A Global Leader in Pre-K–12 Education Technology

A global leader in pre-K–12 education technology

Isabel Turner July 14, 2021

Defining Kindergarten Readiness 1 Purpose for screening

K Readiness Assessment 2 Preparing your students, Supporting ELC’s, Student and Admin Experience 3 Support and Resources

Who takes the test? When do they test? Metrics

• All public school and • Pre-Test in Fall • Kindergarten charter school K • July 22 – September 24 (test within first 30 school days) • Fall –SS 530 • All public Pre-K • Post –Test in Spring • Spring –SS 681 • All Collaborative Pre-K • March 21,2022 –April 29,2022 • Pre-K -Spring – SS 498 • School 500 K students • Key Dates Document

300 900 Star items

675 Scaled Score (SS) 300 900 Star items Student performance Learning progression skills

• Computer Adaptive • Designed for Pre-K - 3 grade non-readers • Assess within 3 domains (including early numeracy) • 27 items • Scores most closely align with a student’s age • Preferences are available

More Difficult

Easier

Items answered by a student

Correct Incorrect Standard Error of Response Response Measurement

530 SS 681 SS 300 SS Fall Spring 900 SS

• STAR Early Literacy Pretest directions • Introduction to computer use

K Readiness practice site. Teachers and students can see what the test will look like. Watch the student practice video and view sample questions.

• Demonstrate taking the test • Talk through the information on the pretest instructions • Model “think aloud” strategies to verbalize your thought processes – Making an answer choice – Needing an item repeated – Not knowing an answer – Waiting

• Early Learning Collaboratives • Public School Districts – Students are entered into the – Your students will be imported using Renaissance portal and then will be SRDI. When students are entered brought into the Kindergarten into the school student information Readiness portal. system, this syncs daily, and your students will be brought into the Kindergarten Readiness portal.

Specific Support

ID Provided

Check for MSIS Missing Student in Portal Select daily test code

• Does the student have an • Check the following before • Public schools and ELC’s MSIS? adding a new student: have different daily test • YES- add the student to • Does the student have an codes. The daily test code Renaissance Place and MSIS number? If yes- moves the student into the add the MSIS number check the number is corresponding site. Select the Pre-K code carefully. into the unique ID field. correctly entered in the student information system • Do not write the code on a • No- Add the student to board for others to use. and in Renaissance Place. Renaissance Place and This moves students into leave the unique ID field • If no – check Renaissance the incorrect school empty. A temporary ID place for name spelling and location. number will be issued. D.O.B. Correct these and wait 24 hours.

John Tyler

Early Literacy

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ADMIN

Pause or Stop a Test (Ctrl + A) Monitor Password

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Your School District

• Renaissance.com – Visit often for updated product information • Email help – [email protected] – Get answers quickly

• Give us a call – 1-800-338-4204

• Testing Window Dates – Fall - July 22, 2021- September 24, 2021 – Spring – March 21, 2022 – April 29, 2022 • Scale Score Benchmarks – Kindergarten Fall- Scale Score 530 Spring- Scale Score 681 – Pre- K Spring – Scale Score 498 • Do not enter students and teachers in the State K Readiness Portal unless you are a School 500. – Ensure your School 500 students are coded correctly and not under the public school. • Daily Test code – Select the correct daily test code for your school location and grade level for ELC students • Portal cleanup – Delete any users no longer in your district

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