Our kindergarten students have been working hard and showing us what they know through a variety of assessments. Three assessments that students participated in during September and October are the KIDS Assessment, which is observational data collected on students about their readiness for kindergarten. This data is collected during the first 40 days of school. The NWEA MAP assessment is given to students at the beginning of the year, in the winter and in the spring. Last, students participated in iReady assessments for reading and math.
We view all of these assessments as snapshots of where your child is currently at with their skills and understanding of concepts and more importantly, how we can support their growth. These assessments give us baseline data to determine what goals are set customized to your child's needs.
We also strive to build confidence with our students so that when they take assessments they understand that they should just do their best and that the goal is for us to support their growth. This is new for our kindergarten students and so we approach it with no pressure and and build it into their normal routine so that they aren't fearful of assessments or feel anxiety about performance. Our students enjoy taking the assessments on the ipads and it makes for a conducive learning environment.
Today, you will receive your child's iReady math and reading scores and your child's NWEA MAP scores for math and reading. During your November conference, your child's teacher will share the observational report from the KIDS assessment.
If you have any questions, you can reach out to me or your child's teacher. Remember, this is kindergarten and it is baseline data, we have to start your child's educational journey with data to support solid growth goals.
For more information about these assessments, click on the links below:
KIDS Assessment (Required for all K students in the state of Illinois)
NWEA MAP
iReady Assessment
