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PALS-PreK

PALS-PreK Overview Administration & Scoring Training Ordering Questions & Answers What is PALS? Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening A measure of young children’s understanding of emergent literacy fundamentals

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PALS-PreK

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  1. PALS-PreK

  2. Overview • Administration & Scoring • Training • Ordering • Questions & Answers

  3. What is PALS? Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening • A measure of young children’s understanding of emergent literacy fundamentals • A direct means of matching early literacy instruction to specific literacy needs • A means of recognizing those children who are relatively behind in their emergent literacy development

  4. PALS-PreK History Developed as part of the Virginia Preschool Initiative 2000 Original PALS-PreK released 2004 Revised PALS-PreK released Administered to over 13,000 children in Virginia in each of the last two years

  5. PALS-PreK Administration • One-on-one, administered by teacher • Conducted Fall & Spring • Alphabet Knowledge section takes about 5-10 minutes per child

  6. Teacher’s ManualChild PacketPrint and Word Awareness BookletBeginning Sound CardsChild Summary Sheet

  7. Teacher Checklist of Literacy Practices Sections • Oral Language and Vocabulary • Phonological Awareness • Print functions and Units • Writing • Knowledge of the Alphabet • General Practices

  8. PALS-PreK Tasks Name Writing Alphabet Knowledge Upper-case Alphabet Recognition Lower-case Alphabet Recognition Letter Sounds Beginning Sound Awareness Print and Word Awareness Rhyme Awareness Nursery Rhyme Awareness

  9. Score= 0 Score=5 Score=2 Name Writing Maximum score = 7

  10. Alphabet Knowledge Upper Case Alphabet Recognition Lower Case Alphabet Recognition Letter Sounds Scoring Administration

  11. Part A: Upper-Case Alphabet Recognition

  12. Part A: Upper-Case Alphabet Recognition Scoring Sample

  13. Part B: Lower-Case Alphabet Recognition

  14. Part B: Lower-Case Alphabet Recognition Scoring Sample

  15. Part C: Letter Sounds

  16. Part C: Letter Sounds Scoring Sample

  17. Alphabet Knowledge Conditional Task Sequencing 16 or greater 9 or greater 15 or fewer 8 or fewer • Proceed to Beginning Sound Awareness Task

  18. Beginning Sound Awareness Administration • Show the picture • Say what it is • Ask for the beginning sound • Score the item • Say the correct answer and • Sort the card • Do not administer Rhyme and Beginning Sound next to each other

  19. Beginning Sound Awareness Scoring • Score based on child’s first oral response • Letter sound OR letter name are both acceptable • If child gives letter name, use prompt in manual

  20. Print and Word Awareness • Natural book-reading format • Use script to ask questions as indicated • Administration and Scoring unique for each item • Materials management sample graphic removed

  21. Rhyme Awareness • Do not administer Rhyme and Beginning Sound next to each other

  22. Nursery Rhyme Awareness • Administered orally

  23. Class Summary Sheet • Codes on page 12 • Leave No Blanks • ‘NA’ is Not Administered • Score of zero means task WAS administered • Other must always be specified • Multiple race/ethnicity is other & must be specified

  24. Spring Developmental Ranges for four-year-olds

  25. Training to Administer PALS-PreK • Recommended that teachers administer • Prior to administration: • Read the Teacher’s Manual • Watch the PALS-PreK Assessment Training video • Directions for returning data

  26. Ordering PALS-PreK Materials • Teacher Set ($55) – one needed for each administrator to screen 20 children in the fall and spring • Consumable Set ($15) – includes additional materials to screen 20 more children in the fall and spring • Assessment Training Video ($15)

  27. Ordering PALS-PreK Materials • Info on PALS website (http://pals.virginia.edu) under “Order PALS” • Through the UVA Bookstore • Phone: (434) 924-1066 • Fax: (434) 924-3284 • Email: textmailorder@virginia.edu

  28. Activities for Teachers PALS Web site Instructional resources http://pals.virginia.edu

  29. Please contact the PALS office if you have any questions: 1-888-UVA-PALS pals@virginia.edu

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