Virginia Language & Literacy Screening System (VALLSS): Grades 4-8

As part of the requirements set forth in the Virginia Literacy Act, the Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP) is expanding their suite of measures to include VALLSS: 4-8. VALLSS: 4-8 will be used to identify relative strengths and weaknesses in specific literacy skill areas, including both code-based and language comprehension skills. As the majority of students who participate in VALLSS: 4-8 are students who are already experiencing reading difficulty according to their results on the English SOL, VALLSS: 4-8 is designed to provide a better understanding of why students are experiencing difficulty, which can be used to guide instruction for improved reading outcomes.

As part of the requirements set forth in the Virginia Literacy Act, the Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP) expanded their suite of measures to include VALLSS: 4-8. VALLSS: 4-8 is used to identify relative strengths and weaknesses in specific literacy skill areas, including both code-based and language comprehension skills. As the majority of students who participate in VALLSS: 4-8 are students who are already experiencing reading difficulty according to their results on the English SOL, VALLSS: 4-8 is designed to provide a better understanding of why students are experiencing difficulty, which can be used to guide instruction for improved reading outcomes.

View this Virgnia Literacy Act Grades 4-8 flyer to learn more!