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Accurate placement in Encore II is critical to student achievement. A student is accurately placed if the student has been assigned an appropriate level of material in a suitable series and given a challenging, yet achievable, goal. Understanding the terms series, level, and goal as they apply to Encore II is essential.
The Read Naturally Encore II Placement Packet is an essential tool for placing students accurately. The placement packet is included with Encore II orders and is also available as a free download on the Read Naturally website.
Download the Encore II Placement Packet
The placement packet has the directions, placement stories, and other resources you need to determine an accurate placement for each student. It guides you through a system to effectively determine and validate initial placement for each student. This system has two parts: initial placement and checking initial placement.
Initial placement is the process of matching the student to a combination of series, level, and goal that challenges but does not discourage the student.
Download the Conducting Initial Placement Instructions and Worksheet
To place a student using the Placement Packet, follow these steps:
Testing Level | WCPM Score |
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1.0 to 3.0 | 30 to 60 |
3.5 to 5.0 | 60 to 80 |
5.6 to 7.0 | 80 to 100 |
8.0 | 100 to 140 |
Testing Levels | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
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Sequenced Series Levels* | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
Phonics Series Levels | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6, 2.7** | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Idioms Series Levels | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
*Levels are also available in the Blind and Visually Impaired series. **Levels 2.6 and 2.7 are intended for students who need review in short and long vowels and are ready to read two-syllable words. |
Checking initial placement is a set of steps to be completed after the student has finished three stories. Use the student’s performance data from those three stories to make sure the student’s initial placement (level of reading material and WCPM goal) is appropriate.
Learn more about checking initial placement
Download the Checking Initial Placement Instructions and Worksheet
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