Scope and Sequence

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Iowa Tests of Basic Skills • Iowa Tests of Educational Development

Scope and Sequence for the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Iowa Tests of Educational Development

Skills Tested Level 5R 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17/18

Math Problem Solving and Data InterpretationProblem solving

Single-stepMultiple-stepApproaches and procedures

Data interpretationRead amountsCompare quantitiesInterpret relationships and trends

Math ComputationAdd/subtract with whole numbersMultiply/divide with whole numbersAdd/subtract with fractionsMultiply/divide with fractionsAdd/subtract with decimalsMultiply/divide with decimalsSimplify algebraic expressionsSocial StudiesHistoryGeographyEconomicsGovernment and societyPsychology, sociology, education, anthropologyScienceScientific inquiryLife scienceEarth and space sciencePhysical scienceSources of InformationMaps and diagrams

Locate/process informationInterpret informationAnalyze information

Reference materialsUse reference materialsSearch for informationUse search results

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills® (ITBS®)Iowa Tests of Educational Development® (ITED®)

Forms A, B, and C Scope and Sequence

Grade K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Level 5R–6 6–7 7–8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17/18 17/18

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Forms A, B, and C Scope and Sequence

Recommended Test Levels

Scope and Sequence for the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and the Iowa Tests of Educational Development

Skills Tested Level 5R 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17/18

VocabularyWord AnalysisPhonological awareness and decoding

Initial soundsLetter-sound correspondencesRhyming soundsVowel soundsMedial soundsFinal sounds

Identifying and analyzing word partsPrinted lettersLetter substitutionsWord buildingSilent lettersAffixesCompound wordsInitial syllableFinal syllable

ListeningLiteral comprehension

Literal meaningFollowing directionsVisual relationshipsSustained listening

Inferential comprehensionInferential meaningConcept developmentPredicting outcomesSequential relationships

ReadingAuditory cuesPicture cuesWord attackSentence meaningFactual understanding

Understand stated informationUnderstand words in context

Skills Tested Level 5R 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17/18

Reading (continued)Inference and interpretation

Draw conclusions, make inferences, or deduce meaningsInfer traits, feelings, or motivesInterpret information in new contextsInterpret nonliteral language

Analysis and generalizationDetermine main ideasIdentify purpose or viewpointAnalyze style or structure

SpellingRoot wordsWords with affixesCorrect spellingCapitalizationCapitalization in contextNames, titles, places, dates, holidaysWriting conventionsOvercapitalization/correct capitalizationPunctuationPunctuation in contextEnd punctuationCommaApostrophe, quotation mark, colon, semicolonOverpunctuation/correct punctuationLanguage/Usage and ExpressionOperational languageVerb tenseClassificationPrepositional relationshipsSingular/plural usageSpatial-directional languageComparative and superlative adjectivesUsage and expression

Verb formsNouns, pronouns, and modifiersConciseness and clarityAppropriate useOrganization of ideasCorrect written language

Math ConceptsNumber properties and operationsGeometryMeasurementAlgebraic conceptsProbability and statisticsEstimation

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