Assessment Content and Test Types

Introduction

MAP Reading Fluency can be used for screening, benchmarking, and progress monitoring among students developing foundational reading skills and oral reading fluency. This page overviews the test content associated with the progression of skills from early literacy to fluent reading.

 

 

	MAP Reading Fluency Test Types
	Benchmark Tests			Progress Monitoring
	Adaptive Oral Reading	Foundational Skills	Passages Only	Phonics & Word Recognition	Phonological Awareness	Oral Reading
Recommended grade levels	1–3	Pre-K–K	4+	K–5	K–2	2+
Test content	Routes to: Foundational Skills or Passage Reading Routing based on Sentence Reading Fluency	Phonological Awareness Phonics & Word Recognition Language Comprehension Audio-supported Reading Comprehension	Passage Reading Comprehension	Letter Knowledge Letter Sounds Word Reading Encoding	Rhyme Completion Blending Segmenting Phonemic Manipulation	Passage Reading Comprehension
Screening Outcomes	Dyslexia Screening K–3, English Universal Screening K–5, English			N/A
Optional Measures	Attach if desired: Rapid Automatized Naming Nonsense Word Fluency
Administration types	Onsite and remote
Frequency	Three times per year			Every 4–6 weeks as needed
Test time	Approximately 30 minutes			5–10 minutes
Accessibility	Audio instruction, color contrast adjustment, and magnification
Setting Up for Testing	Devices and headsets for each student
Languages	English Spanish			English

 

Custom Tests

Custom tests can be configured to meet specific district needs for a common blueprint. For more information, contact your Account Manager.

Further Information

For a deeper dive into psychometric and test construction information, please download the MAP Reading Fluency Technical report.

For test design and specifications for the Spanish assessment, please download the Spanish MAP Reading Fluency Technical report.

The MAP Reading Fluency Administration Guidance Document provides guidance on using MAP Reading Fluency and MAP Growth together.