Here they do reading fluency 3 times per year, a test like MAP 3 times per year, the state standardized tests for reading and math (and sometimes science), multiple practice tests for the state standardized test, Fountas and Pinnell reading assessments 3 times per year, 4 different district written tests for math which they use to list skills on report cards, unit tests for math, and who knows what else. I've never heard of a writing test. I thought the Fountas and Pinnell reading tests, in particular, were absurd because the teacher didn't have them pick books of a certain level or "letter" anyway and there was no ability grouping or differentiation.
