Understand your students’ spelling skills.
Get an accurate picture of your students’ spelling abilities with our curriculum-aligned spelling assessments.
Our spelling tests are part of our progress and placement test program
The spelling assessments that we offer are included in our progress and placement test program, which also include other skills like reading comprehension, writing, and Mathematics.
The progress and placement tests are designed to help you understand how each student is progressing for spelling and other key skills, allowing you to tailor your teaching strategies accordingly.
Spelling assessments that test the full breadth of ability for Years 2 to 11
Our spelling tests vary by difficulty for each year level, and range from common words that many students should be expected to know to more technical words with challenging or unusual spellings.
Spelling test reports to compare and track student progress
We offer numerous spelling test reports that provide a rich picture of student performance. The reports provided allow you to use the assessments as both spelling diagnostic tests and spelling achievement tests, giving you the information you need to improve your teaching strategies.
Group performance for spelling
See how your school, cohorts or classes performed for spelling compared to the nation.
Spelling progress over time
See how cohorts have progressed with their spelling abilities from year-to-year, with comparisons to national averages.
How students compare against their peers
Get side-by-side comparisons for students’ spelling, with raw scores, stanines and more.
AAS and NAPLAN growth analysis
Get unbroken numeracy growth data when importing NAPLAN results into the system.
Spelling diagnostic tests to spot issues with spelling
The spelling component of our progress and placement test can be used as a spelling diagnostic test, helping teachers identify learning gaps for the skill.
Spelling achievement tests to appraise skill levels
The spelling assessments in our progress and placement test may be used as spelling achievement tests, helping teachers understand skill levels and adjust their teaching if required.
How our online tests look
Our spelling assessments can be delivered both online or in-person. The online tests use the same platform as NAPLAN, which students are familiar with.
The spelling tests are made up of multiple-choice questions and last for 12 minutes.
Spelling assessments created by professional educators
At AAS, our spelling tests are designed by experienced Australian educators who align them to the nation’s curriculum.
The tests are also fully managed by our team – including setup, delivering the exams (online or in-person), marking, and providing support with analysing the results.
All subjects and skills we assess
Test students’ core writing skills, including their vocabulary, punctuation, structure and more.
Assess students’ ability to read bodies of text, which they’ll analyse, evaluate and use other important reading skills.
Gauge students’ spelling skills with words that vary widely in difficulty, based on year level.
Frequently asked questions
The price of our spelling assessments change depending on how many you need, and which services you need alongside them.
We don’t sell single spelling assessments. The spelling tests that we provide are part of our broader progress and placement test programs, which includes other skills like maths and reasoning.
Please get in touch and we’ll talk more about the progress and placement test and how spelling fits into it.
Our spelling tests are 12 minutes long.
The tests can be given on a date that suits your school’s particular needs.
We score the tests, validate the scoring, and produce the reports within 10 working days. Reports are both electronic (on our reporting system), and can also be send as a hard copy if required.
All of our tests are strictly confidential and cannot be purchased separately by schools. We refresh our assessments every year too, so students are highly unlikely to have taken them before.
Start understanding your students’ spelling abilities today
Get in touch and we’ll talk about how our spelling assessments can help you better understand your students’ skills.
