Assessment

I use all of the information gathered from these assessments in your child's plan for instruction. Research tells us that children learn better in small groups. I can strategically plan for small groups based on your child's individual needs.

What kinds of assessments are administered to my child, you ask?

1. Ms. Everett's assessment/portfolio

2. MAP Growth Testing

computer-based diagnostic assessment of early literacy and math skills
assesses comprehension strategies, alphabetic principle, concept of word, visual discrimination, phonemic awareness, phonics, structural analysis, vocabulary, sentence-level comprehension, paragraph-level comprehension, early numeracy
administered on individual computers with headphones

3. Fountas and Pinnell

administered 1-on-1 by the teacher
tests each child's reading level and reading behaviors - decoding, self-correcting, comprehension

4. Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (GKIDS)

the teacher chooses from and creates assessments to check for mastery in each content standard
please visit this website for detailed information about GKIDS... http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/GKIDS.asp
Parents receive a progress report with the information gathered from this assessment
Indicators will not all be marked at the beginning of the year. They are added gradually because it is too much to assess at once. Teachers are given a schedule of standards to enter at certain "Progress Report" dates.
Your child has the entire year to "master" a content standard. Only the final report will be placed in his/her permanent record at the end of the year.