K-3 Alphabet Knowledge Benchmarks

Use the charts below to identify each student’s level of alphabet knowledge. Follow the
progress monitoring schedule according to the student’s level of alphabet knowledge.
Students identified as strategic and intensive will require individualized support and
practice.

Alphabet Recognition/Identification
FALL WINTER SPRING
Benchmark Identifies 1st Identifies Identifies
letter in name 6 to 10 11 to 15
Strategic Recognizes 1st Identifies Identifies
letter in name 3 to 5 6 to 10
Intensive No Identifies Identifies
recognition 0 to 2 0 to 5

Progress Monitoring Schedule

Students who are not benchmark will be assessed every other week beginning in
November

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 Alphabet Knowledge - FALL
K-3 uppercase Alphabet Knowledge
Assessment Instructions: Use the test template to assess each student’s knowledge of
uppercase letters. Display the line with the letter of the student’s first name. Ask the
student to point to the first letter in his/her name. If the student is able to point to the
correct letter, ask the student to name the letter. If the student names the letter
correctly, continue with the rest of the uppercase alphabet sheet. Circle each letter that
the student identifies correctly. Record the number of correct responses in the box.
Say these specific directions to students: Point to the first letter in your name. Tell
me the name of that letter.

Child’s Name: Date:

Yes No
Student recognizes first letter in own name

Student identifies first letter in own name

**If the answer is “yes” to both of the above statements, continue with
the uppercase alphabet assessment

Say these specific directions to students: We are going to look at some letters. I
would like you to name the letters that you know. (point to the first letter)

Recording Key
V A K P E Indicate student
responses to letter naming
next to the each letter on
L H W B Z the student recording sheet.
Circle correct responses. If
the answer given is not
correct, mark with the
C X T M N following code.
SC – Self-Corrected
NR – No response
D I Y Q S Response Given –If a child
gives an incorrect response,
record the name of the letter
R J F U G O that the child says.
(Example – A student names
D as “B”. Write “B” next
to letter D).
Uppercase

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 K-3 & K-4 Uppercase Test Template
(Fall)

V A K P E

L H W B Z

C X T M N

D I Y Q S

R J F U G

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 Alphabet Knowledge - WINTER
. K-3 Uppercase Alphabet Knowledge
Assessment Instructions: Use the test template to assess each student’s knowledge of
uppercase letters. Display one line at a time. The assessor should point to each letter
and ask the child to name the letter. Circle each letter that the student identifies
correctly. Record the number of correct responses in the box.
Say these specific directions to the students: We are going to look at some letters.
I would like you to name the letters that you know. (point to the first letter)
Child’s Name: Date:

C X A J G

O I L B F

H U T R D
Recording Key
V Q Y N S Indicate student
responses to letter naming
next to the each letter on
K W P E Z M the student recording sheet.
Circle correct responses. If
the answer given is not
U Uppercase Score correct, mark with the
following code.
SC – Self-Corrected
NR – No response
Lowercase letter identification Response Given –If a child
Administer the lowercase letter assessment to students gives an incorrect response,
who have identified 16 or more uppercase letters. record the name of the letter
that the child says.
x a u g f (Example – A student names
D as “B”. Write “B” next
to letter D).

j r o s q

y i t d n

m c z b w

h l e p k v

Lowercase Score

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 K-3 & K-4 Uppercase Test Template
(Winter)

C X A J G

O I L B F

H U T R D

V Q Y N S

K W P E Z

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 K-3 and K4 Lowercase Test Template
(Winter)

x a u g f

j r o s q

y i t d n

m c z b w

h l e p k

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 Alphabet Knowledge - SPRING
K-3 Uppercase Alphabet Knowledge
Assessment Instructions: Use the test template to assess each student’s knowledge of
uppercase letters. Display one line at a time. The assessor should point to each letter
and ask the student to name the letter. Circle each letter that the student identifies
correctly. Record the number of correct responses in the box.
Say these specific directions to the students: We are going to look at some letters.
I would like you to name the letters that you know. (point to the first letter)
Child’s Name: Date:
O G U F J

R S Q Y I

D N M T X
Recording Key
Indicate student
C Z B W L responses to letter naming
next to the each letter on
the student recording sheet.
Circle correct responses. If
E K P A V H the answer given is not
correct, mark with the
following code.
Uppercase Score SC – Self-Corrected
NR – No response
Response Given –If a child
Lowercase letter identification gives an incorrect response,
Administer the lowercase letter assessment to students record the name of the letter
that the child says.
who have identified 16 or more uppercase letters. (Example – A student names
e a p k v D as “B”. Write “B” next
to letter D).

z b w h l

n m t x c

s q y i d

g u f j r o

Lowercase Score
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 K-3 & K-4 Uppercase Test Template
(Spring)

O G U F J

R S Q Y I

D N M T X

C Z B W L

E K P A V

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 K-3 and K-4 Lowercase Test Template
(Spring)

e a p k v

z b w h l

n m t x c

s q y i d

g u f j r

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