Assessing for Kindergarten Readiness
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Agenda • Defining Kindergarten Readiness
• Assessing Kindergarten Readiness with STAR Early Literacy™
• Literacy classification
• Administering the assessment
• MKAS2 state portal– Student/teacher experience– Manual provisioning
• Support and resources
• Test Security
• Accommodations
• Questions
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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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How does a computer adaptive test work?
Correct Response
Incorrect Response
Items answered by studentEasy
Standard Error of Measurement
Difficult
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STAR Early Literacy Scaled Score (SS)
300 SS 900 SS530 SS
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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 shoesgo on feet
Put on shoes Tie shoesIdentify shoes
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Parent Report
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Pre-K and Kindergarten Reading Activities
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STAR Early Literacy Demonstration
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Testing with Fidelity
Plan Prepare
Motivate Monitor
• Give students the opportunity to perform their best
• Accurately track student achievement
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Plan for test administration
Where to test When to test What will be needed Who will monitor
Plan Prepare
Motivate Monitor
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Prepare for students to take the test
Plan Prepare
Motivate Monitor
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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
http://www.renlearn.com/lp/mde/
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• Explain what students will be doing and why
• Congratulate effort• Establish a procedure for
when students finish
Motivate students appropriately
Plan Prepare
Motivate Monitor
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• Facilitate testing and assist with technical issues, but do not help students arrive at an answer
• Plan responses to common student issues
Plan Prepare
Motivate Monitor
Actively monitor students
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Practice Items
Monitor Password
Item Time Limits
Pause or Stop a Test(Ctrl + A)
ADMIN
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The Student Experience
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Navigating the State Portal
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Student Access
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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.John Tyler
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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 Student
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Add New Student – Manual Provisioning
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Add New Student – Possible Duplicate
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Student Verification
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Student Added Successfully
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Add New Student – Data Template
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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
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Score Summary Report
Additional Reports
Parent ReportDiagnostic ReportInstructional Planning Report
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Resources
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Additional Support
MDE website• MKAS2 K-Readiness Assessment Test
Administrator Protocol Manual• Recorded Webinar
MKAS2 Assessment Management
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Agenda • Defining Kindergarten Readiness
• Assessing Kindergarten Readiness with STAR Early Literacy™
• Literacy classification
• Administering the assessment
• MKAS2 state portal– Student/teacher experience– Manual provisioning
• Support and resources
• Test Security
• Accommodations
• Questions
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