Foundations of Early Literacy Assessment (FELA): Single User download

The FELA, produced by Dr Roslyn Neilson, is a diagnostic test that assesses two foundational early literacy skills: basic phonological/phonemic awareness, and grasp of the alphabetic principle, including non-word reading and spelling.

The FELA is administered individually, and takes up to 25-30 minutes. It is suitable for use with students who speak English as an additional language or dialect, as well as students whose first language is English. The FELA can be administered just before children start formal schooling, and remains relevant for monitoring progress through the Early Primary years.

• FELA scores are interpreted in terms of mastery of skills at appropriate grades, aligned with the Australian Curriculum.
• Suggestions for test interpretation and follow-up support are provided in the manual.

The download includes a movie demonstrating administration and scoring; the manual; electronic stimulus presentations (a laptop or tablet is necessary for delivering the stimuli); administration scripts; and scoresheet.

Requirement for testers:

• There are no formal qualification requirements for administering the FELA, but it is expected that test users will be thoroughly familiar with test administration and interpretation, will have watched the demonstration movie, and will have practised giving the test before administering it formally to students.

Single User vs Site Licence

The standard version of this test is a Single User Licence which can be downloaded and used by the purchaser only and can only be installed on one computer, for one user. For wider use, eg. for multiple users in a school, you should purchase a Site Licence (see Versions tab). A Site License entitles the purchaser to download and copy this test to multiple computers within their organisation at one location, with unlimited users allowed.

Table of Contents

The FELA download contains:

• movie demonstrating FELA administration and scoring
• FELA Manual
• electronic stimulus presentations (a laptop or tablet is necessary for delivering the stimuli)
• Administration Scripts
• Scoresheets
• Manipulatives