Alpha Assess

Step 1 Assess
Benchmark Books and

Assessment Blackline Masters

Twenty eight carefully structured and levelled benchmark books have been specially designed to provide teachers with information

about student's literacy development.

The benchmark books, in conjunction with the blackline masters from The First Step,

are designed to help teachers assess the

reading level, strategies and

comprehension of their students.

AlphaAssess is your complete benchmarking and assessment kit for Alphakids Plus, AlphaWorld and the new Flying Start to Literacy.

AlphaAssess is an assessment and teaching tool with

benchmark books from Levels 1 to 28. AlphaAssess

enables teachers to assess their students’ reading level,

reading strategies and comprehension and to address

areas of weakness.

Step 2 Analyse
Teacher Resource

Book 1: The First Step

Use the assessment results

to accurately plan activities

according to each student's

identified areas of need.

Step 3 Teach
Teacher Resource

Book 2: The Next Step

Take the next step with

practical and explicit teaching strategies that are supported

by blackline master activities

for both small groups

and individuals.

Is a simple and straightforward 3 step program.

Is known for its unparalleled consistency between levels -

a result of intensive trialling.

Assesses reading and writing, fiction and non-fiction, concepts of print, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension and fluency.

Has short but complete extracts from Level 15 on. Teachers can make an assessment based on an extract of 100 words plus.

Contains benchmark books and two teacher resource books.

The First Step provides all the assessment protocols while
The Next Step provides a wealth of literacy activities linked to

areas of need identified through the assessment process.