1. Pre-Kindergarten PALS Data Dig
Winter 2018

2. Agenda Mid-year 2018 APS Pre-K PALS Summary 5 Steps of Data Analysis
Step 1: Describe the data
Step 2: Interpret the data for strengths
Step 3: Interpret the data for areas of need
Step 4: Interpret the data for student spotlights (growth & need)
Step 5: Classroom Practice & Strategies

3. Mid-Year 2018 APS Pre-K PALS Summary
This table shows information on all APS Pre-K programs as of January 2018

4. STEP 1: Describe the data.
*There are more red data points in the fall 2017 than in winter 2018
*One student does not have data for fall 2017, and two students do not have data for winter 2018
*Some students have more red data points than others
What do you see? Avoid making judgements about the quality or interpretations of the data.
Fall 2017
Winter 2018
Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Student 6
Student 7
Student 8
Student 9
Student 10
Student 11
Student 12
Student 13
Student 14
Student 15
Student 16
Student 17
Student 18
Teachers may say:
There are more red data points in the fall 2017 than in winter 2018
Some students have many red data points in both the winter and the fall
Some students have more red data points than others
At least one student is showing developmental growth on all domains

5. What do you see in YOUR data?
Using your classroom data, answer #1 on the data dig organizer.

6. STEP 2: Interpret the data for strengths.
In the Name-writing domain, you can see in Fall 2017, 10 students were outside the developmental range, but in Winter 2018, only 4 students were outside of this range
A similar trend can be seen with the Lower-case Alphabet domain
Most students are on target for beginning sounds awareness but 4 students are at 0.
Which domains are most or many students showing on or above average growth?
Fall 2017
Winter 2018
Looking at the name-writing domain, you can see in Fall 2017, 10 students were outside the developmental range, but in Winter 2018, only 4 students were outside of this range
Similar trends with Lower-case alphabet
There are more areas of strength in the data than these two

7. What do you see in YOUR data?
Using your classroom data, answer #2 on the data dig organizer.

8. STEP 3: Interpret the data for areas of need.
Which domains are most or many students showing no or below average growth?
Many students fall below developmental range in nursery rhyme awareness both in Fall 2017 and Winter 2018
More students fall below developmental range in rhyme awareness in Fall 2017 than in Winter 2018
4 students scored a 0 in beginning sound awareness
6 students are below developmental range in print & word awareness
Fall 2017
Winter 2018
Many students fall below developmental range in nursery rhyme awareness both in Fall 2017 and Winter 2018
More students fall below developmental range in rhyme awareness in Fall 2017 than in Winter 2018

9. What do you see in YOUR data?
Using your classroom data, answer #3 on the data dig organizer.

10. STEP 4: Interpret the data for student spotlights.
Which students have shown little to no growth from fall to winter, and in which domains? Which students have shown above average growth, and in which domains?
Student 3 fell below developmental range in 7 out of 8 domains in both Fall 2017 and Winter 2018
Student 16 went from below developmental range in 7 out of 8 domains, to below range in only 4 domains. (showed growth in 3 domains)
Student 12 and Student 5 scored a 0 in 4 domains
Fall 2017
Winter 2018
Sharnesia Frasier fell below developmental range in both Fall 2017 and Winter 2018
Amiya Whatley went from below developmental range in 7 out of 8 domains, to below range in only 4 domains. (showed growth in 3 domains)

11. What do you see in YOUR data?
Using your classroom data, answer #4 on the data dig organizer.

12. STEP 5: Implications for Classroom Practice
What steps could be taken next to increase student growth in the ‘areas of need’ domains?
What strategies can be used to reach the students who need more support?
Areas of Need
Rhyme Awareness -
Nursery Rhyme Awareness -
Print & Word Awareness -
Beginning Letter Sounds ( 4 students) -

13. What do you see in YOUR data?
Using your classroom data, answer #5 on the data dig organizer.

14. Debrief What did you learn from this data dig?
What actions will you take as a result of this activity?
What goals do you have for you and/or your students now that you have seen the data?