the oregon kindergarten assessment
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The Oregon Kindergarten Assessment. Kara Williams Early Education to K-3 Specialist ODE Office of Learning-Student Services [email protected]. Brett Walker Early Learning Initiatives Coordinator ODE Early Learning Division [email protected] - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Oregon Kindergarten AssessmentTraining for Early Learning Hubs2013
Kara WilliamsEarly Education to K-3 SpecialistODE Office of Learning-Student Services [email protected]
Brett WalkerEarly Learning Initiatives CoordinatorODE Early Learning [email protected]
http://oregonearlylearning.com
Overview
The purpose of a statewide kindergarten assessment
Selection, Pilot, and Implementation of the Kindergarten Assessment
The fall 2013 Kindergarten AssessmentAccommodationsPutting the Kindergarten Assessment in Context
Alignment with Oregon’s Learning Standards
Kindergarten Assessment DataNext StepsResources
The Purpose for a Statewide Kindergarten Assessment
The Oregon Kindergarten Assessment will provide a common understanding of what children know and are able to do upon entering school.
A common statewide assessment will provide a statewide perspective that will allow the tracking of trends and progress over time.
Background
HB 4165 directs ELC and ODE to jointly develop a kindergarten readiness assessment to pilot in fall 2012 and implement statewide in fall 2013
Fall 2012 Pilot and Pilot Evaluation
Statewide assessment adopted into rule March 8, 2013
Fall 2013 statewide window August 15-October 24, 2013
The 2013 Kindergarten Assessment
Early Literacy (direct assessment) English letter names English letter soundsSpanish syllable sounds*
*only for Spanish Speaking English Language Learners
Early Math (direct assessment) Numbers and Operations
Approaches to Learning (observational assessment)
Child Behavior Rating Scale
Accommodations
Assessment accommodations are available to all students based on an assessment of individual student need.
May 8, 2013, ODE Accommodations Panel review and recommendations
Training on Accommodations incorporated into regional KA trainings
Kindergarten Assessment table included in the Accommodations Manual
Putting the Kindergarten Assessment in Context
Kindergarten Assessment
Strengthening Oregon’s Early
LearningSystem
Linking Early Learning and
K-12
Students Reading on
Grade Level by 3rd Grade
Closing Achievement
Gaps
Increasing Proficiency for
All
40-40-20
Alignment with Oregon’s Learning Standards
The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework
Literacy Knowledge & Skills Mathematics Knowledge & Skills Social & Emotional Development Approaches to Learning
Common Core State Standards English Language Arts& Literacy:
Kindergarten Mathematics : Kindergarten
State Level
Data help measure progress over time
Data help target technical assistance to
Early Learning Hubs and schools
Regional Early Learning HubsData help measure progress over time
Data help target local supports, strategies and
interventions
Community LevelSchools: Data inform classroom instruction Pre-K providers: Data inform program and
curriculum design
Application of Kindergarten Assessment Data
The “Look Back”
Kindergarten Assessment data provide communities with:
An assessment of areas of strength and areas for growth of all children at the point of kindergarten entry
A starting point for collaboration between schools and Pre-K providers
Valuable information for Pre-K providers to consider when developing and implementing curriculum
Next Steps
October 2013: KA Specifications and Blueprints
November 1, 2013: Data Entry Deadline
November 20-21, 2013: KA Interpretive Panel
December 2013: Report back to districts
January 2014: State ReportFebruary 2014: Hubs/Regional ReportFebruary 2014: Lessons Learned
Resources
Oregon’s Early Learning System http://oregonearlylearning.com/ The Oregon Kindergarten Assessment: A Parent’s Guide
http://oregonearlylearning.com/kindergarten-assessment/ka-for-parents/
Oregon Department of Education: Kindergarten Assessment Resources http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/ka
Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Fall 2012 Pilot Process Evaluation: Key Findings and Recommendations http://oregonearlylearning.com/kindergarten-assessment/
Assessment Accommodations http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=487
The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/tta-system/teaching/eecd/Assessment/Child%20Outcomes/HS_Revised_Child_Outcomes_Framework(rev-Sept2011).pdf
ODE’s Common Core State Standards Toolkit for Early Childhood http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3548
Kindergarten Assessment Test Specifications and Blueprints http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=496