In classrooms across the K–3 classrooms, teachers and students are participating in Acadience assessments, a set of short research-based screening tests designed to measure foundational literacy skills such as phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and comprehension.
Acadience assessments are administered three times a year at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. These brief assessments help educators identify how well students are progressing in essential reading skills. Each measure typically takes only a few minutes and serves as a universal screener to detect learning gaps early, before they become larger challenges.
The video highlights how teachers work one-on-one with students during these assessments, carefully recording responses to timed reading tasks such as letter naming or oral reading fluency. These tasks provide educators with reliable indicators of each student’s current skill level in a way that is both efficient and actionable.
After the assessment is complete, teachers and administrators review Acadience reports to interpret the results. The reports compare individual and class performance to research-based benchmark goals, clearly showing whether students are on track for grade-level reading success or may need additional support. The system also generates easy-to-read graphs and progress summaries that track student growth over time and help guide classroom instruction.
Parents receive simplified versions of the reports so they can understand how their child is performing and which areas may need extra practice at home. When students score below benchmark, educators can adjust instruction or provide targeted interventions quickly.
Overall, Acadience assessments play an important role in the district’s literacy efforts by providing timely data that supports student achievement and helps ensure every learner is moving toward strong reading success
To learn more about Acadience testing, see here.