[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.10,0:00:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MUSIC] Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.72,0:00:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Unlike\Nthe KRA, Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.70,0:00:14.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the new kindergarten\Nreadiness assessment, Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.66,0:00:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it covers content across Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.82,0:00:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,six areas versus\Njust literacy. Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.18,0:00:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with that information, Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.56,0:00:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're able to gauge Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.68,0:00:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if the student has Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.72,0:00:23.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the social skills and Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.88,0:00:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the physical\Ndevelopment that Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.42,0:00:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they need when\Nthey start school, Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.24,0:00:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're able to\Nsee if students have Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.34,0:00:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the skills of sharing Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.84,0:00:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and following directions, Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.12,0:00:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're able to Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.56,0:00:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give them the\Nintervention that they Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.88,0:00:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need and push\Nthem forward in Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.34,0:00:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that area if they're\Nready. [MUSIC] Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.71,0:00:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> I found that\Nit was very Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.90,0:00:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nice in my classroom. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.26,0:00:54.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was tested over a\Nlong period of time, Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.48,0:00:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as opposed to the KRA, Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.12,0:00:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we set up\Nappointments for Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.02,0:01:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the students to come\Nin in the past, Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.62,0:01:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they would be tested Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.90,0:01:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over one or two days. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.38,0:01:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I found that\Nwhen we did that, Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.48,0:01:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes the\Nstudents would Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.72,0:01:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come in, they\Nwould be nervous. Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.54,0:01:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They would not necessarily Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.42,0:01:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interact with the teacher. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.51,0:01:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> Using the new\Nassessment results, Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.06,0:01:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an example would be\Nif I pulled a child Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.90,0:01:19.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over and I asked them if Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.72,0:01:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they could tell me I Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.60,0:01:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,told them what\Nletter it was, Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.92,0:01:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I asked them what\Nsound does it make? Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.80,0:01:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if they were\Nnot able to do it, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.42,0:01:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would help me drive\Nmy instruction to pull Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.00,0:01:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them in a small group and Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.56,0:01:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let them know, well, Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.74,0:01:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to work\Non this and we're Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.86,0:01:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going to work on it\None-on-one or if Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.26,0:01:34.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was a small group of Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.54,0:01:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kids that couldn't do\Ntheir letter sounds, Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.24,0:01:37.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would pull them over\Nin a small group. Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.96,0:01:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if I also noticed\Nthat the whole group, Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.88,0:01:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my whole group was\Nstruggling with it, Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.46,0:01:42.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would do Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.92,0:01:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a whole group\Ninstruction on it and Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.60,0:01:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,re-teach and keep\Npracticing with it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.10,0:01:48.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> You could fit\Nit right into Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.79,0:01:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the daily schedule\Nof the classroom. Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.29,0:01:53.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would do it\Nduring center time. Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.37,0:01:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It just worked really Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.33,0:01:55.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well with the\Ndaily routine, Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.79,0:01:57.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it worked well\Nwith my classroom. Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.69,0:01:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the children\Nwill really Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.47,0:02:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enjoy having Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.27,0:02:02.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the manipulatives\Nin their hands. Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.63,0:02:04.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> I really enjoy\Nthe new kindergarten Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.95,0:02:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,readiness assessment\Nbecause it's easier. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.03,0:02:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It gives a full picture Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.45,0:02:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the students' ability, Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.71,0:02:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also you can\Njust embed it Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.29,0:02:12.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right into your\Ninstruction time. Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.82,0:02:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MUSIC]