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MAP Tests for Kindergarten through 1st grade

There are three different kinds of MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Tests for students grades Kindergarten through 1st grade. Depending on your student’s needs, school, and teacher, each test may be administered to evaluate their academic progress. The three kinds of tests are Screening Test, Skills Checklist Test, and MAP Growth Test.

Overview of the MAP for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade

The MAP test measures student growth and achievement in various subjects, including reading, math, language usage, and science. Here is an overview of the NWEA MAP test for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students:

  • The test is administered on a computer and is adaptive, which means that the difficulty level of the questions adjusts based on responses. This allows for more precise measurement of student progress and achievement.
  • The MAP test focuses on foundational skills, such as letter recognition, phonics, and basic math concepts. The test includes both multiple-choice and open-ended questions, as well as interactive items that require students to drag and drop, click, or draw on the screen.
  • The test takes approximately an hour to complete and can be broken up into smaller sessions if needed. Teachers may choose to administer the test multiple times throughout the school year to track student progress. Most school districts administer the MAP test 3 or 4 times during the school year. Ask your child’s teacher how often and when the MAP test will be given to your child so you can help your child prepare!
  • The results provide teachers with valuable data on student achievement and growth. This information can be used to inform instructional decisions and to identify areas where additional support may be needed.
  • In addition to the core subjects of reading and math, the NWEA MAP test also includes a science assessment for students in first grade and second grade. This portion of the assessment measures basic science concepts and skills, such as scientific inquiry, life science, earth and physical science.

Overall, the MAP test is an effective tool for measuring student growth over time and provides valuable information on foundational skills. This helps the teacher to identify areas where additional support may be needed.

Screening Test

The MAP Screening test for Early Learners is used to get baseline information for new students. This test will only be used for Kindergarten or pre-K students. The test adapts after each “Initial Sub-skill Section”, where students who get less than 4 questions correct will get a less difficult section, and students who get 4 or 5 correct will get a more difficult section.

Early learners will be tested for Math Numeracy and Reading Literacy only.

The Screening: Mathematics Early Numeracy test will have 35 questions.

In the Mathematics Early Numeracy Test’s Initial Sub-skill Section, students will be tested for:

  • Counts: Counts 1 to 10 and One-to-One Correspondence for 1 to 10
  • Number/Numeral: Identifies Numerals 1 to 10
  • Computation: Computes with Manipulatives: Moving Objects

If the child is moved to the Less Difficult Adaptive Section, they will be tested on:

  • Counts: Rote Counting — Counts to a Number
  • Number/Numeral: Matches Numerals 1 to 10
  • Computation: Identifies Numbers of Objects: More/Fewer

If the child is moved to the More Difficult Adaptive Section, they will be tested on:

  • Counts: One-to-One Correspondence for 11 to 20
  • Number/Numeral: Identifies Numerals 11 to 20
  • Computation: Computes with Manipulatives: Numerical Answer

The Screening: Reading Early Literacy test will have 33 questions.

In the Reading Early Literacy Test’s Initial Sub-skill Section, students will be tested for

  • Phonological Awareness: Rhyming Words
  • Visual Discrimination/Phonics: Letter Identification
  • Concepts of Print: Orientation to the Page

If the student is moved to the Less Difficult Adaptive Section, they will be tested on:

  • Phonological Awareness: Matching Sounds
  • Visual Discrimination/Phonics: Visual Discrimination of Words
  • Concepts of Print: Understanding Pre-Reading Behaviors

If the student is moved to the More Difficult Adaptive Section, they will be tested on:

  • Phonological Awareness: Manipulating Sounds
  • Visual Discrimination/Phonics: Matching Sounds to Letters
  • Concepts of Print: Identify Title/Author and Counting Words

MAP Growth

The MAP Growth test for Kindergarten through 1st grade (K-1) is an adaptive test used to assess the growth of a student from one term to the next, and figure out what the student is next ready to learn. For these grade levels, the MAP Growth Math K-2 (Early Learners) and Reading K-2 (Early Learners) are used. Because children may not know how to read yet, headphones are used and some questions will be read aloud. This is a broader assessment test that can be given to students each term. They may also be aligned with specific state standards.

MAP Reading Kindergarten – Grade 2

MAP Growth Reading K-2 (Early Learners) is approximately 40 minutes long with two 20-minute sessions, although the test is untimed. The test will have around 43 questions.

What appears on your child’s test will be dependent on what state & school district your child is in. Because the test is adaptive, your child may see questions from above their grade level. The Reading K-2 has content for pre-readers and beginning readers, with some questions read aloud via headphones and others that require independent reading, depending on how the test adapts to your child.

Here are some areas that your child may be expected to know on their MAP Reading K-2 test:

Skill TypeContent
Foundational SkillsPhonics and Word Recognition
Phonological Awareness
Print Concepts
Literary and Informational TextMeaning, Context, Craft, and Structure
Informational Text: Key Ideas, Details, Craft, Structure
Literature: Key ideas, Craft, Structure
Language and WritingCapitalize, Spell, Punctuate
Language: Grammar, Usage
Writing: Purposes: Plan, Develop, Edit
Text Types and Purposes, Research
Vocabulary Acquisition and UseWord Meanings and Relationships
Vocabulary Use and FunctionsLanguage: Context Clues and References
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

MAP Reading Test Practice for Kindergarten – 2nd Grade 

TestingMom has many resources for students preparing for their MAP Growth Reading K-2 (Early Learners) test. Here is what a MAP Test question may look like for your student!

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MAP Math Kindergarten – Grade 2

MAP Growth Math K-2 (Early Learners) is approximately 40 minutes long, with two 20-minute sessions, although the test is untimed. The test will have around 43 questions.

What your child sees on their Math K-2 (Early Learners) is dependent on both the state your child is in & their school district. The test is adaptive, so your child may see questions from above their grade level, and the test’s difficulty will adjust according to what your student answers correctly or incorrectly.

Here are some areas your child may be expected to know on their MAP Math K-2 test:

SkillContent
GeometryReason with Shapes and Their Attributes
Measurement and DataRepresent and Interpret Data
Solve Problems Involving Measurement
Number and OperationsNumber and Operations: Base Ten and Fractions
Understand Place Value, Counting, and Cardinality
Operations and Algebraic ThinkingProperties of Operations
Represent and Solve Problems

MAP Math Test Practice for 2nd Grade 

TestingMom has many resources for you and your child as you prepare for your MAP Growth Math K-2 (Early Learners) test. Here are some sample MAP Test practice questions that your child may see on their test!

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Skills Checklist

The Skills Checklist MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Test is a test used to assess a student’s knowledge of a specific skill, either before teaching the skill or after. There 10 reading skills and 28 math skills to choose from, with each test being scored as a percentage correct.

Depending on your student’s teacher, school, and state curriculum, a Skills Checklist test may be given throughout the year.

Here is the list of skills that your child may be tested on for a Math Skills Checklist test:

Name of TestContent
Math Computation
10 Manipulatives
Addition: Computation and Story Problems – Using Manipulatives
Subtraction: Computation and Story Problems – Using Manipulatives
Math Computation-
10 Numbers
Addition: Two 1-Digit Numbers – Horizontal and Vertical
Addition: Three 1-Digit Numbers
Subtraction: Two 1-Digit Numbers – Horizontal and Vertical
Math Computation
10 Problem Solving
Addition: Story Problems – Result Unknown
Subtraction: Story Problems – Result Unknown
Math Computation
20 Manipulatives
Addition: Story Problems – Using Manipulatives
Subtraction: Computation – Using Manipulatives
Math Computation-
20 Numbers
Addition: Two 1-Digit Numbers – Horizontal and Vertical
Addition: Three 1-Digit Numbers
Subtraction: Two 1-Digit Numbers – Horizontal and Vertical
Math Computation-
20 Problem Solving
Addition: Story Problems – Result Unknown
Subtraction: Story Problems – Result Unknown
Math Computation-
100 Manipulatives
Addition and Subtraction – Using Manipulatives
Multiplication – Using Manipulatives
Division – Using Manipulatives
Math Computation-
100 Manipulatives Regroup
Addition and Subtraction – Using Manipulatives
Multiplication – Using Manipulatives
Division – Using Manipulatives
Math Computation-
100 Numbers
Addition: 1- or 2-Digit Numbers – Horizontal and Vertical
Addition: Multiple 1- and 2-Digit Numbers
Subtraction: Two 1- or 2-Digit numbers – Horizontal and Vertical
Multiplication: Basic Facts – Horizontal and Vertical
Math Computation-
100 Numbers Regroups
Addition: 1- or 2-Digit Numbers – Horizontal and Vertical
Addition: Multiple 1- and 2-Digit Numbers
Subtraction: Two 1- or 2-Digit numbers – Horizontal and Vertical
Multiplication: 2-Digit Numbers <20 by a 1-Digit Numbers
Division: Basic Facts
Math Computation-
100 Problem Solving
Addition: Story Problems – Result Unknown
Addition: Story Problems – Start of Change Unknown
Addition: Story Problems – Multiple Numbers
Subtraction: Story Problems – Result Unknown
Subtraction: Story Problems – Start or Change Unknown
Math Computation-
100 Problem Solving Regroup
Addition: Story Problems and Estimation
Subtraction: Story Problems and Estimation
Math Computation-
1000 Manipulatives
Addition: Using Manipulatives
Subtraction: Using Manipulatives
Multiplication: Using Manipulatives
Division: Using Manipulatives (with remainders)
Math Computation-
1000 Numbers
Additions: Sums to 1000
Subtraction: Minuend <1000
Multiplication: 2- or 3-Digit Number by a 1- or 2-Digit Number
Division: Numbers 100 or Less by a 1- or 2-Digit Number
Math Computation-
1000 Problem Solving
Addition: Story Problems and Estimation
Subtraction: Story Problems and Estimation
Multiplication: Story Problems
Division: Story Problems
Math NumberSense-
10: Count-Order-PlaceValue
Counts to 10 – Forwards and Backwards
One-to-One Correspondence
Identifies position – First, Last and 1st – 10th
Compare Numbers Using Words
Group Objects into 10s
Math NumberSense-
10: Representation
Names Numerals
Represents Numerals Correctly
Composes and Decomposes Numbers
Identifies or Represents Whole, Part of, Half
Identifies a Penny, a Nickel, and a Dime
Identifies Name of Coin Worth 1¢, 5¢, 10¢
Math NumberSense-
20: Count-Order-PlaceValue
Counts by 1s, 2s, and 5s,
Counts Backwards
Counts on from Any Number by 1s
One-to-One Correspondence
Groups Objects into 10s and 1s
Math NumberSense-
20: Ordering
Identifies Position: 11th to 20th
Compares Numbers
Math NumberSense-
20: Representation
Identifies Numerals and Represents Numbers
Composes and Decomposes Numbers
Identifies Multiple Ways of Representing Numbers
Identifies or Represents Fractions: Fourths
Math NumberSense-
100: Counting
Counts on by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s
Counts by 10s to 100
Math NumberSense-
100: Ordering
Compares Numbers
Identifies Numbers 1 Greater Than and Less Than a Given Number
Identifies Numbers Between Two Given Numbers
Orders and Compares the Value of Coins
Math NumberSense-
100: Place Value
Identifies Standard Form Name
Identifies Number of sets give pictures
Identifies number of sets given numbers
Reorganizes groups of 10s and 1s
Math NumberSense-
100: Representation
Identifies numerals
Represents numbers
Composes and Decomposes numbers
Identifies multiple ways of representing numbers
Fractions: thirds
Money
Math NumberSense-
1000: Counting
Counts by 3s
Counts on by 2s and 5s
Counts by 10s and 100s from numbers ≤100 and ≥100
Counts by 10s from any multiple of 10
Counts on by 10s from any number
Math NumberSense-
1000: Ordering
Compares numbers using words and symbols
Identifies number 10 less or more than a given number
Identifies number 100 less or more than a given number
Identifies numbers between two given numbers
Math NumberSense-
1000: Place Value
Groups objects into 100s, 10s, and 1s
Identifies the number of 100s, 10s, and 1s in a number
Identifies the number of 100s, 10s, and 1s in a number
Identifies the standard form of a number from expanded form
Identifies multiples ways of showing the same number using place values
Math NumberSense-
1000: Representation
Identifies numerals
Represents numbers
Composes and decomposes
Identifies multiple ways of representing numbers
Fractions: eighths
Money

Here are a list of skills that your child may be tested on in a Reading Skills Checklist test:

Name of TestContent
Reading
Consonant Blends-Digraphs
Initial Blends and Clusters
Final Blends
Initial and Final Digraphs
Reading
Decoding Multi-Syllable Words
Inflectional Endings
Prefixes and Suffixes
Open and Closed/C+le Syllables
Reading
Decoding Patterns-Word Families
Words with Common Spelling Patterns
Reading
Letter Identification
Upper Case
Lower Case
Reading
Manipulation of Sounds
Substitution of Sounds: Beginning, Middle, and End
Blending of Sounds
Deletion of Sounds
Reading
Matching Letters to Sounds
Consonants
Vowels
Reading
Phoneme Identification
Initial Consonant Sounds
Final Consonant Sounds
Middle Vowel Sounds
Reading
Phonological Awareness
Identifying Number of Syllables (one, two, and three)
Rhyming
Blending
Reading
Syllable Types- CVC-CVCe-R-Controlled
CVC
CVCe
R-Controlled
Reading
Vowel-Digraphs-Diphthongs
Digraphs
Diphthongs

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Kenna

this is so hard. i am in sixth grade and i don’t even understand this. Also, how will kindergartners be able to read this stuff!

Mercy

This is pretty difficult for kindergarten

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Hi Mercy,

Yes, and many times this is the first time they will be taking an actual test that is more formal than the classroom work. Talk about being nervous! That’s why, here at TestingMom.com, we have numerous resources to help students of all ages feel more prepared and have thousands of practice questions for the MAP test. Please email us at help@testingmom.com if you need help finding any of these resources for the MAP test.

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