Foundations of Reading Test (FoRT) case studies
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The Foundations of Reading Test (FoRT) is a licensure assessment used by some states to verify that candidates have the reading-science knowledge required to teach early literacy. It is typically taken by aspiring elementary teachers, reading specialists, special education teachers, and others seeking a reading endorsement, and it is usually one requirement among several (coursework, student teaching, background checks) rather than a stand-alone credential. The exam blends multiple-choice items with constructed-response writing. Its content spans foundational reading development-phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and word analysis, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension-plus assessment-driven instruction and a written component asking you to interpret a student's reading performance and justify instructional decisions. The Foundations of Reading Test (FoRT) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,211 words.
1Kindergarten Phonemic Awareness Before Letter-Sound Instruction
Alvarez teaches kindergarten in a school with a 90-minute literacy block. In mid-January, she reviews data for Mateo, age 5.
667 words, about 3 min2Second-Grade Digraph and R-Controlled Vowel Error Pattern
Boone reviews a spelling inventory and running records for his second-grade class. Priya reads grade-level CVC words with 95% accuracy and reads ship correctly, but on a digraph and r-controlled list she reads chop as /k/ /o/ /p/, thin as /t/ /h/ /i/ /n/, and star with a short /a/.
619 words, about 3 min3Third-Grade Comprehension: Fluency Is Not the Whole Story
Okafor reviews third-grade data for Jordan. On a grade-level passage, Jordan reads 96 words correct per minute with 98% accuracy.
626 words, about 3 min4Fourth-Grade Screening Data and a Premature Special Education Referral
Chen, a reading specialist, reviews fall screening data for Ava, a fourth grader. Ava's composite score is at the 18th percentile.
631 words, about 3 min5Fifth-Grade Constructed Response: Listing Evidence Instead of Integrating It
Patel's fifth graders are writing a constructed response after reading two short texts about urban trees. The prompt says: 'Using both texts, explain two ways trees help cities and one challenge to planting them.
668 words, about 3 min