Intended to be used as an assessment instrument in conjunction with North Carolina's Basic Education Program, this communication skills notebook reflects an instructional program that is developmentally appropriate for first and second graders. The notebook contains resource materials which include strategies for teachers to use in evaluating student performance on different curriculum goals. The notebook provides three options in instrument format to allow for local school system flexibility: (1) Assessment of Communication Skills by Components; (2) Integrated Communication Skills Assessment; and (3) Communication Skills Checklists. The appendix includes a 152-item bibliography of predictable books and three texts for reading strategies through oral reading. (MG)