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Illinois Snapshots of Early Literacy (ISEL)
The Illinois Snapshots of Early Literacy (ISEL) are sets of standardized, individually administered measures of early literacy development for grades K, 1, and 2. They consist of brief measures of performance which can be used to regularly monitor the development of early literacy skills.
The following list can be downloaded at http://nlu.nl.edu/academics/nce/randl/programs/isel-07-versions.cfm
Version 1 ISEL for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
- Scoresheet Packet for kindergarten in Fall, one packet per child
- Scoresheet Packet for kindergarten in Spring, one packet per child
- Packet for 1st grade in Fall, one packet per child
- Scoresheet Packet for 1st grade in Spring, one packet per child
- Administration Booklet for kindergarten and first grade contains assessment items administrator shows to student—one packet per administrator
- Detailed directions for administration and scoring kindergarten and first grade ISEL, with guidelines for interpretation and instruction
- Design, technical, and statistical information, including summary tables for 50th percentile scores (Target) and 20th percentile scores (Watch) and all reliability and validity information
Version 2 ISEL for kindergarten and 1st Grade
- Form A Scoresheet Packet for kindergarten in Fall, one packet per child
- Form A Scoresheet Packet for kindergarten in Winter, one packet per child
- Form B Scoresheet Packet for kindergarten in Spring, one packet per child
- Form A Scoresheet Packet for 1st Grade in Fall, one packet per child
- Form A Scoresheet Packet for 1st Grade in Winter, one packet per child
- Version 2 Form B Scoresheet Packet for 1st Grade in Spring, one packet per child
- Form A Administration Booklet for kindergarten and first grade for Fall and Winter contains assessment items administrator shows to student—one packet per administrator
- Form B Administration Booklet for kindergarten and first grade for Spring contains assessment items administrator shows to student—one packet per administrator
- Detailed directions for administration and scoring kindergarten and first grade ISEL, with guidelines for interpretation and instruction
- Design, technical, and statistical data for kindergarten and first grade ISEL, including summary tables for 50th percentile scores (Target) and 20th percentile scores (Watch) and all reliability and validity information
ISEL for Students with literacy instruction in Spanish
- Scoresheet Packet for Spanish language students for kindergarten and first grade, Fall, one packet per child
- Administration Booklet for kindergarten and first grade contains assessment items administrator shows to student—one packet per administrator
ISEL for 2nd Grade
- Form A Scoresheet Packet for 2nd Grade Fall, one packet per child
- Form A Scoresheet Packet for 2nd Grade Winter, one packet per child
- Form B Scoresheet Packet for 2nd Grade Spring, one packet per child
- Form A Fall and Winter Administration Booklet for 2nd grade contains assessment items administrator shows to student, one packet per administrator
- Form B Spring Administration Booklet for 2nd grade contains assessment items administrator shows to student, one packet per administrator
- Detailed directions for administration and scoring 2nd grade ISEL, with guidelines for interpretation and instruction
- Design, technical, and statistical data for 2nd grade ISEL, including summary tables for 50th percentile scores (Target) and 20th percentile scores (Watch) and all reliability and validity information
Norm Sheets Only
- 2006 K/1 Norms and percentiles from 10th through 90th percentile for Versions 1 and 2 of ISEL K/1
- 2006 K/1 Norms and percentiles from 10th through 90th percentile for Versions 1 and 2 of second grade
