set 8: fast, good, him, take, will 7. Read sight words set 9: came, going, say, too, with 8. Read sight words set 10: brown, does, eat, must, went 9. Read sight words: review sets 7, 8, 9, 10 10. Read sight words: review sets 1–10 11. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

Spell sight words		1. Spell the sight word
Spell sight words
1. Spell the sight word
Score: 419–800
Read sight words		1. Read sight words set 1: again, each, from, may, stop, than, when 2. Read sight words set 2: after, best, gave, has, once, them, were 3. Read sight words set 3: as, by, four, her, more, some, think, way 4. Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3 5. Read sight words set 4: every, could, how, over, put, there, who 6. Read sight words set 5: ask, five, just, long, read, then, want 7. Read sight words set 6: any, give, his, new, open, sleep, wish 8. Read sight words set 7: also, fly, know, live, old, soon, why 9. Read sight words: review sets 4, 5, 6, 7 10. Read sight words: review sets 1–7
Read sight words
1. Read sight words set 1: again, each, from, may, stop, than, when 2. Read sight words set 2: after, best, gave, has, once, them, were 3. Read sight words set 3: as, by, four, her, more, some, think, way 4. Read sight words: review sets 1, 2, 3 5. Read sight words set 4: every, could, how, over, put, there, who 6. Read sight words set 5: ask, five, just, long, read, then, want 7. Read sight words set 6: any, give, his, new, open, sleep, wish 8. Read sight words set 7: also, fly, know, live, old, soon, why 9. Read sight words: review sets 4, 5, 6, 7 10. Read sight words: review sets 1–7

Spell sight words		1. Spell the sight word
Spell sight words
1. Spell the sight word

Decode in context		1. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word: sets 1, 2, 3 2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word: sets 4, 5, 6, 7 3. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word: review sets 1–7
Decode in context
1. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word: sets 1, 2, 3 2. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word: sets 4, 5, 6, 7 3. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word: review sets 1–7

Vocabulary
Score: 100–361
Academic vocabulary		Colors and numbers 1. Use color words 2. Use number words: one to five 3. Use number words: six to ten 4. Use number words: one to ten Location words 5. Inside and outside 6. Above and below 7. Next to and beside
Academic vocabulary
Colors and numbers 1. Use color words 2. Use number words: one to five 3. Use number words: six to ten 4. Use number words: one to ten Location words 5. Inside and outside 6. Above and below 7. Next to and beside
Score: 362–395
Academic vocabulary		1. Use number words: one to ten 2. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside 3. Choose the best location word to match the picture
Academic vocabulary
1. Use number words: one to ten 2. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside 3. Choose the best location word to match the picture
Score: 396–479
Academic vocabulary		Adjectives and verbs 1. Compare pictures using adjectives 2. Find the picture that matches the action verb Question words 3. Who, what, when, where, or why? Categories 4. Sort objects into categories
Academic vocabulary
Adjectives and verbs 1. Compare pictures using adjectives 2. Find the picture that matches the action verb Question words 3. Who, what, when, where, or why? Categories 4. Sort objects into categories

Word relationships		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Match antonyms to pictures 2. Match synonyms Multiple-meaning words 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Categories 4. Which one is not like the others?
Word relationships
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Match antonyms to pictures 2. Match synonyms Multiple-meaning words 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Categories 4. Which one is not like the others?
Score: 480–800
Academic vocabulary		Nouns and adjectives 1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 2. Compare pictures using adjectives 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Academic vocabulary
Nouns and adjectives 1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 2. Compare pictures using adjectives 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Word relationships		Synonyms and antonyms 1. Choose the synonyms 2. Choose the antonyms Shades of meaning 3. Find the words with related meanings 4. Describe the difference between related words 5. Order related words based on meaning Prefixes and suffixes 6. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 7. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes
Word relationships
Synonyms and antonyms 1. Choose the synonyms 2. Choose the antonyms Shades of meaning 3. Find the words with related meanings 4. Describe the difference between related words 5. Order related words based on meaning Prefixes and suffixes 6. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 7. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes

Comprehension: literature
Score: 100–359
Character, setting, and events		1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Which feeling matches the picture?
Character, setting, and events
1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Which feeling matches the picture?

Predictions		1. What will happen next?
Predictions
1. What will happen next?
Score: 360–389
Character, setting, and events		1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Order images in a story
Character, setting, and events
1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 2. Order images in a story

Short stories: read along		1. Read along with realistic fiction
Short stories: read along
1. Read along with realistic fiction
Score: 390–479
Inference		1. What am I?
Inference
1. What am I?

Point of view		1. Who is telling the story?
Point of view
1. Who is telling the story?

Short stories: read along		1. Read along with fantasy
Short stories: read along
1. Read along with fantasy

Short stories: independent reading		1. Read animal fantasy 2. Read realistic fiction
Short stories: independent reading
1. Read animal fantasy 2. Read realistic fiction
Score: 480–800
Character, setting, and events		1. Order images in a story 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Character, setting, and events
1. Order images in a story 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Point of view		1. Who is the narrator?
Point of view
1. Who is the narrator?

Inference		1. What am I?
Inference
1. What am I?

Short stories: read along		1. Read along with fantasy 2. Read along with realistic fiction
Short stories: read along
1. Read along with fantasy 2. Read along with realistic fiction

Short stories: independent reading		1. Read animal fantasy 2. Read realistic fiction 3. Read myths, legends, and fables
Short stories: independent reading
1. Read animal fantasy 2. Read realistic fiction 3. Read myths, legends, and fables

Comprehension: informational
Score: 100–361
Text features		1. Identify book parts and features
Text features
1. Identify book parts and features
Score: 362–395
Informational text: read along		1. Read along about famous people
Informational text: read along
1. Read along about famous people
Score: 396–479
Informational text: read along		1. Read along about science and nature 2. Read along about food
Informational text: read along
1. Read along about science and nature 2. Read along about food

Informational text: independent reading		1. Read about animals 2. Read about places
Informational text: independent reading
1. Read about animals 2. Read about places
Score: 480–800
Informational text: read along		1. Read along about science and nature 2. Read along about famous people 3. Read along about food
Informational text: read along
1. Read along about science and nature 2. Read along about famous people 3. Read along about food

Informational text: independent reading		1. Read about animals 2. Read about sports and hobbies 3. Read about famous places
Informational text: independent reading
1. Read about animals 2. Read about sports and hobbies 3. Read about famous places

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