READY FOR KINDERGARTEN
OHIO ASSESSMENT
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Presenters
• Wendy Grove - Director, Early Learning and
School Readiness
• Christina Tomazinis – Early Learning
Consultant, State Support Team 10
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Why?
Provide a comprehensive view of a student’s
readiness for kindergarten.
• Informative, actionable data
• Supports opportunities for intervention
and enrichment
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Benefit #1
Identify individual children’s
strengths and educational
needs
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Benefit #2
Inform prior early learning
and development and other
stakeholders
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Benefit #3
Comprehensive
assessment tool that
is personalized and
child-friendly.
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Benefit #4
Meets the Third Grade
Reading Guarantee
requirement
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Benefit #5
Rapid reporting of
assessment
information
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Benefit #6
Online Reporting
System
Virtual
Assessment
Items
Kindergarten
Readiness
Assessment
Professional
Development
Early Learning
Assessment
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Part of a
comprehensive
system for early
childhood
Assessed Areas
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Social Foundations
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Language and Literacy
Physical Well-being and Motor Development
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Item Types
Observation rubrics
Performance tasks
Selected response items
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Administration Formats
Individual
• Selected Response Items
Individual or Small Group
• Performance Task Items
Individual, Small Group or Large Group
• Observational Rubric Items
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Sample Item:
Selected Response
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Sample Item:
Performance Task
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Observation Rubric Example:
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Technologies for Teachers
Online Reporting System
• Assessment administration and
scoring
• Data capture and reporting
• Customized reports for teachers,
families and schools
Electronic Learning Community
• Professional development
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Technologies for Children
Virtual Performance Assessment
– Interactive items for students
– Replaces direct, individual item
administration
– Score information automatically
transfers to Online Reporting
System
– Teacher override feature
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Technology Details
• Student use optional
• Teacher use required
Device Specifications
• Optimized for 10 inch
class tablet
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Guidelines for Supports
Supports for:
• All Children
• English Language Learners
• Students with Disabilities
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Updates from Initial Year
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ODE Focus groups statewide with teachers
ODE reviewed information
ODE has just completed the standard setting
ODE and developers at Johns Hopkins are making
revisions based on the feedback
• Fewer assessment items Fall 2015
• Streamlined online process for reporting
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Administration Timeline
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
Administration Window:
First day of school through Nov. 1
Language and Literacy area will meet Third Grade
Reading Guarantee requirement if administered by
Sept. 30
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Early Learning Assessment
Full Version
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Foundation
• Based in the OH Early Learning and
Development Standards
• Aligns with the Kindergarten Readiness
Assessment.
• Research based
• Developmentally appropriate expectations
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Goals
• Identify individual children’s strengths and
developmental needs
• Customized assessment activities to streamline data
collection
• Used to meet SUTQ formal and informal assessment
requirements
• Free training, materials and access to online system
• Simplify the process of moving from a 1-Star to a 5Star rating
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Programs Required to Use the
Early Learning Assessment
• All public preschools
• 3, 4 & 5 Star Step Up to Quality rated
programs
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Administration
• Observation based
• Assessment of children engaged in everyday
classroom routines and activities
• Limited direct assessment, only if
unobservable
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Early Learning Assessment
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Individualize learning
Track learning progress
Ensure on path to readiness
Gather required federal data
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Learning Progressions
9 • Social Foundations
5 • Mathematics
1 • Science
2 • Social Studies
7 • Language & Literacy
4 • Physical Well-Being & Motor Development
4 • Fine Arts
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Learning Progression Example:
Social Foundations
Strands
Learning Progressions
• Social Emotional
• Awareness and Expression of Emotion
• Relationship with Adults
• Conflict Resolution
• Self-Control
• Persistence
• Working Memory
• Problem Solving
• Initiative
• Cooperation with Peers
• Approaches
toward Learning/
Executive
Functioning
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Learning Progression Example:
Language & Literacy
Strands
Learning Progressions
• Reading
• Story/Text Comprehension
• Phonological Awareness
• Phonics and Letter Recognition
• Communication
• Emergent Writing
• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Speaking and
Listening
• Writing
• Language
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Assessment Components
• Preschool & Kindergarten Assessments
Children 36 months – 72 months
• Expanded Preschool & Kindergarten Learning
Progressions
Available July 2015
• Infant & Toddler Learning Progressions
Coming fall 2016
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Early Learning Assessment
Requirements
REQUIRED 10 Learning Progressions
Available 32 Learning Progressions
• Using in conjunction with other
curriculum based assessments
• May be used for ongoing assessment
outside of assessment window
• ONLY 28 Learning Progressions are part
of the full version
• Fine Arts is optional for Ohio
• Use 28 Learning Progressions if using
in place of curriculum based
assessment
• May be used for ongoing assessment
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Administration Requirements
 The required set of Learning Progressions must
be completed for each preschool child enrolled
in a 3-Star or above rated program twice
annually (fall and spring).
 Learning Progressions may be completed more
often than twice per year, individually or as a
set.
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How to Prepare for Training?
• Registry Profile
Update profile in the Ohio Professional Registry
with unique email address
• COLTS-SOLAR (ODJFS)
Update owner representative, administrator and
facility email address
• OEDS (ODE)
New role: “Assessment Data Manager – Preschool
and Kindergarten” Specific to these assessments
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Curriculum Based Assessment:
Example 1
• Program currently assesses children using GOLDTM on
an ongoing basis:
Option 1:
• Continue using GOLDTM for the ongoing assessment
requirement
• Complete only the minimum required Learning
Progressions of the Early Learning Assessment twice
per year
• May use the same observation data to complete the
GOLDTM and Early Learning Assessment
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Curriculum Based Assessment:
Example 2
• Program currently assesses children using GOLDTM on
an ongoing basis:
Option 2:
• Replace the GOLDTM with the Early Learning
Assessment
• Complete the 28 core Learning Progressions of the Early
Learning Assessment twice per year
• Complete any Learning Progressions throughout the
year based on your curriculum and program needs
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Professional Development
Required by teachers making scoring decisions
and entering data in system
Two-day training: Face-to-face or hybrid
Must pass training and video simulator
Professional development website available
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Contact Information
For more information, go to education.ohio.gov
and enter “Kindergarten Readiness” into the search
box.
For questions, please contact us at
[email protected]
Or contact through email:
[email protected]
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