McIvor Abilities Checklist – Early Childhood (MAC-EC)

Student’s First Name:	Student’s Last Name:
Student’s Grade:	Choose an item.	Student’s Sex:	Choose an item.
Teacher’s Name:	Date:

1-5 Scale

1= Bottom 10 percent of the class

2= Bottom 20 percent of the class

3= Equivalent in skill to the class

4= Top 20 percent of the class

5= Top 10 percent of the class

Reading	1-5 Rating
Student’s letter names compared to classmates
Student’s letter sounds compared to classmates
Student’s phonemic awareness compared to classmates
Student’s blending compared to classmates
Student’s overall reading abilities compared to classmates
Writing	1-5 Rating
Student’s letter writing compared to classmates
Student’s word writing compared to classmates
Student’s handwriting compared to classmates
Student’s overall writing abilities compared to classmates
Math	1-5 Rating
Student’s number names compared to classmates
Student’s number sense compared to classmates
Student’s basic computation compared to classmates
Student’s counting compared to classmates
Student’s overall math abilities compared to classmates
Behavior	Description
Student’s compliance to directions compared to classmates	Choose an item.
Student’s on-task behavior compared to classmates	Choose an item.
Student’s work completion compared to classmates	Choose an item.
Student’s participation compared to classmates	Choose an item.
Abilities	Description
Can student identify rhyming words?	Choose an item.
Can student recite the alphabet?	Choose an item.
Can student count using one-to-one correspondence?	Choose an item.
Can student identify the first and last item in a sequence?	Choose an item.
Can student write his/her name?	Choose an item.
Can student draw basic shapes such as a circle or square?	Choose an item.

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