Early Literacy Curriculum
The Wisconsin Early Literacy Curriculum Council is not currently seeking curriculum for review. Curriculum will be accepted again in 2025.
Find the rating rubric used by Council members here.
Early Literacy Diagnostic Assessments
Wis. Stat. §§ 118.016 requires the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WDPI) to publish a list of early literacy diagnostic assessments. Any student who scores below the 25th percentile on a universal early literacy screening assessment must engage in diagnostic assessment of specific literacy subskills enumerated in Wis. Stat. §§ 118.016. Districts must have an early literacy remediation plan that states which diagnostic assessment(s) they use. Districts who choose an assessment from DPI's list are eligible for reimbursement for the cost of the diagnostic assessment.
DPI is soliciting submissions of diagnostic assessments to consider for the list. For a diagnostic assessment to be reviewed by WDPI, the following must be completed:
Complete this form.
- The form includes a "terms of use" waiver that must be completed.
- The form includes an opportunity to upload files to verify claims made in the form. This could be excerpts from the technical manual, relevant information about the assessment's design, and/or sample questions.
- Click here to access definitions of relevant terms
As long as this form is posted, DPI is accepting submissions. All submissions must be electronic and made through the provided form.
Act 20 requires that a diagnostic assessment include all of the specific literacy subskills enumerated in Act 20 (phonemic awareness, decoding skills, alphabet knowledge, letter sound knowledge, oral vocabulary, rapid naming, phonological awareness, word recognition, spelling, vocabulary, listening comprehension, oral reading fluency, and reading comprehension) and meets the technical specifications in Act 20 (a sensitivity rate of 70%, a specificity rate of at least 80%, and includes a growth measure). DPI will only review assessments that meet these requirements. DPI's final list will include all submitted assessments that measure the subskills listed above and meet the technical specifications.
Contact early.reading@dpi.wi.gov with questions.