Free Assessment Toolkit

Get all 21 diagnostic assessments — free

Every Pennington Publishing diagnostic ELA and reading assessment in one toolkit: phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, spelling (American and Canadian English), grammar and usage, mechanics, academic language, executive function/study skills, and literacy knowledge — each with recording matrices for progress monitoring.

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No spam — just the assessments, written by Mark Pennington, M.A. Reading Specialist, 40 years in grades 4–HS classrooms. Unsubscribe anytime. Trouble with the form? Open it in a new window.

Questions teachers ask

Do I have to buy anything to use the assessments?

No. Every diagnostic assessment on this site is free. Enter your email on the Free Assessment Toolkit page and the diagnostic assessments arrive as downloads, each with its recording matrix.

How are the programs licensed?

Every program is a digital download licensed for one teacher. School and district purchase orders are accepted through the store.