Skills to prepare for easyCBM
Find the math and reading skills to prepare for easyCBM at your grade.
Kindergarten easyCBM Proficient Math skills
10 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Putting together, taking apart and making ten
Operations and algebraic thinking
Putting together, taking apart and making ten
Represent addition and subtraction
Use pictures, objects or equations to solve joining and separating problems with totals up to 10.
Break numbers into parts
Find different pairs that make a number up to 10, and identify the missing part needed to make ten.
Know small addition and subtraction facts
Add and subtract fluently within 5.
Number and operations
Counting, comparing and teen numbers
Number and operations
Counting, comparing and teen numbers
Count and connect numbers to quantities
Count by ones or tens up to 100, continue from a given number, and connect written numbers 0-20 with groups of objects.
Compare small numbers
Decide which group has more or fewer objects and compare written numbers from 1 to 10.
Understand numbers from 11 to 19
Show a teen number as one group of ten plus additional ones.
Measurement and data
Comparing measurements and sorting objects
Measurement and data
Comparing measurements and sorting objects
Compare length and weight
Describe measurable features and compare two objects directly using words such as longer, shorter, heavier or lighter.
Sort and count groups
Group objects by a shared feature, count each group, and compare the counts.
Geometry
Flat and solid shapes and positions
Geometry
Flat and solid shapes and positions
Recognize shapes and positions
Name familiar shapes in different sizes and orientations, distinguish flat from solid shapes, and describe where objects are.
Compare and build shapes
Describe sides and corners, draw or build shapes, and join small shapes into a larger one.
Kindergarten easyCBM reading skills
4 skill groups across 4 topic areasLetter names
Alphabet recognition
Letter names
Alphabet recognition
Letter names
Name printed upper- and lowercase letters accurately and efficiently.
Letter sounds
Alphabetic principle and phonics
Letter sounds
Alphabetic principle and phonics
Letter sounds
Give the sounds represented by printed letters.
Phoneme segmenting
Phonemic awareness
Phoneme segmenting
Phonemic awareness
Phoneme segmenting
Separate a spoken word into its individual sounds.
Word reading fluency
Accurate, automatic word recognition
Word reading fluency
Accurate, automatic word recognition
Word reading fluency
Read individual printed words aloud accurately within the one-minute measure.
Grade 1 easyCBM Proficient Math skills
11 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Addition, subtraction and missing numbers
Operations and algebraic thinking
Addition, subtraction and missing numbers
Solve joining, separating and comparison problems
Represent word problems with drawings or equations, including three addends with a total no greater than 20.
Use related facts and flexible strategies
Connect addition to subtraction, regroup addends, and use counting-on or making-ten strategies within 20. Build fluency within 10.
Understand equality and find missing values
Decide whether an equation is true and find an unknown number in an addition or subtraction equation.
Number and operations
Tens, ones and counting to 120
Number and operations
Tens, ones and counting to 120
Read and represent numbers to 120
Continue counting from any smaller number and match written numbers with quantities.
Compare numbers using tens and ones
Explain what each digit means and use place value to compare two-digit numbers.
Calculate with tens and ones
Use models or place-value strategies to add within 100, including a two-digit number plus a one-digit number or a multiple of ten. Mentally find ten more or less than a two-digit number; subtract multiples of ten from 10-90 with nonnegative results.
Measurement and data
Length, time and simple data
Measurement and data
Length, time and simple data
Order and measure lengths
Compare three lengths and measure with equal-sized units placed without gaps or overlaps.
Read clocks
Read and write whole-hour and half-hour times on digital and analog clocks.
Answer questions about grouped data
Organize up to three categories and compare their counts or find the total.
Geometry
Shape properties, halves and quarters
Geometry
Shape properties, halves and quarters
Identify and combine shapes
Use defining features rather than size or color to identify a shape, then combine shapes to build new ones.
Make equal shares
Divide circles and rectangles into halves or quarters and explain how more equal shares make each share smaller.
Grade 1 easyCBM reading skills
5 skill groups across 5 topic areasLetter names
Alphabet recognition
Letter names
Alphabet recognition
Letter names
Name printed upper- and lowercase letters accurately and efficiently.
Letter sounds
Alphabetic principle and phonics
Letter sounds
Alphabetic principle and phonics
Letter sounds
Give the sounds represented by printed letters.
Phoneme segmenting
Phonemic awareness
Phoneme segmenting
Phonemic awareness
Phoneme segmenting
Separate a spoken word into its individual sounds.
Word reading fluency
Accurate, automatic word recognition
Word reading fluency
Accurate, automatic word recognition
Word reading fluency
Read individual printed words aloud accurately within the one-minute measure.
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Read a Grade 1 passage aloud accurately and efficiently. The measure records correct words during one minute.
Grade 2 easyCBM Proficient Math skills
11 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Two-step problems, facts and equal groups
Operations and algebraic thinking
Two-step problems, facts and equal groups
Solve one- and two-step problems
Choose addition or subtraction for situations involving numbers up to 100, including unknowns in different positions.
Recall addition and subtraction facts
Calculate fluently within 20 and recall the sums of two one-digit numbers.
Recognize equal groups and arrays
Explain odd and even groups up to 20 and use repeated addition for arrays up to five rows and five columns.
Number and operations
Hundreds, tens, ones and calculations to 1,000
Number and operations
Hundreds, tens, ones and calculations to 1,000
Read, count and compare three-digit numbers
Use hundreds, tens and ones; count by fives, tens and hundreds; compare numbers and write expanded forms.
Add and subtract using place value
Calculate fluently within 100, add up to four two-digit numbers, and use models or strategies within 1,000.
Explain mental and written strategies
Mentally add or subtract 10 or 100 from three-digit numbers and explain why a calculation strategy works.
Measurement and data
Standard units, clocks, money and graphs
Measurement and data
Standard units, clocks, money and graphs
Measure and compare lengths
Select a suitable ruler or unit, estimate length, compare measurements, and explain why smaller units give a larger count.
Calculate lengths on a number line
Use addition and subtraction for same-unit lengths and represent calculations within 100 on a number line.
Solve time and money questions
Read time to the nearest five minutes and solve problems involving common coins and dollar bills.
Read and make data displays
Use whole-unit line plots, picture graphs and bar graphs to compare measurements or category counts.
Grade 2 easyCBM reading skills
4 skill groups across 4 topic areasWord reading fluency
Accurate, automatic word recognition
Word reading fluency
Accurate, automatic word recognition
Word reading fluency
Read individual printed words aloud accurately within the one-minute measure.
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Read a Grade 2 passage aloud accurately and efficiently. The measure records correct words during one minute.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Recognize word meanings and select the appropriate answer to vocabulary questions.
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Proficient Reading
Understand Grade 2 passages, identify what is stated, infer meaning and evaluate information. This measure is designed around grade-level comprehension expectations.
Grade 3 easyCBM Proficient Math skills
14 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Equal groups, multiplication, division and patterns
Operations and algebraic thinking
Equal groups, multiplication, division and patterns
Make sense of multiplication and division
Connect equal groups and arrays to equations, solve word problems within 100, and find missing numbers.
Build multiplication and division fluency
Use operation properties and related facts to calculate within 100; recall products of two one-digit numbers.
Solve problems in two steps
Choose operations, write an equation for an unknown quantity, and check whether the answer is reasonable.
Explain number patterns
Spot relationships in addition or multiplication tables and explain why they work.
Number and operations
Whole-number calculations and beginning fractions
Number and operations
Whole-number calculations and beginning fractions
Round, add and subtract whole numbers
Round to tens or hundreds and calculate sums and differences within 1,000.
Multiply by multiples of ten
Use place value to multiply a one-digit number by 10, 20, and other multiples through 90.
Represent fractions as numbers
Connect equal parts of a whole to fractions and positions on a number line. Grade 3 denominators are 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8.
Compare fractions and find equivalents
Explain simple equivalence, express whole numbers as fractions, and compare fractions sharing a numerator or denominator.
Measurement and data
Time, measurement, graphs, area and perimeter
Measurement and data
Time, measurement, graphs, area and perimeter
Work with time, mass and liquid volume
Read time to the minute, calculate elapsed time, and solve measurement problems with grams, kilograms and liters.
Represent data in graphs and line plots
Use scaled picture and bar graphs; measure to half- and quarter-inches and display the results on line plots.
Connect area to multiplication
Count square units, multiply rectangle side lengths, and add areas of non-overlapping rectangles.
Find and compare perimeters
Calculate distances around polygons and distinguish perimeter from area.
Grade 3 easyCBM reading skills
5 skill groups across 4 topic areasWord reading fluency
Accurate, automatic word recognition
Word reading fluency
Accurate, automatic word recognition
Word reading fluency
Read individual printed words aloud accurately within the one-minute measure.
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Read a Grade 3 passage aloud accurately and efficiently. The measure records correct words during one minute.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Recognize word meanings and select the appropriate answer to vocabulary questions.
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Proficient Reading
Understand Grade 3 passages, identify what is stated, infer meaning and evaluate information. This measure is designed around grade-level comprehension expectations.
Basic Reading
Find and understand directly stated information in simpler passages. This is an easier measure for struggling readers, not the same difficulty as Proficient Reading.
Grade 4 easyCBM Proficient Math skills
15 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Comparisons, multi-step problems, factors and patterns
Operations and algebraic thinking
Comparisons, multi-step problems, factors and patterns
Understand multiplicative comparisons
Represent how many times as much one quantity is as another, using equations and word problems.
Solve multi-step word problems
Choose among the four operations, interpret remainders, and check answers with estimates.
Find factors and multiples
Identify factor pairs, multiples, and prime or composite numbers within 100.
Generate and explain patterns
Follow a number or shape rule and describe features that the rule does not explicitly state.
Number and operations
Larger whole numbers, fraction operations and decimals
Number and operations
Larger whole numbers, fraction operations and decimals
Use place value through one million
Read, write, compare and round whole numbers, explaining the tenfold relationship between neighboring places.
Calculate with larger whole numbers
Add and subtract using standard algorithms. Multiply up to four digits by one digit or two digits by two digits; divide up to four digits by one digit.
Explain fraction equivalence and comparisons
Use models or benchmarks to compare fractions referring to the same whole. Grade 4 fraction denominators are 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 100.
Add, subtract and multiply fractions
Add or subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like denominators, and multiply a fraction by a whole number.
Connect fractions to decimals
Relate tenths to hundredths, write decimal forms, and compare decimals through hundredths.
Measurement and data
Conversions, rectangle measurements, line plots and angles
Measurement and data
Conversions, rectangle measurements, line plots and angles
Convert units and solve measurement problems
Express larger units as smaller units within one system; solve problems involving time, money and other measurements.
Apply area and perimeter formulas
Find rectangle measurements, including a missing side when other information is given.
Calculate with line-plot data
Display measurements in halves, quarters and eighths and answer questions using fraction addition and subtraction.
Measure and combine angles
Understand degrees as parts of a turn, use a protractor, and find unknown angles by adding or subtracting.
Geometry
Lines, angles, shape properties and symmetry
Geometry
Lines, angles, shape properties and symmetry
Identify lines, angles and shape categories
Recognize parallel and perpendicular lines and classify figures, including right triangles, using line and angle properties.
Recognize lines of symmetry
Identify and draw lines that divide a figure into matching reflected halves.
Grade 4 easyCBM reading skills
4 skill groups across 3 topic areasPassage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Read a Grade 4 passage aloud accurately and efficiently. The measure records correct words during one minute.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Recognize word meanings and select the appropriate answer to vocabulary questions.
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Proficient Reading
Understand Grade 4 passages, identify what is stated, infer meaning and evaluate information. This measure is designed around grade-level comprehension expectations.
Basic Reading
Find and understand directly stated information in simpler passages. This is an easier measure for struggling readers, not the same difficulty as Proficient Reading.
Grade 5 easyCBM Proficient Math skills
17 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Expressions, order of operations and number patterns
Operations and algebraic thinking
Expressions, order of operations and number patterns
Work with numerical expressions
Evaluate calculations with parentheses, brackets and braces, keeping the intended order of operations.
Turn a calculation into an expression
Write expressions from words and explain their meaning without always calculating an answer.
Connect two number patterns
Generate sequences from two rules, explain how their terms relate, and plot corresponding pairs.
Number and operations
Place value, whole numbers, decimals and fractions
Number and operations
Place value, whole numbers, decimals and fractions
Understand place value and powers of ten
Explain how a digit changes value across places and how powers of ten affect whole numbers and decimals.
Read, compare and round decimals
Use words, numerals and expanded form through thousandths; compare values and round to a chosen place.
Multiply and divide larger whole numbers
Use the standard multiplication algorithm. Divide up to four-digit numbers by two-digit numbers, explaining the method.
Calculate with decimals
Use all four operations with decimals to hundredths and explain the reasoning with models or place value.
Add and subtract fractions
Find common denominators, including for mixed numbers. Solve word problems and check answers using estimates.
Understand fractions as division
Express equal-sharing answers as fractions or mixed numbers, connecting the fraction bar to division.
Multiply fractions and explain scaling
Model products and fractional rectangle areas, solve word problems, and explain why a factor can enlarge or reduce a quantity.
Divide with unit fractions
Divide a unit fraction by a whole number, or a whole number by a unit fraction. General fraction-by-fraction division is not a Grade 5 requirement.
Measurement and data
Unit conversions, line plots and volume
Measurement and data
Unit conversions, line plots and volume
Convert measurement units
Switch between units within one measurement system and use conversions in multi-step problems.
Read and create line plots
Plot measurements in halves, quarters and eighths, then use fraction calculations to answer questions about the data.
Measure volume with unit cubes
Connect the space a solid occupies to a count of cubes packed without gaps or overlaps.
Calculate the volume of rectangular prisms
Use length, width and height, or base area and height. Add volumes for shapes made of two non-overlapping prisms.
Geometry
Coordinate points and properties of shapes
Geometry
Coordinate points and properties of shapes
Plot and interpret coordinate points
Use ordered pairs and axes to represent situations in the first quadrant and explain what the coordinates mean.
Classify shapes by their properties
Organize two-dimensional shapes into related groups and explain why a subgroup inherits the properties of its larger category.
Grade 5 easyCBM reading skills
4 skill groups across 3 topic areasPassage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Read a Grade 5 passage aloud accurately and efficiently. The measure records correct words during one minute.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Recognize word meanings and select the appropriate answer to vocabulary questions.
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Proficient Reading
Understand Grade 5 passages, identify what is stated, infer meaning and evaluate information. This measure is designed around grade-level comprehension expectations.
Basic Reading
Find and understand directly stated information in simpler passages. This is an easier measure for struggling readers, not the same difficulty as Proficient Reading.
Grade 6 easyCBM Proficient Math skills
12 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Expressions, equations and variable relationships
Operations and algebraic thinking
Expressions, equations and variable relationships
Write and evaluate expressions
Use variables and whole-number exponents, follow operation order, and identify equivalent expressions.
Solve equations and represent inequalities
Use substitution to check solutions, model an unknown with a variable, and solve simple equations or graph inequality solutions.
Connect tables, graphs and equations
Identify which quantity depends on another and represent how the two quantities change together.
Number systems and ratios
Rates, fractions, decimals and signed numbers
Number systems and ratios
Rates, fractions, decimals and signed numbers
Use ratios, rates and percentages
Compare quantities using equivalent ratios, unit rates, percent calculations and unit conversions.
Divide fractions and calculate with decimals
Explain fraction division, divide multi-digit whole numbers, and apply all four operations to decimals.
Find common factors and multiples
Use greatest common factors, least common multiples and the distributive property to restructure calculations.
Compare and locate signed numbers
Interpret negative values, opposites and absolute value; plot points in all quadrants and find horizontal or vertical distances.
Geometry
Areas, nets, coordinate figures and volume
Geometry
Areas, nets, coordinate figures and volume
Find polygon areas
Break figures into triangles and rectangles or combine simpler shapes to calculate an area.
Work with volume and surface area
Calculate rectangular-prism volume with fractional side lengths and use nets to find surface area.
Use coordinates to measure shapes
Draw a polygon from its vertices and find side lengths parallel to the coordinate axes.
Statistics and probability
Statistical questions, distributions and data displays
Statistics and probability
Statistical questions, distributions and data displays
Recognize variation in data
Distinguish statistical questions and describe how a distribution has a center, spread and overall shape.
Display and summarize measurements
Interpret dot plots, histograms and box plots; calculate suitable measures of center and variability in context.
Grade 6 easyCBM reading skills
4 skill groups across 3 topic areasPassage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Read a Grade 6 passage aloud accurately and efficiently. The measure records correct words during one minute.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Recognize word meanings and select the appropriate answer to vocabulary questions.
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Proficient Reading
Understand Grade 6 passages, identify what is stated, infer meaning and evaluate information. This measure is designed around grade-level comprehension expectations.
Basic Reading
Find and understand directly stated information in simpler passages. This is an easier measure for struggling readers, not the same difficulty as Proficient Reading.
Grade 7 easyCBM Proficient Math skills
12 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Equivalent expressions and multi-step problems
Operations and algebraic thinking
Equivalent expressions and multi-step problems
Rewrite expressions to reveal meaning
Expand, factor or combine linear expressions with rational coefficients and explain what an equivalent form shows.
Solve multi-step numerical problems
Calculate with signed fractions or decimals and use estimates to check whether a result makes sense.
Solve equations and inequalities
Represent a situation with an equation or inequality, solve it, and interpret or graph the solution.
Number systems and ratios
Proportional relationships and rational-number calculations
Number systems and ratios
Proportional relationships and rational-number calculations
Recognize and model proportional relationships
Calculate unit rates involving fractions and connect proportional tables, graphs and equations.
Solve percent and ratio problems
Handle multi-step situations such as discounts, tax, interest or percentage change.
Calculate with positive and negative rational numbers
Use all four operations with signed fractions and decimals, explain sign rules, and connect fractions to terminating or repeating decimals.
Geometry
Scale, circles, angle relationships and solids
Geometry
Scale, circles, angle relationships and solids
Use scale and describe geometric figures
Calculate actual dimensions from scale drawings, investigate triangle conditions, and identify slices through solids.
Find circle measurements and unknown angles
Use circumference and area formulas and relationships between adjacent, vertical, complementary or supplementary angles.
Calculate measurements of composite figures
Find area, surface area or volume by combining or separating familiar shapes and solids.
Statistics and probability
Sampling, comparing populations and chance
Statistics and probability
Sampling, comparing populations and chance
Use samples to describe populations
Recognize representative sampling and use sample data to estimate population characteristics.
Compare two groups using data
Use centers, variability and the overlap between distributions to make a supported comparison.
Model simple and compound probabilities
Connect likelihood to values from zero to one, compare predictions with results, and use organized outcomes or simulations.
Grade 7 easyCBM reading skills
4 skill groups across 3 topic areasPassage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Read a Grade 7 passage aloud accurately and efficiently. The measure records correct words during one minute.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Recognize word meanings and select the appropriate answer to vocabulary questions.
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Proficient Reading
Understand Grade 7 passages, identify what is stated, infer meaning and evaluate information. This measure is designed around grade-level comprehension expectations.
Basic Reading
Find and understand directly stated information in simpler passages. This is an easier measure for struggling readers, not the same difficulty as Proficient Reading.
Grade 8 easyCBM Proficient Math skills
12 skill groups across 4 topic areasThese standards describe Proficient Math preparation. Basic Math uses a different, NCTM-based framework.
Operations and algebraic thinking
Linear equations, systems, functions and graphs
Operations and algebraic thinking
Linear equations, systems, functions and graphs
Connect slope, rate and line equations
Compare proportional relationships and explain how slope and an intercept describe a line.
Solve linear equations and systems
Solve equations with rational coefficients, recognize different numbers of solutions, and solve pairs of linear equations.
Recognize and compare functions
Decide whether each input has one output, compare functions in different forms, and distinguish linear from nonlinear relationships.
Model and interpret changing quantities
Build a linear model from data, interpret its starting value and rate, and describe increasing or decreasing portions of a graph.
Number systems and ratios
Irrational numbers, exponents and scientific notation
Number systems and ratios
Irrational numbers, exponents and scientific notation
Distinguish rational and irrational numbers
Connect repeating decimals with fractions and estimate irrational values on a number line.
Use exponents and roots
Apply integer-exponent rules and evaluate square or cube roots of familiar perfect powers.
Calculate in scientific notation
Compare very large or small quantities and perform operations using powers of ten.
Geometry
Transformations, similarity, right triangles and volume
Geometry
Transformations, similarity, right triangles and volume
Describe congruence and similarity
Use rotations, reflections, translations and dilations to relate figures and explain angle relationships.
Apply the Pythagorean theorem
Explain the right-triangle relationship and use it to find unknown lengths or coordinate distances.
Find volumes of curved solids
Calculate the volume of a cylinder, cone or sphere in a practical or mathematical problem.
Statistics and probability
Scatter plots, fitted lines and two-way tables
Statistics and probability
Scatter plots, fitted lines and two-way tables
Interpret relationships in paired data
Describe patterns and outliers in a scatter plot, fit a line informally, and interpret the model in context.
Compare categories in a two-way table
Use counts and relative frequencies to investigate whether two categorical variables are associated.
Grade 8 easyCBM reading skills
4 skill groups across 3 topic areasPassage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Reading connected text
Passage reading fluency
Read a Grade 8 passage aloud accurately and efficiently. The measure records correct words during one minute.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Word meaning in grade-level material
Vocabulary
Recognize word meanings and select the appropriate answer to vocabulary questions.
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Reading comprehension
Literal meaning, inference and evaluation
Proficient Reading
Understand Grade 8 passages, identify what is stated, infer meaning and evaluate information. This measure is designed around grade-level comprehension expectations.
Basic Reading
Find and understand directly stated information in simpler passages. This is an easier measure for struggling readers, not the same difficulty as Proficient Reading.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.
Sources and scope
Proficient Math uses Common Core standards; the grade-level summaries below are independently written from those standards. The publisher provides an item-by-item alignment spreadsheet. Benchmark forms also include a few earlier- and later-grade items; this does not make them adaptive tests.
Basic Math is a more accessible assessment developed around NCTM focal points. Its scores and standards are not interchangeable with Proficient Math. The percentile calculator supports both math benchmark measures, but this skills list is specifically for Proficient Math.
Sources and scope
Measures follow the English reading tables in the 2025 norms. Some early skills have norms for progress monitoring beyond the grades where they are used in benchmark screening; not every measure is administered to every student.
The links point to the publisher specifications for each reading measure. Spanish measures are not included.