What Scoring Conventions Does Literably Use for Foundational Skills Assessments? Follow
Literably uses the following conventions to indicate how a student answered prompts in phonological awareness and phonics assessments:
Behavior | Notation |
Example |
Interpretation | Scoring |
The response is given correctly. | No red text on the response, and no text is grayed out. | ![]() |
The student said "/a/ /t/," with a space in between the sounds. | Correct: 1/1 |
Omission | Sound(s) said by the student are in black text; sound(s) omitted by the student are grayed out. | ![]() |
The student said "/k/," and then was silent. | Incorrect: 0/1 |
Substitution | Student's response is in red text, and the correct response is grayed out. | ![]() |
The student said "/sh/." | Incorrect: 0/1 |
Insertion* | Student's insertion is in red text, and the response text is in black. | ![]() |
The student said "/sh/" two times. | Incorrect: 0/1 |
Self-Correction* | Student's self-correction is in red text and labeled "SC," and the response text is in black. | ![]() |
The student said "/n/," followed by "pik." | Incorrect: 0/1 |
*Currently, students' responses in phonological awareness assessments need to match the answer 100% in order to be counted as correct. If a student repeats the answer or inserts extraneous utterances, their response will be scored as incorrect (0/1). In other words, insertions and self-corrections are currently counted as errors for these assessments.
If possible, students should say their response only one time in their recording.