LILS Assessments

Learning Letter Identification and Letter Sounds

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Get your free copy of our two LILS assessments for students up to the middle of Grade 1 and beyond. You'll also get a free video featuring Heather Ballantine, Founder and CVO of Root Literacy Design, who will walk you through how to administer the LILS (Letter Identification and Letter Sounds) Assessment.

The LILS evaluates students' knowledge of crucial foundational literacy skills, including:

  • Letter Identification: Recognizing individual letters of the alphabet, including in various fonts

  • Letter-Sound Correspondence: Producing the correct sounds associated with individual letters

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