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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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