About Assess360 Literacy

Assess 360 Literacy is a comprehensive, online screening and diagnostic assessment for K–6 students, available in both Spanish and English. The assessment includes subtests covering foundational skills, oral reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The results will then be presented in detailed reports highlighting students' reading strengths and weaknesses, along with instructional recommendations based on the data.

Assess360 Literacy availability is dependent upon your district’s subscriptions.

Previewing an Assess360 Literacy Assessment

Creating an Assess360 Literacy Assignment

Grading an Assess360 Literacy Assignment

Speech Recognition in Assess360 Literacy (BETA)

View Reports for Assess360 Literacy Assessments

View Instructional Recommendations for Assess360 Literacy Assessments

Previewing an Assess360 Literacy Assessment

You can preview an Assess360 Literacy assessment by navigating to the Resource Library, and ensuring Assess360 Literacy is selected under the Library dropdown. Then, navigate to the Screener and Diagnostic section, and select the assessment you would like to preview. Once selected, a new tab will open in your browser. From here, you can preview the Assess360 Literacy assessment. If there is a specific subtest you are looking to preview, you can utilize the Subtest dropdown in the top left corner of Test Preview.

Subtests will vary depending upon grade level and time of year.

Creating an Assess360 Literacy Assignment

Creating an Assess360 Literacy can be accomplished in a few simple clicks! You can create an Assess360 Literacy assignment the same way you would create any other BU assignment. To learn more about how to Create an Assignment, please visit here.

Grading an Assess360 Literacy Assignment

You can grade an Assess360 Literacy assignment by navigating to the Grade View page. Assess360 Literacy utilizes hybrid scoring, so some subtests will be autograded, while others require manual grading. From the Grade View page, you can grade subtests that require manual grading, and review subtests that have been automatically graded.

Follow the steps below to manually grade an Oral Reading Record Fluency (ORF) subtest.

 

Subtest Steps

Oral Reading Fluency (ORF)
  1. Listen to the student recording and mark any omissions, mispronunciations, and insertions on the subtest.

    2. Note: Insertions can be marked, but are not counted as errors. Mispronunciations and Omissions can be marked and are counted as errors.

  2. Mark the Last Word Read (LWR).

    3. Note: You can go back and edit the LWR if needed.

  3. Select Save Changes.
  4. Once Save is selected, the Words Counted Per Minute (WCPM) appears.

Speech Recognition in Assess360 Literacy (BETA)

Using the Speech Recognition Tool

Some Assess360 Literacy subtests are automatically graded using our Speech Recognition tool. This means that a student’s audio recording is processed by the tool and a grade is automatically given to the student’s response. You can identify when a response has been autograded by the Speech Recognition tool by viewing an A next to the question number in Grade View.

If you need to make changes to the scoring completed by the Speech Recognition tool, please toggle your Grade View to Enter Responses Manually Mode.

From here, you can adjust the student’s grade as needed, and an optional Override Justification section appears. You can select the Restore Autograde button at the top of the question area, as needed.

Please refer to the tables below for subtests where the Speech Recognition tool is currently available.

English Assess360 Literacy Subtests with Speech Recognition

Assessment / Subtest 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
High-Frequency Words

✓

 ✓      
Oral Reading Fluency ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Spanish Assess 360 Subtests with Speech Recognition

Assessment / Subtest 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
Leer palabras

✓

 ✓      
Fluidez en la lectural oral ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Recommended Recording Conditions for Speech Recognition

Recording quality can affect the accuracy of the Speech Recognition tool. For best results, make sure the student’s recording is clear and has minimal background noise.

 

For optimal Speech Recognition accuracy:

  1. Record in a quiet environment with little or no background noise.

  2. Make sure the student’s voice is clear and easy to hear.

  3. Avoid unnecessary long pauses during the recording.

  4. Make sure other people are not speaking while the student is recording.

  5. Confirm that the microphone is working correctly before recording.

For additional information, refer to the Assess360 Literacy Automatic Speech Recognition FAQs page.

View Reports for Assess360 Literacy Assessments

You can view reports for Assess360 Literacy assessments by navigating to the Reports application. On the Test Score Comparison Report, you can view Oral Reading Fluency subtest scored in Words Correct Per Minute (WCPM), view scores received on each individual subtest, and view Instructional Recommendations based on individual student performance.

View Instructional Recommendations for Assess360 Literacy Assessments

You can view Instructional Recommendations for Assess360 Literacy Assessments by selecting the light-bulb icon next to a student’s name. From here, a Recommendation pop-up will appear for the selected student. You can view the name of the Assess360 Literacy test and subtests taken by the student, date when the test was administered, and targeted tips to help address the student’s individual learning needs based on the results of each subtest.

Selecting the Resources tab in the pop-up will display recommended resources aligned to the student’s identified areas of need based on the results of each subtest.

To learn more about adding Instructional Recommendations to a Bookshelf, please visit this page.