Looking for a quick and easy way to assess your students’ multisyllabic decoding skills? These Challenge Phonics Quick Checks were designed to match the exact skills in your favorite phonics fluency bundle!

This set of pre- and post-assessments gives you a simple, effective way to track student progress across 5 core phonics units: digraphs, vowel diphthongs, long vowels, bossy R, and 3-letter blends/trigraphs.

Perfect for small groups, intervention, or a quick skill check-in, each quick check uses real multisyllabic words—no babyish tasks or fluff here!

What’s Included:

• 46 print-and-go student skill sheets (1 per phonics sound)

• 46 matching teacher recording sheets for quick error tracking and scoring

• Each sheet includes word reading, sentence reading, and extended fluency

• Built-in scoring to track progress over time

• Can be reused for both pre- and post-assessment

Skills Covered:

• Digraphs – sh, ch, th, wh, ph, kn, wr, qu, ck

• Vowel Diphthongs – oi, oy, ou, ow, au, aw, oo, ew, ui

• Long Vowels – vowel teams & silent e – a_e, ai, ay, ee, ea, ey, i_e, ie, igh, o_e, ow, oa, u_e, ue, ew

• Bossy R – or, ar, er, ir, ur, ear, ere, eer, air, are, ear, oar, ore, ier, ire

• 3-Letter Blends / Trigraphs – scr, str, spl, spr, shr, squ, thr

Why Teachers Love It:

• Aligns directly with the Challenge Phonics Bundle

• Takes just a few minutes to complete—great for busy teachers

• Tracks decoding growth with real, multisyllabic words

• Works for 1-on-1, small group, or whole class check-ins

• Easy error tracking for IEP data, progress monitoring, and RTI

Want to make assessment even easier?

These quick checks were created as a companion to the Challenge Phonics Bundle (print & digital). Use them before and after each unit to watch decoding confidence grow!

Created by a teacher, for teachers who want powerful phonics tools that save time, reduce guesswork, and boost student success.