The following reading concepts are covered in the screening section of the Grade 1 TPRI:

Graphophonemic Knowledge-the recognition of the letters of the alphabet and the understanding of sound-symbol relationships.

Word Reading-the correct identification of words.

Phonemic Awareness-the ability to detect and identify individual sounds within spoken words.

At Grade 1, the initial screening task is a list of 10 uppercase and lowercase letters that the student is to identify by name and sound. Knowing letter sounds is an early developing form of phonological awareness, that is, the student’s awareness of the internal structure of speech.

In the second task, a list of words, selected for frequency and scaled for difficulty, is provided to determine the student’s word recognition skill. The student is asked to identify the words.

The final screening task is a phonemic awareness activity in which the student is asked to listen to words divided into their individual sounds and then asked to pronounce the words.

To be considered "Developed" on the beginning of the year Screening, students must receive a score of 8, 9, or 10 on Screening 1 and a score of 3 or higher on Screening 2 OR a score of 5 or more on Screening 3.

To be considered "Developed" on the end of the year Screening, students must receive a score a score of
5-8 on Screening 4 OR a score of 5 or 6 on Screening 5.

The reading concepts listed below are covered in the inventory section of the Grade 1 TPRI:

Phonemic Awareness-the ability to detect and identify individual sounds within spoken words.

Graphophonemic Knowledge-the recognition of the letters of the alphabet and the understanding of sound-symbol relationships
.
Reading Accuracy-the ability to read text accurately.

Reading Fluency-the ability to read connected text accurately, quickly, and automatically.

Listening Comprehension-the understanding of what has been read aloud to the student. *

Reading Comprehension-the understanding of what has been read by the student. **

* Listening Comprehension is administered only at the beginning of Grade 1 to those students unable to read Grade 1, Story 1.
** If students are unable to read the story in which they are placed, have them read the previous story.
Do not administer the task as Listening Comprehension and do not use any Kindergarten stories for
this purpose.