Free Reading Readiness Assessment · Ages 4–7
Find out exactly where your child is on the path to reading.
A free, parent-friendly kit of in-depth assessments, including listening games, that you can do at home, so you know what your child already has and what to work on next.
Get the free 46-page kit
- Whether your child can hear rhymes, syllables and the individual sounds in words, the step most programs skip.
- Which letter names and letter sounds your child already knows, and which still need practice.
- Whether your child is ready to blend simple CVC words and nonsense words.
- Exactly where to begin, with easy scoring sheets and a parent guide that explains what the results mean.
What's in the kit
Three in-depth assessments plus a parent guide, one download.
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness share one 26-page file. All four parts come together in one 46-page PDF.
- Parent Guide & Scoring SheetsBefore You Begin · 8 pages
- Phonological AwarenessHearing words, syllables and rhymes · listening only, no reading needed
- Phonemic AwarenessHearing and working with individual sounds · listening only, no reading needed
- Letters & WordsLetter names, letter sounds, CVC and nonsense words · 12 pages
Ear training, hearing rhymes, syllables and sounds, comes before letter sounds. This kit checks that step first.
Meet Vaunda
Hi, I'm Vaunda Jo Montoya, creator of Spark to Superpower. I spent 18 years as an elementary literacy and reading intervention educator, and I'm a mom of three. I made this kit so you can see where your child is starting before you teach a single letter.