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>> Unlike
the KRA,
the new kindergarten
readiness assessment,
it covers content across
six areas versus
just literacy.
So with that information,
we're able to gauge
if the student has
the social skills and
and the physical
development that
they need when
they start school,
and we're able to
see if students have
the skills of sharing
and following directions,
and we're able to
give them the
intervention that they
need and push
them forward in
that area if they're
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>> I found that
it was very
nice in my classroom.
It was tested over a
long period of time,
as opposed to the KRA,
where we set up
appointments for
the students to come
in in the past,
and they would be tested
over one or two days.
And I found that
when we did that,
sometimes the
students would
come in, they
would be nervous.
They would not necessarily
interact with the teacher.
>> Using the new
assessment results,
an example would be
if I pulled a child
over and I asked them if
they could tell me I
told them what
letter it was,
and I asked them what
sound does it make?
And if they were
not able to do it,
it would help me drive
my instruction to pull
them in a small group and
let them know, well,
we're going to work
on this and we're
going to work on it
one-on-one or if
there was a small group of
kids that couldn't do
their letter sounds,
I would pull them over
in a small group.
And if I also noticed
that the whole group,
my whole group was
struggling with it,
we would do
a whole group
instruction on it and
re-teach and keep
practicing with it.
>> You could fit
it right into
the daily schedule
of the classroom.
I would do it
during center time.
It just worked really
well with the
daily routine,
and it worked well
with my classroom.
I think the children
will really
enjoy having
the manipulatives
in their hands.
>> I really enjoy
the new kindergarten
readiness assessment
because it's easier.
It gives a full picture
of the students' ability,
and also you can
just embed it
right into your
instruction time.
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