Parent Quiz

K-1 Reading Benchmarks: Parents Are You Flying Blind?

Subtitle: Most school report cards use vague terms like “Meeting Expectations.” Take this 60-second quiz. If you don’t answer yes to each of these, your child may be falling behind.

The Questions

    1. Phonemic Awareness: Can your child orally segment the word “blast” into its five individual sounds (/b/ /l/ /a/ /s/ /t/) without looking at the letters?
        • [ ] Yes

        • [ ] No / Not Sure

    1. Decoding Ability: If your child encounters the nonsense word “glump,” can they use phonics rules to read it correctly, or do they try to guess a real word that looks similar?
        • [ ] They can decode it

        • [ ] They guess based on the first letter

    1. High-Frequency Words: Do you know if your child can identify the “sight words” for their grade level ?
        • [ ] Instant recognition

        • [ ] They struggle/guess

    1. School Communication: In your last teacher conference, did the school provide a specific list of the reading benchmarks your child is expected to master during the school year?
        • [ ] Yes, I have the list

        • [ ] No, we discussed “general progress”

    1. Fluency: Do you know if your child is reading with fluency and comprehension for their grade level?
        • [ ] Yes

        • [ ] I have no idea.


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