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Assessments

Every assessment tool, by grade. Start with the three diagnostics to place each student on the thinking-level ladder, then open the cluster companions that turn student evidence into the next teaching move. Choose a grade to begin.
PURPOSE
This page gathers every assessment tool for Grades 3, 4, and 5 in one place.
RATIONALE
The three diagnostics place each student on the thinking-level ladder, and the cluster companions turn that evidence into the next teaching move, building toward STAAR/SST.
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Choose a grade to jump to its tools. Start with the diagnostics, then open the Assessment Companion for the cluster you are teaching.
Across Every Grade
The engine behind the Assessment Companion, shared by all three grades.
Diagnostics and Tools
Start here. The three RPLD diagnostics place each student on the thinking-level ladder, and the ladders, tracker, and master template are the shared engine behind every companion.
Grade 3 Assessment Companion
The Prepare cluster and all eight clusters, each covering four modules, with student evidence scored against the same thinking-level ladder.
Grade 4 Assessment Companion
All eight clusters, each covering four modules, with student evidence scored against the same thinking-level ladder.
Grade 5 Assessment Companion
All eight clusters, each covering four modules, with student evidence scored against the same thinking-level ladder.
How We Use Each Assessment
The same scores drive three decisions. This is the guidance a reviewer looks for in Section 2.2.
2.2a
Interpreting performance
Every task is scored against the same rubric and the same thinking levels, so a score names not just right or wrong but where the student is on the path to proficiency.
Open the scoring rubrics →
2.2d
Entry and exit
The diagnostic places a student into the right support, and the same measure at the end shows when the goal is met, so entry and exit rest on the same evidence.
Scored the same way →