1. Early Years Evaluation (EYE) Data and Interventions June 2016

2. Good Spirit School Division … Who We Are Our Motto …..Students Come First Our Mission …..Building Strong Foundations to Create Bright Futures Our Values …..Belonging, Respect, Responsibility, Learning and Nurturing Our Vision …..Learning Without Limits… Achievement For All

3. Ministry ESSP Goal By June 30, 2020, children aged 0 – 6 years will be supported in their development to ensure that 90% of students exiting Kindergarten are ready for learning in the primary grades.

4. EYE Timelines & Developmental Domains Awareness of Self and the Environment – understanding of world and connections with home and community Social Skills and Approaches to Learning – attentiveness, interaction with peers, classroom rules/procedures Cognitive Skills – pre-reading, problem solving, math Language and Communication – receptive and expressive Fine and Gross Motor – eye/hand coordination and large body movements

5. GSSD Fall EYE Data by Geographic Region FALL2015FALL2015

6. Responding to the Fall Data Interdisciplinary Team Meetings held at schools to respond to the fall Fall DataFall Data EYE Portal Resources for Kindergarten Teachers EYE Portal Resources RTI discussions regarding students requiring interventions – class, group, individual

7. GSSD SLP Interventions Phonological Awareness Screening for all Kindergarten students Hearing Screening using new ipad technology – referred to audiologist if hearing issues suspected. Phonological Awareness Interventions - Chipper Chat and Songs and Rhymes – supported teachers to implement these in K classrooms Descripto Bingo and Expanding Expression Toolkit – have to describe category, function, appearance, what it’s made of, parts of item, and location Language Groups in K classroom - concepts, vocabulary, inferencing and predicting, following directions, phonological awareness, social skills language

8. GSSD Counsellor Interventions DinoSchool – social/emotional awareness, feelings, coping and problem solving skills CARE Kit – appropriate/inappropriate touching Zones of Regulation – emotions, coping skills, toolbox of strategies to support regulation Social Skills – use of Skill Streaming and Model Me Kids Positive Behavior Supports – acknowledgement of expected behaviors, use of R360 modules by teachers to support positive behavior

9. GSSD Psych Interventions Psych Recommendations for classroom learning activities Psych Recommendations Classroom intervention focusing on pre-reading skills using a multi-sensory approach to phonemic awareness, rhyming, beginning sounds, letter formation, hand strengthening and expressive language building (components of Jolly Phonics).

10. SPRING 2016SPRING 2016

13. Prior to Kindergarten PreK Vulnerability Criteria used for selection PreK Vulnerability Criteria Interagency Collaboration to identify students needing PreK – updated AP as part of this process IMPACT Events at Yorkton Family Resource Centre and throughout rural communities

14. Beyond Kindergarten

15. Questions