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Educators using the surveys can identify which basic reading skills have been mastered and which skills need improvement. The Advanced Decoding Survey assesses how well students read unfamiliar single-syllable decodable words with more advanced vowels such as long, r-controlled, and other variant vowel patterns. The Advanced Decoding Survey also assesses a student's ability to read unfamiliar and familiar multi-syllable words.

Really Great Reading's Free Diagnostic Decoding Surveys enable quick one-on-one assessment of phonics skills. The Beginning Decoding Survey assesses a student's ability to read high-frequency words and single-syllable words with short vowels, digraphs, and blends.

Students who read well do better in school. They have higher self-esteem and experience more success in life. Many students struggle with reading because they can't decode words when they see them in print. They don't understand sound-letter relationships and the rules that guide pronunciation. They skip and guess at words. Students with decoding issues often have comprehension and fluency problems. They underachieve in school. The Diagnostic Decoding Survey helps educators pinpoint the cause of students reading struggles.

Welcome to our video introducing you to Phonics Blitz. You will be hearing from students and teachers who have used the lessons. Well start with Phonics Blitz students describing what they used to do when they saw a word they didn't know how to read.