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hey points on print knowledge

Teachers need to purposefully plan explicit and systematic instruction of all letters throughout the year. It's important for teachers to show children how letters are used by model writing using the daily message or scribing on children's pictures.

math key points

Teachers should plan explicit and systematic math instruction in both small and large groups. It's important for teachers to ask questions so children explain their thinking about math.

Throughout the Florida VPK Assessment, the following visual cues apply to administration:

The teacher will read aloud what is printed in blue The teacher will emphasize what is in bold The teacher will do what is in (parentheses) or [brackets]

multiple choice questions

a,b,c,d, dk (don't know), nr (no response)

Formal Assessment

are prescribed, pre-planned and used to evaluate progress with learning outcomes determined by standards and curricula

Multiple choice items

child point at answer only

VPK Assessment Online Reporting System

developed by the Department of Education provides preschool teachers with a user-friendly tool that tracks children's progress in attaining the skills assessed using the VPK Assessment measures

The Oral Language/Vocabulary measure on the VPK Assessment assesses a child's

expressive language and receptive language and targets the child's knowledge of adjectives, verbs, verb tenses, prepositions and nouns.

screening assessments

give teachers valuable info about where children are developmentally. sort info based on defined criteria and help determine individual learning goals

for free response

if prompt needed put pr then final response of child

Language

is a complex system that includes the ways we express ourselves, such as speaking or writing, and ways we receive information, such as listening and reading

vpk assessment

is a formal, progress monitoring assessment, administered three times during the year to track children's progress toward oral language, early literacy and mathematic skills.

assessment

is a method for collecting information about something you want to measure.

Florida VPK Assessment

is a tool for preschool teachers that provides information to guide instructional decisions, which promote children's development of important readiness skills

print knowledge

is learning to recognize the letters on the page.

norm score

is the score that determines if a child is on track for exceeding, meeting or is below expectations for each measure.These scores were determined by the VPK Field Trial in 2009-10 when the VPK Assessment measures were developed and validated using 1200 children who participated in the field trail across Florida.

here are six areas in which 4-year-olds demonstrate mathematical skills:

number sense, number and operations, patterns and seriation, geometry, spatial relations, and measurement.

Teachers may only give feedback

on practice items.

classroom reports

per assessment measure provide raw scores for all children within the class on all assessment measures.shows a horizontal view of each child's raw score (the total correct) for the selected assessment period and indicates if the score is Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, or Below Expectations on one of the four assessment measures.

progress monitoring assessments

provide teachers info on each child's progress toward learning goals and whether the core curriculum is effective for the majority of children. Progress monitoring assessments are administered multiple times throughout the year both formally and informally and can guide next steps in planning for instruction

The Standards along with your curriculum and classroom resources

provide the foundation for creating a developmental appropriate learning environment for 4-year-olds to play, explore, learn and grow. Using the Standards as a guide and a resource for planning instruction will insure that you are covering the basic concepts that children need to know in order to become successful in kindergarten

Child Report by Assessment Measure

provides an individual child's results on all four of the assessment measures - Print Knowledge, Phonological Awareness, Oral Language/Vocabulary and Mathematics.shows an individual child's raw score (the total correct) for the selected assessment period and indicates if the score is Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, or Below Expectations on one of the four assessment measures.

Center Report by Classroom

shows a classroom's percentage correct on all assessment measures for the selected assessment period and indicates if the percentage correct is Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, or Below Expectations.

Child Report by Assessment Period

shows an individual child's raw score (the total correct) and indicates if the score is Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, or Below Expectations on one of the four assessment measures for the selected assessment period (e.g., AP1, AP2, AP3)..

Center Report by Measure

shows scores for all VPK children enrolled as the percentage correct on each of the four assessment measures for the selected assessment period and indicates if the percentage correct is Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, or Below Expectations

informal assessments

such as observing children during both instructional and non-instructional activities, are often used by teachers to document children's progress toward learning goals

several important points to remember before administering the assessment to a student

teacher record in the response booklet at the same time and only then. Scoring is later.

Florida VPK Assessment provides

teachers with a user-friendly set of tools to help identify the skill levels of the children in their programs, and to track the development of oral language, early literacy and mathematics skills across the year. The Florida VPK Assessment focuses on skills that are clear predictors of later school success and that have instructional value.

teacher should score

the child's responses when the assessment session is completed and the child is no longer present.

Accommodations are provided

to students with disabilities and/or English language learners to assure that an accurate estimate of their skill level is determined.

free response items

verbal response

are designed

"parallel or equal forms." That is, they are equal in terms of skill level across assessment periods. Thus the outcomes will show the impact of effective instruction through child progress over time.

reports be reviewed 3 different ways

Child Report by Assessment Measure Child Report by Assessment Period Classroom Reports per Assessment Measures

The Mathematics measure on the VPK Assessment assesses early numeracy skills across the areas of Number Sense and Number and Operation:

Counting skills (Number sense). Numerical relations skills (Number sense). Arithmetic reasoning skills. (Number and operations).

access to a variety of information and are able to:

Create individual, classroom, and center level reports to track progress. Link the assessment data to instructional strategies and resources that are aligned with the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds. Create a letter to parents about their child's performance on each assessment measure.

Goals

Explain the purpose of the VPK Assessment and the Online Reporting System. Recognize how the VPK Assessment measures align with the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards for Four-Year-Olds. Review data from each assessment period to determine implications for instruction. Identify resources to support oral language, early literacy and mathematic goals when planning for instruction.

On certain assessment items, prompting may be allowed.

If so, there will be a gray box located at the bottom of the page. Administer the prompt exactly as it is written in the box, and only under the specific circumstances that are outlined in the box.

four measures

Print Knowledge - learning how to recognize the letters on the page. Phonological Awareness - the ability to pay attention to the sounds in spoken language. Mathematics - specifically numeracy skills (counting, numerical relationships and arithmetic reasoning). Oral Language/Vocabulary - the way we express and receive information and learn new words.