All primary teachers and intermediate, middle, and high school intervention teachers need a diagnostic spelling assessment that measures knowledge of non-phonetic "outlaw" words.

This free assessment is a story dictation and covers the highest utility "outlaw" words. Accompanying the assessment is a recording matrix to allow teachers to plan differentiated instruction based upon the data.

Questions about the assessment or data analysis? Feel free to email MA Reading Specialist, Mark Pennington, at mark@penningtonpublishing.com. Be sure to download the matching "outlaw" words reading assessment and other free whole class ELA/reading diagnostic assessments at TpT.