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>> Unlike[br]the KRA,

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the new kindergarten[br]readiness assessment,

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it covers content across

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six areas versus[br]just literacy.

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So with that information,

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we're able to gauge

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if the student has

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the social skills and

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and the physical[br]development that

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they need when[br]they start school,

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and we're able to[br]see if students have

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the skills of sharing

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and following directions,

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and we're able to

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give them the[br]intervention that they

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need and push[br]them forward in

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that area if they're[br]ready. [MUSIC]

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>> I found that[br]it was very

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nice in my classroom.

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It was tested over a[br]long period of time,

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as opposed to the KRA,

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where we set up[br]appointments for

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the students to come[br]in in the past,

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and they would be tested

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over one or two days.

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And I found that[br]when we did that,

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sometimes the[br]students would

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come in, they[br]would be nervous.

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They would not necessarily

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interact with the teacher.

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>> Using the new[br]assessment results,

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an example would be[br]if I pulled a child

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over and I asked them if

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they could tell me I

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told them what[br]letter it was,

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and I asked them what[br]sound does it make?

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And if they were[br]not able to do it,

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it would help me drive[br]my instruction to pull

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them in a small group and

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let them know, well,

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we're going to work[br]on this and we're

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going to work on it[br]one-on-one or if

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there was a small group of

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kids that couldn't do[br]their letter sounds,

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I would pull them over[br]in a small group.

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And if I also noticed[br]that the whole group,

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my whole group was[br]struggling with it,

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we would do

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a whole group[br]instruction on it and

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re-teach and keep[br]practicing with it.

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>> You could fit[br]it right into

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the daily schedule[br]of the classroom.

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I would do it[br]during center time.

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It just worked really

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well with the[br]daily routine,

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and it worked well[br]with my classroom.

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I think the children[br]will really

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enjoy having

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the manipulatives[br]in their hands.

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>> I really enjoy[br]the new kindergarten

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readiness assessment[br]because it's easier.

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It gives a full picture

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of the students' ability,

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and also you can[br]just embed it

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right into your[br]instruction time.

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