This beginning of the year writing assessment probe is perfect for assessing special education students as you write IEP goals. You know that you have to baseline writing data in order to write an amazing present level or IEP goal, so grab these baseline writing assessments in order to help you! Administer this assessment at the beginning, middle and end of the year to show growth and progress. Use to determine areas of strength and weakness to help you write effective IEP goals. And, general education teachers can use this writing assessment, too! Easily give this written expression and mechanics test to all of your students to assess their writing skills!

Looking to save $$$? Get this resource (and four more!) when you buy the bundle! 

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What is the purpose of this product?

• Determine strengths/weaknesses for writing mechanics and written expression
• Help write IEP goals
• Help progress monitor IEP goals and classroom progress

What task does my students start on? When do I stop assessing?

• This resource is progressive, you can start on task one.
• You can skip tasks if you feel a student already knows the skill.
• Tasks move from least difficult (writing words) to most difficult (writing whole paragraphs)
• Stop assessments when student makes multiple errors on a tasks

What skills are included?

• Please see the preview to see the complete table of contents
• Some included expression skills are: word writing, completing sentence starters, filling in graphic organizers, writing details, writing a paragraph
• Some included mechanics skills are: capitalization, punctuation, quotation marks, subject/verb agreement, commas

What is included with my purchase?

• With your purchase you are receiving PDF files of the books. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. NO PHYSICAL HARD COPY OF THE BOOKS WILL BE MAILED TO YOU.

Why are there 2 different book types for each version?

• Book A:
  • Students write responses in this book
  • You will need one copy for each student you are assessing
  • Each book A is 19 pages long

• Book B:
  • Directions to read to students
  • Copy of student assessments so teacher can read the sentences for students who require a reading accommodation
  • You only need one copy regardless of how many students you are assessing.
  • Book B is 26 pages long.

How do I prep this product?

• Laminate covers
• Options to create books: staple pages, binders, paper clips, binder rings, binding machine

How do I grade the assessments?

• Sample graded page is included
• Graded out of 10 points
• Mark errors, guesses, and/or concepts the student is fluent with

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• No, this resource is not editable. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • Fonts and Text
  • Images and Layout