How are students identified for Phonics Blitz?
Students who will benefit from Phonics Blitz lessons are identified by giving a one-minute oral reading passage and Relly Great Reading’s short informal Decoding Surveys. The oral reading and decoding surveys are administered individually, and take only two to seven minutes per student to administer and score. Students who meet a benchmark score on the oral reading and have an accuracy rate of 97% or higher demonstrate grade level reading skills and do not need the Decoding Surveys. The school enters the oral reading and decoding survey scores into Really Great Reading’s Grouping Matix and the school receives recommended groups. 2. How is student progress measured? During Phonics Blitz lessons, progress is monitored as students chart their accuracy percentage and reading rate for a one minute oral reading at the beginning of each lesson. The oral reading passages are not decodable. Student’s scores on the passages show how what they are learning transfers to “real” reading. After stude
