Description of Scores

5 --- What is a 5?

Performed target skill correctly and independently with beginning prompt only (or string of beginning prompts)

Student correctly responded after the beginning prompt or a "string" (i.e., a series of beginning prompts without a sufficient pause to give the student time to respond).

Beginning prompt written: "Show me the fire truck."
Beginning prompt given with no pauses between sentences: "Here are some pictures." "Pick out the fire truck." "Show me the fire truck in these pictures." "Can you tell me which is the fire truck?"

Student correctly responded with only the beginning prompt even though the response appeared to be a lucky guess.
Student self-corrected without additional prompts from the administrator.

	correctly and independently completed all steps of multi-step skill

Student sorted, described, or sequenced the required number of items, events, or details.

4 --- What is a 4?

Performed target skill correctly with beginning prompt + one additional prompt, redirection, or correction that did not modify (make easier) the skill assessed

Student received one additional prompt that did not modify the skill assessed.
Administrator:

gave the beginning prompt, student did not respond, and administrator gave prompt one additional time after pausing between prompts (silent prompt).

Student:

asked for clarification and the administrator responded with one additional prompt.
answered incorrectly and the administrator prompted the student once to try again.

correctly completed a multi-step skill with beginning prompt + one additional prompt that did not modify (make easier) the skill assessed

Student correctly completed all steps with beginning prompt and one additional prompt that did not modify the skill.

to sort all items
to give required number of responses to question (e.g. name 2 events and student named only one, then was prompted for the second).

3 --- What is a 3?

Performed correctly but beginning prompt was not heard

Administrator's beginning prompt(s) was not recorded but the student's response observed was correct.

a modified (easier) version of the skill

Administrator:

pointed while student read or counted (except when told to do so).
corrected student’s reading when student was to read independently.
named a material that was not supposed to be named.
presented materials in an ordered array instead of an unordered array as specified.
eliminated or added space between materials to be counted, added, or subtracted.
presented easier question than specified.

changed where question to who.
changed inferential question to literal.
changed open-ended question to fill- in the blank.

Student:
- answered question in a form easier than specified.
- reread entire sentence instead of answering question in his or her own words.
- answered open-ended question with a partially correct or a possible, but not likely, answer.

at least one but not all of the steps of a multi-step skill

Student:

named, described, sequenced, or sorted at least one, but not all, of the materials.
was to count out loud and give answer but student just gave the answer.
counted materials incorrectly but came up with the correct answer.
counted materials correctly but teacher stopped student when correct count was reached.

with beginning prompt and two or more additional prompts

Administrator:
- gave the beginning prompt two or more additional times after pausing between prompts.
- gave the beginning prompt, waited for a response, received none, and repeated beginning prompt (silent prompt) two or more additional times.
- gave the beginning prompt two or more additional times when student asked for clarification or gave incorrect answer.

2 --- What is a 2?

Performed incorrectly

Student responded but response was incorrect and administrator moved on.

final response for single step item was incorrect.
no step of multi-step item was correct.
no words in connected text were read correctly.

Demonstrated skill completely different from the targeted skill

Student responded to administrator prompts, but the skill demonstrated was completely different than required.

required skill was "Reads word," student matched word.

Actively engaged and the teacher ensured the correct response

Administrator:

reduced materials in array to one choice.
led student’s hand to correct choice.
gave the student the correct answer.
pointed to the correct answer and student imitated the response.
demonstrated what to do and the student imitated the response.
required skill was "Read word(s)," student repeated word(s) after administrator said word(s).

Actively engaged but the response was not seen nor heard

Test item, including beginning prompt, was presented but

response was not recorded.
scorer could not determine if response was correct or incorrect.

1 --- What is a 1?

Passively participated and administrator ensured correct response

There was no sign of the student being engaged with the test materials.

Student was not oriented to the materials used for the skills tested, even after prompting, and the administrator led the student’s hand to the correct answer.

0 --- What is a 0?

Skill was not recorded (skipped, not able to be seen nor heard)

Entire skill was skipped (neither the instruction nor the response was recorded).