Formative Assessment Data

Reading R.F.K.1.dUppercase Letters85.13% R.F.K.1.dLowercase Letters75.67% R.F.K.3.aLetter Sounds80.40% Strength: Uppercase letters Improvement: Lowercase letters A variety of strategies are used to continue growth in all areas. Technology, dancing, music, art projects, Fundations and Visual Phonics to name a few are used daily in our kindergarten classrooms.

Math K.G.2 2D Shapes88.51% K.CC.5 How Many?85.81% K.CC.3 Writing 0 – % Strengths: 2D Shapes Improvement: Writing 0 – 10 Fine motor skills must be mastered throughout the school year. Formation of letter and numbers takes practice, memory and fine motor skills that must be developed.

Reading Standard 1.RF.2 abcdDemonstrate Phonemes94.44% Standard 1.RF.3 bgGrade-level Phonics Standard 1.L.2 dConventional and Irregular Spelling 63.33% Standard 1.RL.1Answering key details about text 68.3% Standard 1.RI.1Find main topic and retelling details 66.1% Standard 1.RL.3Describe characters, settings and events 66.1% Standard 1.RL.5Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information 66.67% Strengths: Phonemes Improvement: Conventional and Irregular Spelling These standards require skills that are still developing (age-appropriate skills).We will continue to work on these skills throughout the year. As students become independent readers and are able to read fluently the story structure skills will develop and will be masters.

Math Standard 1.OA.4Understand subtraction as an unknown addends problem53.01% Standard 1.OA.1Adding and subtracting within 20 to solve word problems86.75% Standard 1.OA.5Relate counting to addition and subtraction 84.34% Standard 1.OA.8Relating 3 whole numbers in addition and subtraction problems 72.89% Standard 1.NBT.1Count to 30, from any number less than 120. In this range read, write numerals that represent a number of objects % Strength: adding and subtracting within 20 Improvement: understand subtraction as an unknown addends problem. After data analysis in PLC- we determined the low percentage was not due to the lack of understanding but was the result of the way the question was presented on the test. The question before revision was confusing. The revised test – clarified to students a clear expectation therefore, students were successful at 87% rate on the re-check (formative assessment).

Reading Standard 2.RL.1Answering 5W’s and How77.07% Standard 2.L.2Proper Nouns (Capitalization)69.18% Standard 2.L.1abIrregular Plural Nouns 52.83% and 66.04% Strength: In answering 5W’s and How Improvement: Irregular plural nouns (totally new concept for students) PLC decisions: 1)reteach, 2)small group/flex time, 3)Practice and discussion, 4)Reassess students

Math Standard 2.OA.2Addition and subtraction with mental fluency 74.52% Standard 2.NBT.8Addition and subtraction from a given number 10 and 100 mentally65.18% Strength: mental math fluency Improvement: using mental fluency with addition and subtraction of 10 or 100 mentally. PLC decisions: 1)continue to practice, 2) hands-on activities, 3) Smartboard sites, 4) Computer websites, 5) small group activities, 6) drill and practice, 7) Math Centers