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2. What’s New?Changes for the 2011 FLKRS Administration • FLKRS (FAIR-K and ECHOS) is now ONLY administered onlinevia the Progress Monitoring and Reporting Network (PMRN) athttps://k2.pmrn.fcrr.org. 2 2

3. Reminders2011 FLKRS Administration • Must be completed within first 30 days of school – by Sept. 19th • Training for FAIR available online beginning August 8th. Register via PeopleSoft. • Retain all materials for future use. • Each school has PMRN contact person who can provide password information. 3 3

4. Part 1 FLKRS Overview 4

5. FLKRS OverviewWhat are the components of FLKRS? A subset of the Early Childhood Observation System™ (ECHOS™) The first two measures of the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading – K (FAIR-K) 5 5

6. FLKRS OverviewWhich measures of the ECHOS™ are included in the FLKRS? ECHOS™ Domains Language and Literacy Mathematics Social and Personal Skills (Approaches to Learning) Science Social Studies Physical Development and Fitness Creative Arts 6

7. FLKRS OverviewWhich measures of the FAIR-K are included in the FLKRS? Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool (Public and Non-Public Schools) Letter Naming Task Phonemic Awareness Task Broad Diagnostic Inventory (Public Schools ONLY) Listening Comprehension Task Vocabulary Task 7 7

8. FLKRS OverviewDemographics Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Ortho Impairment Item 16: Fitness Engages voluntarily in large-muscle activity. Item 18: Dance Creates movements that correspond to different types of music. Item 19: Visual Arts Applies media, techniques, and processes to create original art. 8

9. Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Deaf/Hard of Hearing Item 18: Dance Creates movements that correspond to different types of music. FLKRS Overview Demographics 9

10. FLKRSOverview Demographics Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Visual Impairment Item 19: Visual Arts Applies media, techniques, and processes to create original art. 10

11. Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Dual-Sensory Impairment Item 18: Dance Creates movements that correspond to different types of music. Item 19: Visual Arts Applies media, techniques, and processes to create original art. FLKRS Overview Demographics 11

12. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Categories

13. For some English Language Learners, the FAIR-K may not be an appropriate instrument. Given that theFAIR-K is an assessment of reading in English,it would be inappropriate to translate the directions given to the student. • FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions 13

14. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions For somestudents with disabilities, FLKRS may not be appropriate. 14

15. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Students who have been retainedin kindergarten are not included in the administration of the FLKRS.

16. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Students who werealready screened in another school do not need to be re-screened.

17. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Students withexcessive absenceswill not be provided a make-up ECHOS™ administration.

18. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Student is participatingin Screening

19. FLKRS OverviewNotifying Parents About the FLKRS The FLKRS Parent Letter must be downloaded atwww.fldoe.org/earlylearning and sent home. 19

20. Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Kindergarten (FAIR-K) Overview 20 20

21. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool • Tasks • Letter Naming • Phonemic Awareness (blending or onset and rime) • Administered to all public and non- publickindergarten students (3-5 minutes) 21 21

22. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool Provides a Probability of Reading Success score for each child 22

23. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool

24. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen - Letter Naming Task • Total of ten items • Student identifies the letter name 24

25. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen - Letter Naming Task Decision Rules All students GO on to the next Broad Screen assessment task. Phonemic Awareness 25

26. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen - Phonemic Awareness Task • Total of ten items • Student blends words at the word part and phoneme level • Administered orally 26

27. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Aligned to the Standards Adopted for Use in VPK Emergent Reading Shows age-appropriate phonological awareness Benchmark f: Child combines onset and rime to form a familiar one-syllable word with and without pictorial support (e.g., when shown several pictures, and adult says /c/ + “at”, child can select the picture of the cat). 27

28. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool Decision Rules Allpublicschool students must GO on to the first Broad Diagnostic Inventory tasks. Listening Comprehension Vocabulary 28

29. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Diagnostic Inventory • Tasks • Listening Comprehension (15 minutes) • Vocabulary (10 minutes) • Administered to all public schoolkindergarten students 29

30. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Diagnostic Inventory – Listening Comprehension Task One passage is read out loud by the teacher. Student answers five listening comprehension questions. Threeexplicitquestions Twoimplicitquestions 30

31. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Diagnostic Inventory – Listening Comprehension Task Explicitquestions – require the student to answer details found in the passage that was read. Implicitquestions – require the student to determine the answer from information that was implied, but not stated in the passage that was read. 31

32. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Diagnostic Inventory – Vocabulary Task • Total of 24 possible items • Item Stop rules are used within a task to reduce student frustration. • Item stops– stop if the student misses 4consecutiveitems 32

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34. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview What is the ECHOS™? ECHOS™ is an ongoing, embedded assessmentor an observational assessment that is a natural part of the ongoing activity in the classroom. 34

35. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview How is the ECHOS™ administered? Teachers observe students to determine what they know and are able to do and record their observations (on the FLKRS Class Record Form). 35

36. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Administration Requirements ECHOS™ should be completed by a teacher, trained in its administration. Kindergarten teachers may NOT administer the ECHOS™ to students they taught in VPK. 36

37. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Administration Accommodations Forstudents with disabilitiesand English Language Learners (ELLs), a flexible setting that is quieter than the regular classroom should be considered. 37

38. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Frequency of Demonstration The behaviors and skills prescribed in each benchmark need to be observed only once for the appropriate indicator to be entered. 38

39. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations Remember the behaviors and skills you want to observe. Observe the behaviors in context. Incidental observations Planned observations 39

40. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations With careful planning, it is easily possible to complete FLKRS/ECHOS™ for a class of students within the first 30 school days, using various types of class activities. Whole Class Large Group Small Group Individual 40

41. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations Get organized to record your observations Optional Materials FLKRS Class Record Form Note cards Sticky notes/Mailing labels 41

42. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Domain/Benchmark/Indicators Item 1: Concepts of Print Knows how to use a book Shows curiosity about all aspects of print Identifies front and back of book and where story begins Recognizes that the purpose of print is to tell the story Domain Benchmark Indicators 42

43. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Suggested Activities Item 14: Production, Distribution and Consumption Explores the kinds of work that people do and how that work benefits family and community. • Identifies different jobs that people (community helpers) do • Role plays different jobs with costumes/hats • Draws picture of, or writes about, people who provide services 43

44. Part 2 K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)Overview 44

45. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Technical Requirements Software Requirements are: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (Windows platform only) Safari 2.0 or later (preferred for Mac users) Mozilla Firefox version 1.5 or later (Mac or PC) Flash Player 9.0 or later JavaScript and Cookies enabled Hardware Requirements are: Minimum Recommended 45

46. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Technical Support PMRN Help Desk (850) 644-0931 1-866-471-5019 helpdesk@fcrr.org www.fcrr.org/pmrn/ 46

47. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Security The K-2 Application is a secure site that uses the same encryption as a financial institution. An automatic timeout will occur if there is no activity for 20 minutes. The site’s security settings can be confirmed by the appearance of a padlock icon in the address bar (Internet Explorer), in the browser’s footer (Firefox), and a padlock icon in the top right of the browser (Safari). Internet Explorer Firefox Safari 47

48. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Who May Access the K-2 EST? The K-2 EST is accessible by users (e.g., administrators, the administrators’ designee, and teachers) at schools that are registered to use the PMRN. Each user will need his or her PMRN User Name and Password to access the K-2 EST. register ACCESS 48

49. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Registration 49

50. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Registration (continued) 50