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Assessing for Kindergarten
ReadinessErica Rials
July 30, 2019
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Agenda
• Defining Kindergarten Readiness
• K-Readiness Assessment– Preparing your students
– Student experience
– Admin experience
• Support and Resources
• Questions
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Our mission:
“To accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.”
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Defining Kindergarten Readiness
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Who takes the test?
• All public and charter K
• All public Pre-K
• All Collaborative Pre-K
• School 500
How many times do they test?
• Pre-test in the fall(Aug. 12 – Sept 20)
• Post-test in the spring(March 23 – April 24)
What are the benchmarks?
• Kindergarten
• Fall – SS 530
• Spring – SS 681
• Pre-K
• Spring – SS 498
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Defining STAR™
Early Literacy
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• Computer adaptive assessment
• Contains 27 items assessing early literacy and numeracy skills
• Designed for students who do not yet read independently
• Generally given to students ages 3 to 9
What is STAR Early Literacy?
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STAR Early Literacy assesses early literacy and numeracy skills in three key domains.
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Skills that a student is
likely ready to learn Likely too difficult
Item Response TheoryEasy Difficult
Skills that a student
likely already knows
Know shoes
go on feet
Put on shoes Tie shoesIdentify shoes
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Correct
Response
Incorrect
Response
Items answered by studentEasy
Standard Error of
Measurement
Difficult
How does a computer adaptive test work?
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STAR Early Literacy Scaled Score (SS)
300 SS 900 SS530 SS Fall 681 SS Spring
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Pretest instructions
Introduction to computer use
STAR Early Literacy practice website
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Resources Prior to Testing
https://www.mdek12.org/OSA/K_Readiness
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Pretest Instructions
Prepare students for technology
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Introduction to Computer UsePrepare students for technology
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Resources Prior to Testing
https://www.mdek12.org/OSA/K_Readiness
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STAR Early Literacy Practice Website
•Demonstrate taking the test
•Talk through the information on the pretest instructions
•Model “think aloud” strategies to verbalize your thought processes • Making an answer choice
• Needing an item repeated
• Not knowing an answer
• Waiting
Prepare students for technology
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The Student Experience
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Navigating the State Portal: https://www.mdek12.org
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Navigating the State Portal: Student Assessment
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Navigating the State Portal: Literacy Based Promotion Act (LBPA)
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Navigating the State Portal: https://www.mdek12.org/OSA/K_Readiness
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Navigating the State Portal: https://www.mdek12.org/OSA/K_Readiness
https://www.mdek12.org/OSA/K_Readiness
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Student Login
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Student Confirmation
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Renaissance Place Home Page
Early Literacy
John Tyler
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Begin practice items.
John Tyler
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Begin the test.
John Tyler
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Answer Items
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Practice Items
Monitor Password
Item Time Limits
Pause or Stop a Test(Ctrl + A)
ADMIN
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End of Assessment
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The Administrator Experience
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Administrator Access
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Administrator Login
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Administrator Landing Page
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Add New Administrator
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Manage School Administrators
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Add Administrator
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New Administrator Verification
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Administrator Added Successfully
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E-mail Notification
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Account Activation Code
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Account Activation - Password
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Successful Account Activation
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Reports
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Report Options
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Participation/Enrollment Report
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Student Authorization Ticket
001234567
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Score Summary ReportAdditional Reports
Parent ReportDiagnostic ReportInstructional Planning ReportScore Overview
Your School District
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Support and resources
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Navigating to Mississippi K-Readiness Resources
https://www.mdek12.org/OSA/K_Readiness
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Navigating the State Portalhttps://www.mdek12.org/OSA/K_Readiness
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Navigating the State Portal: Literacy Based Promotion Act (LBPA)
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Key Takeaways• Testing Windows:
• Pre-test in the Fall: August 12 – September 20• Post-test in the Spring: March 23 – April 24
• Scale Score Benchmarks: • Kindergarten: Fall – Scale Score 530 Spring – Scale Score 681• Pre-K Spring – Scale Score 498
• DO NOT enter students and teachers in the state K-Readiness Portal unless you are a School 500• Ensure your School 500 students are coded correctly and not under the public school
• Choose the correct daily test code for your school’s students
• K-Readiness Portal Housecleaning: • Look at your districts in the K-Readiness portal. Delete any users that are no longer there.
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