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PALS Assessments, Instructional Resources,
and Data
EDIS 5020: Instruction and Assessment
Thursday, January 31st
Ellen O. Shrum, PhD
Agenda
• PALS: Origin, purpose, and assessments
• PALS-PreK: Administration, scoring, and data-generated reports
• PALS-K: Administration, scoring, and data-generated reports
• PALS 1-3: Administration, scoring, and data-generated reports
• PALS K-3: A screening tool
• PALS Quick Checks
• PALS: Instructional resources
• PALS Website
• Formative Assessment: Driving and Monitoring Instruction
PALS: Why Was PALS Developed?
What Is PALS?
The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening
(PALS) is a research-based organization
dedicated to providing instructionally useful
literacy assessments on which to plan,
implement, and assess instruction and on which
to assess and monitor student literacy
achievement.
PALS Assessments
• Criterion-referenced assessment developed by
Marcia Invernizzi, PhD, and her colleagues at the
University of Virginia.
• Used in all fifty states and several foreign countries.
• Since 1999 serves as Virginia’s universal screening
and diagnostic literacy tool.
PALS: Assessments
• PALS-PreK
• PALS-K
• PALS 1-3
• PALS Quick Checks (RtI)
• PALS español (in development)
• PALS 4-8 (in development)
PALS Purpose
• Diagnose children’s knowledge of literacy fundamentals
• Screen for students who may be in jeopardy of not reading on grade level by
the end of third grade
• Monitor effectiveness of instruction, and student progress
• Plan instruction that targets children’s needs
Data You Can Trust
• Each task is research-based and measures a component of early
literacy development shown by research to predict later reading
achievement.
• Strong technical adequacy was established by thorough pilot
studies with large sample groups.
• Most excellent ratings on the National Center on Response to
Intervention’s Screening Tools Chart
http://www.rti4success.org/screeningTools
PALS Assessm
ents:Literacy
Skills
PALS-PreK
PALS-K
PALS1-3
Print and Word Awareness ✓
Nursery Rhyme Awareness ✓
Name Writing ✓
Rhyme Awareness ✓ ✓
Beginning Sound Awareness ✓ ✓
Alphabet Knowledge ✓ ✓ ✓
Letter Sounds ✓ ✓ ✓
Concept of Word ✓ ✓
Blending ✓ ✓
Sound-to-Letter ✓ ✓
Spelling/Phonics ✓ ✓
Word Recognition in Isolation ✓ ✓
Oral Reading in Context (accuracy, fluency, WPM/rate, and comprehension)
✓
PALS: Assessments and Web Site
PALS Assessments (PALS Materials)
Online Score Entry and Reporting System
(the PALS Web site)
The PALS Web Site, akaThe Online Score Entry and Reporting System
• Enter scores into online account
• Score entry generates reports for assessing (PreK-3),
screening (K-3), diagnosing, and progress monitoring
• Resources available for planning instruction
• Downloadable progress monitoring assessments (K-3)
(Quick Checks)
PALS-PreK Assessment
PALS-PreK Assessment
• Is a developmentally appropriate assessment
• Provides critical literacy data upon which to plan instruction
• Administer in fall, mid-year, and spring of the 4-year-old preschool year (same form administered each time)
PALS-PreK: Materials
• Teacher’s Manual
• Child Packet
• Child Summary Sheet
• Class Summary Sheet
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PALS-PreK: Preparing to Administer
Flexible Administration Schedule
• Complete PALS-PreK administration within
any contiguous two-week period during the
four-week window
• Fall screening window begins six weeks after
the first day of school
1st day of school + 6 weeks = 1st day of your PALS-PreK fall
window
Calculating Your Assessment Windows
How Much Time Is Required to Administer PALS-PreK?
• Untimed, varies child to child
• Flexible administration – customize to
your schedule (for example, administer
one task per day to break up the
assessment)
Who Should Administer PALS-PreK?
• Teachers
• Reading specialists
• Instructional support colleagues
To Whom Should PALS-PreK Be Given?
Mandatory for children in Virginia whose PreK enrollment is partially of fully funded by the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI)
Optional for all other preschool children
PALS-PreK: Task Administration & Scoring
PALS-PreK: Tasks Each task represents a literacy fundamental that is predictive of future reading success.
Task Includes
Name Writing
Alphabet Knowledge Upper-Case Alphabet RecognitionLower-Case Alphabet RecognitionLetter Sounds
Beginning Sound Awareness
Print and Word Awareness
Rhyme Awareness
Nursery Rhyme Awareness
PALS-PreK Administration
• One-on-one administration
• Approximately 25 minutes per child
• Developmentally appropriate
• Flexible administration--Don’t have to administer the entire assessment at one time (For example, one can administer one task to all children on each day for six days.)
• Fall, Mid-Year, and Spring recommended assessment windows
• Enter scores online via traditional score entry or the Online Assessment Wizard
Task: Name Writing Say,
• If the child is reluctant to attempt name writing, encourage the child to
“pretend” to write his or her name or collect a writing sample at a more
informal time.
• Not an all-or-nothing skill – it develops gradually and reveals what
students know about early components of literacy.
I would like for you to draw a picture of yourself, and then write your name. When you are finished, I’d like for you to show me your name.
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Name Writing: Scoring (Administration &
Scoring Guide, Page 14)
Scoring samples demonstrate the
continuum of name writing
development
Only the written name is scored; it
is not necessary for the child to
draw a picture
Not scored based on neatness
Question child for clarification on
letters if necessary
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PALS-PreK: Logging Into A Teacher Account
Step 1: Go to the PALS Web site.
https://pals.virginia.edu
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Step 2: Place your cursor on the yellow-highlighted area, and move it down to the second link, Virginia PreK.
Click here.
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Step 3: On the Login Page that appears, enter user name and password.
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Step 4: Upon login, you’re on the ADMINSTRATIVE tab.
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Child Information: Accommodating Non-Standard
Administration
NS
E
Entering Scores
Two Ways to Enter Scores forInstant Access to Child Data!
Traditional Score Entry: Record scores on Child
Summary Sheets. Then, after administration,
enter scores into the PALS Web site (aka, The Score
Entry and Reporting System).
Online Assessment Wizard: Enter scores directly
into the PALS Web site during or after administration.
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Score Entry Option:Traditional Score Entry
Step 1: Highlight a child’s name and click the link, “Enter Child’s Scores.”
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Step 2: Enter scores and click the link, “Submit Scores.”
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Score Entry Option:
The Online Assessment Wizard
(OAW)
Benefits of “the Wizard”
Efficient
Flexible
Creates item-level reports
Efficient
Reduces paperwork (e.g., Student Summary Sheets)
Decreases chance of transfer error during score entry
Guides K-3 assessment process (in fall and spring)
Keeps track of scores
Reduces assessment time
Flexible
Use with one or all of your students
Use during or after administration
Use regardless of the score entry school colleagues use
Creates Item-Level Reports
Student OAW Report Alphabet Recognition Letter Sounds Print and Word Awareness
Class OAW Report
Using The Online Assessment Wizard(OAW)
Step 1: Highlight a child’s name and click “Online Assessment Wizard.”
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Step 2: Review information on Welcome Page; then, click the Continue Icon or the Task Icon.
Continue Icon
Task Icon
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Step 3: Select a task.
Upper-Case Alphabet
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Using the
Online Assessment
Wizard:PALS
Practice Accounts
50
PALS-PreK Data Generates
Reports
Child Summary Report
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Individual Task
Growth Report
53
Class Summary Report
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