# Verbal Assessments Verbal Checkups are designed to gauge a student's mental math skills with basic arithmetic. There are two verbal assessments:
##### Numerical Fluency: Addition and Subtraction ##### Numerical Fluency: Multiplication and Division
This verbal checkup covers basic addition and subtraction facts like 3+5, 13-8, and 2+9.This verbal checkup covers basic multiplication and division facts like 2 x 5, 12 x 3, and 12 / 3
#### When to Administer a Verbal Checkup If you are an instructor with more than two students at your table, try to look for "floating instructors" or a Lead Instructor to administer the verbal checkup. The administering instructor **should not answer any other student questions** during the testing period. #### How to Administer a Verbal Checkup Note: Verbal Checkups should only be administered by trained instructors who have completed the Radius training. 1\. With every verbal checkup, there will be a set of "Student Pages" and a rubric. Place the "Student Pages" directly in front of the student [ ![Screenshot 2024-06-22 9.32.53 AM.png](https://schoolhouse4math.pikapod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2024-06-22-9-32-53-am.png)](https://schoolhouse4math.pikapod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/screenshot-2024-06-22-9-32-53-am.png)[![Screenshot 2024-06-22 9.32.25 AM.png](https://schoolhouse4math.pikapod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2024-06-22-9-32-25-am.png)](https://schoolhouse4math.pikapod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/screenshot-2024-06-22-9-32-25-am.png) 2\. Start at the beginning of the section. Point to the question you would like the student to answer and read it out loud. 3\. Grading - **Y -** The student correctly answered the question in the allotted time frame - **N** - The student incorrectly answered the question - **S** - The student answered the question correctly but took longer than five seconds to answer. - **FC -** Check this box if the student utilized finger counting. - **SC** - Check this box if the student utilized skip counting. At the end of each section, there will be a place to mark a student's total mastery with a section. [![Screenshot 2024-06-22 11.37.28 AM.png](https://schoolhouse4math.pikapod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/screenshot-2024-06-22-11-37-28-am.png)](https://schoolhouse4math.pikapod.net/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/screenshot-2024-06-22-11-37-28-am.png) - **No Knowledge** - The student demonstrates **zero** conceptual understanding with the questions asked. In essence, they did not get a single question in that section correct - **Awareness** - The student demonstrates awareness of the concepts present. **Less than half of the answers are correct** - **Competency** - The student demonstrates competency with the concepts present. **More than half of the answers are correct, but one/some of the answers were marked as S, FC, SC, or N.** - **Mastery** - The student demonstrates complete mastery with the concepts present. **All of the questions are correct (with no S, FC, or SC markings).** 4\. After completing the verbal checkup, please **initial and date the bottom of the first rubric sheet.** #### Tips - When the Numerical Fluency results are entered into Radius, the only scores that will be entered are the N/A/C/M scores. Therefore, if a student is demonstrating "No Knowledge" on the first half of a section, you may let the student skip the rest of the questions in the section - The student may be insistent on taking more time to answer each question. Keep the student within a reasonable time frame, for the assessment shouldn't take any longer than five minutes. - If you are struggling to categorize a N/A/C/M for a specific section, feel free to leave it blank. The person entering the results will extrapolate based on the Y/N results. - Try to hide the grading rubric from the student. They may be a bit timid if they can actively see that you are grading them on their performance. - Be mindful of a student's remaining session time. If they have fewer than ten minutes remaining, I would not recommend starting the verbal checkup.