Assessing for Kindergarten Readiness

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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What is STAR Early Literacy? 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

STAR Early Literacy assesses early literacy and numeracy skills in three key domains.

How does a computer adaptive test work? Difficult Easy Items answered by student Correct Response Incorrect Response Standard Error of Measurement

STAR Early Literacy Scaled Score (SS)

Item Response Theory Identify shoes Know shoes go on feet Put on shoes Easy Difficult Skills that a student likely already knows Skills that a student is likely ready to learn Likely too difficult Identify shoes Know shoes go on feet Put on shoes Tie shoes

Parent Report

Pre-K and Kindergarten Reading Activities

STAR Early Literacy Demonstration

Testing with Fidelity Plan Prepare Motivate Monitor Give students the opportunity to perform their best Accurately track student achievement

Plan for test administration Where to test When to test What will be needed Who will monitor Plan Prepare Motivate Monitor

Prepare for students to take the test Plan Prepare Motivate Monitor

STAR Early Literacy Practice Website http://www.renlearn.com/lp/mde/ 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

Motivate students appropriately Explain what students will be doing and why Congratulate effort Establish a procedure for when students finish Plan Prepare Motivate Monitor

Actively monitor students 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

Practice Items Item Time Limits ADMIN Pause or Stop a Test (Ctrl + A) Monitor Password

The Student Experience

Navigating the State Portal

Student Access

Student Login

Student Confirmation

Renaissance Place Home Page Early Literacy John Tyler

Begin practice items. John Tyler

Begin the test. John Tyler

Answer items. John Tyler

End of Assessment

The Administrator Experience

Administrator Access

Administrator Login

Administrator Landing Page

Add New Student

Add New Student – Manual Provisioning

Add New Student – Possible Duplicate

Student Verification

Student Added Successfully

Add New Student – Data Template

Add New Administrator

Manage School Administrators

Add Administrator √

New Administrator Verification

Administrator Added Successfully

E-mail Notification

Account Activation Code

Account Activation - Password

Successful Account Activation

Reports

Report Options

Participation/Enrollment Report

Student Authorization Ticket

Instructional Planning Report Additional Reports Instructional Planning Report Diagnostic Report Parent Report Score Summary Report

Resources

Additional Support MDE website MKAS2 Assessment Management 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