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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). FLKRS is administered during the first 30 days of school. FLKRS final date is October 4, 2011. The PMRN will not accept FLKRS data after that date. 2 2

3. Legislative Authority and Purpose What should the kindergarten screening do? Provide objective dataconcerning each student's readiness for kindergarten and progress in attaining the VPK performance standards Incorporate mechanisms for recognizing potential variations in kindergarten readiness rates for students with disabilities. - Section 1002.69(1), F.S.

4. Legislative Authority and PurposeWho should be screened? All kindergarten studentsin each school district must be screened. - Section 1002.69(1), F.S. Each child who was enrolled in the VPK Education programby his or her parent during the previous school year must be submitted for the statewide kindergarten screening, regardless of whether the child is admitted to kindergarten in a public school or non-public school. - Section 1002.69(4), F.S.

5. Legislative Authority and PurposeHow will FLKRS data be used? To inform instruction To provide parents with useful information about their child’s readiness for kindergarten To annually calculate a readiness rate for private and public school providers of the VPK Education Program - Section 1002.69(2)&(5), F.S.

6. 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) 6 6

7. 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 7

8. 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 8 8

9. FLKRS OverviewDemographics • There are two sections that need to be completed: • Potentially Limiting Physical Conditions • 5 categories – one must be checked • Participation Status • 7 categories – one must be checked for the • FAIR and one for the ECHOS

10. 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. 10

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

12. 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 12

13. FLKRS Overview Demographics Potentially Limiting Physical Condition • If a student has no Potentially Limiting Physical Condition, then the box “No Potentially Limiting Physical Condition” must be checked.

14. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Categories

15. 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 15

16. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions For somestudents with disabilities, FLKRS may not be appropriate. Students who have been retainedin kindergarten are not included in the administration of the FLKRS. 16

17. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Students who werealready screened in another school do not need to be re-screened. Students withexcessive absenceswill not be provided a make-up ECHOS™ administration.

18. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions The final Participation Status category is: Student is participatingin Screening Must be checked if no other Participation Status boxes have been checked.

19. FLKRS OverviewNotifying Parents About the FLKRS The FLKRS Parent Letter may be downloaded atwww.fcrr.org/pmrn. 19

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

21. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool Provides a Probability of Reading Success score for each child 21

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

23. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen - Letter Naming Task • Total of ten items • Student identifies the letter name 23

24. 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 24

25. 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). 25

26. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Diagnostic Inventory • Tasks • Listening Comprehension (15 minutes) • Vocabulary (10 minutes) 26

27. 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 27

28. 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. 28

29. FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Diagnostic Inventory – Vocabulary Task • The Vocabulary Picture Booklet is needed to administer • the Vocabulary Task. • It is an expressive vocabulary measure, meaning that • the student must produce the word. • The vocabulary words were not selected from a student’s • personal language, but from academic language.

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31. 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. 31

32. 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 that is included in the FLKRS Kit). 32

33. Class Record Form

34. 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. 34

35. 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. 35

36. 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. 36

37. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations Remember the behaviors and skills you want to observe. Observe the behaviors in context. Incidental observations Planned observations 37

38. 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 38

39. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations • Get organized to record your observations Optional Materials FLKRS Class Record Form Note cards Sticky notes/Mailing labels 39

40. 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 40

41. 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 41

42. FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Suggested Activities • Some teachers may need more assistance than others to set up scenarios where they can observe the benchmarks. There is a chart of “Suggested Activities” for each benchmark included in the back of the FLKRS Administration Manual (included in the FLKRS Kit).

43. Part 2 K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)Overview 43

44. 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 44

45. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Technical Support PMRN Help Desk (850) 644-0931 Toll Free 1-866-471-5019 helpdesk@fcrr.org www.fcrr.org/pmrn/ 45

46. 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 46

47. 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 47

48. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Registration 48

49. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Demographics - Public Schools 49

50. FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Summary = Completed = In Progress = Not Started 50