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GKIDS Readiness Check Parent Information Guide

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Agenda

  • Purpose and Assessment Summary
    • Readiness Check
  • Reports
  • Resources

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GKIDS 2.0 Readiness Check

The primary purpose of the GKIDS Readiness Check is to highlight knowledge and skills critical for student success in learning, solely to guide instruction. The Readiness Check:

    • Is designed to be developmentally appropriate
    • Provides information to allow kindergarten teachers to individualize instruction
    • Informs our understanding of the skills of children entering kindergarten
    • Provides information about the supports and resources needed to ensure every kindergarten student starts school with the skills needed to be successful

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Assessment Development

  • Included input from Educators across Georgia
    • Kindergarten teachers
    • Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) representative
    • Pre-K teachers
    • Teachers with certification and experience with special education students and English learners
  • Reflects recommendations discussed during a review of student performance data following pilot and field test events

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Assessment Design – GKIDS Readiness Check

  • Aligned to the Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards (GELDS)
  • Consists of activities assessed using both direct (e.g., structured performance tasks) and indirect (e.g, observational) assessment methods.
  • Is accessible to all students at kindergarten entry, including students with disabilities and English learners
  • Is designed to be unobtrusive and naturalistic within the kindergarten setting.

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Readiness Check IS NOT

  • NOT intended to prevent children’s entry into kindergarten
  • NOT intended to evaluate teachers’ instruction
  • NOT intended to label students as not ready
  • NOT intended to be used as a high-stakes accountability measure

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It is intended to guide and inform instruction.

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Keeping a Formative Lens

  • The baseline data collected in the first six weeks of school through the Readiness Check should be analyzed to inform differentiated instruction – to meet students’ needs.
  • Readiness Check data will guide instructional decisions related to support, enrichment, and planning.
  • Determination of readiness is complex and involves many variables. No one determination of readiness is provided. Instead, student performance is described on a continuum of readiness in each of these activities.

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GKIDS 2.0 Readiness Check - Student Report will be sent home as the 1st 9 week report card

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Parent Guide “How to Read the Report”

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GKIDS Readiness Check Resources

https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/GKIDS-2.0.aspx

GaDOE Website Link

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GKIDS Readiness Check Parent Website

  • gkidsparent.gadoe.org
    • Provides guidance on understanding the Individual Student Report
    • Offers activities aligned to the Big Ideas within each domain
    • May be utilized during parent conferences
    • Enhances school to home communication