# Assessment of Story Comprehension Set

[Trina D. Spencer, Ph.D., BCBA-D](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=4296&Name=Trina+Spencer,Ph.D.,%20BCBA-D), [Howard Goldstein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_Contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=1047&Name=Howard+Goldstein,Ph.D.,%20CCC-SLP)

Early Childhood

This set includes the ASC manual and a pack of 10 forms.

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| Set<br>US$ 65.00<br> <br>Qty:<br>Add to Cart |

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| STOCK NUMBER | ISBN |
| 52384 | 978-1-68125-238-4 |
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Listening comprehension during shared storybook reading is a foundational skill—and an indicator that children are ready for the language demands of kindergarten. With the Assessment of Story Comprehension (ASC™), pre-K programs finally have a fast, easy way to

- measure the story comprehension of children ages 3–5
- identify children who may need language intervention
- monitor the progress of children receiving intervention
- determine when comprehension has meaningfully improved

A quick check that takes **just 3 minutes to complete**, the ASC is the sensitive, reliable tool that programs need to test the comprehension skills of all young learners and pick up even small improvements as the school year progresses. It's an essential tool for assessing and monitoring a wide range of young children, including those with language impairments and developmental disabilities, children at risk for early literacy difficulties, and young English language learners (ELLs). Used on its own or in tandem with [Story Friends™](/content/resource-center/screening-and-assessment/storyfriends/index.html) and [PAth to Literacy](/content/resource-center/screening-and-assessment/path-to-literacy/index.html), the ASC is the key to assessing and improving an essential building block of reading success and school readiness.

This set includes

- **[A package of 10 ASC record forms](https://products.brookespublishing.com/Assessment-of-Story-Comprehension-P1186.aspx)**—six brief tests, each with a teacher script, story, and eight literal and inferential comprehension questions
- **[A manual](https://products.brookespublishing.com/Assessment-of-Story-Comprehension-Manual-P1087.aspx)** that introduces the tool and its components and provides detailed guidelines on how to administer the ASC, score responses, and use results
- **Downloadable materials**, including basic and extended scoring guides, fidelity checklists, and two practice sets of materials to train examiners

**[Learn more about ASC](/content/product/asc/index.html)**

_Learn more about the complete [Multitiered Interventions for Language & Literacy in Early Childhood (MILLIE™) product suite.](/content/resource-center/screening-and-assessment/millie/index.html)_

## Reviews

Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D., Chair, National Early Literacy Panel, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago  
"Finally, a reliable standardized listening comprehension assessment for use in preschool and kindergarten. Now teachers can not only easily monitor early phonological and alphabet skills, but important language abilities, too. The ASC™ is an essential addition to the classroom prereading screening battery."

Anne Van Kleeck, Ph.D., Professor and Callier Research Scholar, The University of Texas at Dallas  
"The ASC™ is a unique, state-of-the-art, engaging, solidly evidence-based, and psychometrically very well designed assessment tool for regularly monitoring preschoolers' progress in story comprehension—a foundational skill for later reading comprehension—to determine if they need supplemental language intervention."

Authors: [Trina D. Spencer Ph.D., BCBA-D](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=4296&Name=Trina+D.+Spencer+Ph.D.%2c+BCBA-D), [Howard Goldstein Ph.D., CCC-SLP](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=1047&Name=Howard+Goldstein+Ph.D.%2c+CCC-SLP)

**Learn more about ASC**  
[ASC At-a-Glance](/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ASC-At-a-Glance.pdf)

**Read an excerpt**  
[Chapter 1: Introduction to the Assessment of Story Comprehension](/content/resource-library/assessment-story-comprehension-manual/index.html)

**See a sample ASC form**  
[ASC Completed Form Sample](/content/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ASC-Sample-Completed-Form.pdf)