I found this word families assessment at

http://www.wirticenter.com/strategiesbank/documents/Reading%20Foundational
%20Skills%20K-5/RF%20PWR%20Word%20Families%20-%20Letter
%20Combinations.pdf
This is not only an assessment but also shows how to teach. It is research based and is
informal. The research shows that teaching phonics through word families/ letter
combinations is one way to help students apply decoding skills to unknown words.
I believe that this assessment is appropriate for grades k through early fifth. The basic
was of assessment for this is teacher observation.
This assessment will see if students comprehend word families. It also shows if they are
able to decode words.