The language and literacy assessment that my school uses is known as “Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening” (PALS) (“Pals,” 2007). PALS is a formal assessment that is done several times throughout the school year. The first time this assessment is conducted, it provides teachers information about the students’ “knowledge of literacy fundamentals” (“Pals,” 2007). The second time it is preformed, it is to let the teacher check for student progress. This assessment is used to determine a students’ reading and literacy level. This allows teachers to provide students with the appropriate reading/literacy level work so that they can work their way up to new and harder learning material. I used to think that this language and literacy assessment