Administering the Sylvia Greene Informal Word Analysis Inventory

If the student has an alphabetics mastery level at GLE 4 or below, we can administer Sylvia Greene’s Informal Word Analysis Inventory. This assessment includes sequential word lists for assessing students’ phonics knowledge (not GE or Level). The results determine starting points for teaching the many consonant and vowel patterns used in the English language. Note: Not all six lists need to be presented.

With the feedback and input of MN Adult Education teachers, a modified version of the Sylvia Greene assessment was created that may make a determination of phonics needs and instructional starting points easier or more efficient. That modified version is the one we will work with in this module. This tool can also be used as a spelling assessment, though we will focus on using it as a decoding assessment here.

There is a teacher scoring tool and several options for how you can present this phonics assessment to learners. Watch the video for a quick summary of the materials available for the modified Sylvia Greene Informal Word Analysis Inventory.

Copies of Materials

Informal Word Analysis Testing Pages (including student word lists and teacher scoring sheet) Modified Phonics Assessment Process and Testing Pages.pdf

Informal Word Analysis Slides: 1 Word Per Slide Forced Copy here.

Informal Word Analysis Slides: 2-6 Words Per Slide Forced Copy here.

Key to Individual Phonics Skills Assessed on Level I & Level 2 Inventories Key to Individual Phonics Skills Assessed on Level Inventories.pdf

Click "Next" to see an example of the Sylvia Greene Informal Word Analysis Inventory in action!