Scoring Method #2: Words Spelled Correctly

After a student completes a writing CBM, you will score the writing in several different ways. The second way is Words Spelled Correctly (WSC). According to Hosp et al., (2016), this means "the number of correctly spelled words, regardless of context" (p. 107). In other words, if the word is spelled correctly, even if it is the wrong word choice or a correctly spelled word that can stand alone, it is counted as a Word Spelled Correctly.

Here is additional information about scoring using WSC. Note the scorer circles words that are spelled incorrectly:

Slide explaining how to score using Words Spelled Correctly with Examples

Let's Practice!

Using the same example page from the previous page in this module (Writing CBM Probe Example_Arthur.pdf ), follow these steps:

Step 1: Listen to this audio recording explaining how to score the probe using WSC and score along with the speaker. To see the speaker's partially scored document click here:

Writing CBM Probe Example_Arthur_Partially Scored WSC.pdf

Transcript WSC.docx

Step 2: After following the instructions from the speaker to score the remainder of the passage using WSC and check your work using this answer key: Writing CBM Probe Example_Arthur_Completely Scored WSC.pdf