Early Literacy Assessment Tool (ELAT)

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Benefits of ELAT

By participating in the Early Literacy Assessment Tool Project, applicants first select one of the two vendors and then are supplied with the online tools to support the assessment. Participants will select:

• Amplify for Acadience Reading (formerly named DIBELS Next) and IDEL, approved interim assessments for the READ Act, and DIBELS Deep PA/WRD diagnostic reading assessment, an approved diagnostic measure.
• Istation for ISIP Early Reading and ISIP Lectura Temprana, approved interim assessments for the READ Act.

Both online platforms will:

1. Provide individualized assessments with immediate results;
2. Store and analyze assessment results, recommend activities that are aligned with the assessment results, and assist in tracking student performance and identifying strategies to improve student performance;
3. Provide student grouping recommendations based on the assessment scores and provide proposed lesson plans on a short-term cycle; and
4. Assist in generating and populating individualized plans to improve students’ reading skills.

All approved applicants will receive software licenses to use the assessment that they select. The tool will store and analyze the results and recommend school and home activities based on those results. Hardware is not included. Applicants will be responsible for providing their own hardware.

A list of hardware devices that support the software is available for each vendor:

• Amplify
• Istation

LEPs Will Receive the Following Items Upon Application Approval

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ELAT Email List

If you would like to be added to the email list for ELAT updates or if you have questions in general, please email Laura Stelling.