2013 Train-the-Trainer Webinar 1

A genda Welcome and Introductions What’s New? Reminders FLKRS Part 1 K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)Overview K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST) OverviewPurpose FLKRS Part 2 FLKRS Overview Wrap Up Questions & Answers 2

3 What’s New? For the FLKRS Administration Monitoring features were added to the Progress Monitoring and Reporting Network (PMRN) in for School Districts to track the level of completion by their schools. District testing coordinators should monitor the progress of all schools in entering their ECHOS TM and FAIR scores during the first 30 instructional days and insure that all schools have submitted their scores prior to the 30 th day. 3

4 What’s New? For the FLKRS Administration Open 30 Day Window – When principals register their schools they are required to enter the first date of classes which creates the calendar that determines the 30 day window. Teachers should log in and change their password prior to the start of school so they have access to the PMRN for 30 instructional days. All scores will be automatically saved by system on the 30 th day. ONLY and Public schools who do not use the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading – K (FAIR-K) for progress monitoring ONLY need to administer the Early Childhood Observation System™ (ECHOS™) and the Broad Screen of the FAIR-K. 4

5 Reminders For the FLKRS Administration required online Public schools are required to administer the FLKRS (FAIR-K and ECHOS TM ) online. may Non-public schools may administer both portions of the FLKRS. sent directly to FLKRS Kits are sent directly to districts and non-public schools. School districts were asked to provide the Department with their FLKRS training dates and locations and were provided a list of non-public schools and their contact information. The Department will also be offering training for non-public schools. 5

6 Part 2 K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST) Overview

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Registration 7

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Registration (continued) 8

The K-2 Application may be accessed at Go to to access the PMRN. 9 FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Sign In Complete

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Technical Support PMRN Help Desk (850)

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Enrolling Students Unchecked 11

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Enrolling Students (continued) Checked 12

13 FLKRS Overview Participation Status Categories ECHOS TM FAIR-KPARTICIPATION STATUS CATEGORIES  Student is participating in Screening N/A  English Language Learner  Student with Disabilities Retained  Already Screened  N/A Excessive Absences Other

14 Student is participating in Screening FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Demographics 15

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Demographics 16

FLKRS Overview Demographics Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Implications for ECHOS TM Screening Ortho Impairment : Item 16: Fitness - Ortho Impairment : Item 16: Fitness - Engages voluntarily in large-muscle activity. Item 18: Dance - Item 18: Dance - Creates movements that correspond to different types of music. Item 19: Visual Arts - Item 19: Visual Arts - Applies media, techniques, and processes to create original art. Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Item 18: Dance - Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Item 18: Dance - Creates movements that correspond to different types of music. Visual Impairment: Item 19: Visual Arts - Visual Impairment: Item 19: Visual Arts - Applies media, techniques, and processes to create original art. Dual-Sensory Impairment: Item 18: Dance Creates movements that correspond to different types of music. Item 19: Visual Arts Item 19: Visual Arts Applies media, techniques, and processes to create original art. 17

18 English Language Learners Unless a child arrived in the United States in the last 30 days they should be screened. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions

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

20 already screened Students who were already screened in another school do not need to be re-screened. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions

21 Purpose Why do we screen kindergarteners? To comply with Section (1), Florida Statutes, (F.S.) To comply with Section (1), Florida Statutes, (F.S.) “The department shall require that each school district administer the statewide kindergarten screening to each kindergarten student in the school district within the first 30 school days of each school year.” And section , Florida Statutes, (F.S.) Performance standards; curricula and accountability. 1)(a) The department shall develop and adopt performance standards for students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. The performance standards must address the age-appropriate progress of students in the development of: 2. Emergent literacy skills, including oral communication, knowledge of print and letters, phonemic and phonological awareness, and vocabulary and comprehension development. 21

22 Purpose Purpose Use of Screening Results to set the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Readiness Rate Section (5), F.S. The State Board of Education shall adopt procedures for the department to annually calculate each private prekindergarten provider’s and public school’s kindergarten readiness rate, which must be expressed as the percentage of the provider’s or school’s students who are assessed as ready for kindergarten. 22

23 Purpose How will FLKRS data be used? To inform instruction To provide parents with useful information To provide parents with useful information about their child’s readiness for kindergarten To annually calculate a readiness rate To annually calculate a readiness rate for non-public and public school providers of the VPK Education Program - Section (2)&(5), F.S. 23

24 Part 1 FLKRS Overview

25 FLKRS Overview What are the components of FLKRS? Early Childhood Observation System ™ (ECHOS ™ ) A subset of the Early Childhood Observation System ™ (ECHOS ™ ) Florida Assessments The first measure of the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading – K (FAIR-K) for Instruction in Reading – K (FAIR-K) 25

26 FLKRS Overview Which 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

27 FLKRS Overview Which tasks of the FAIR-K are included in the FLKRS? Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool Letter Naming Task Phonemic Awareness Task 27

28 excessive absences Students with excessive absences will not be provided a make-up ECHOS™ administration. FLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions

FLKRS Overview Notifying Parents About the FLKRS The FLKRS Parent Letter The FLKRS Parent Letter may be downloaded at

30 FLKRS Overview Questions? 30

31 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Kindergarten (FAIR-K) Overview 31

32 FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool Tasks o Letter Naming o Phonemic Awareness (blending or onset and rime) public and non- public Administered to all public and non- public kindergarten students ( 3-5 minutes) 32

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

34 FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool A score of.67 or above = READY for kindergarten

35 FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen - Letter Naming Task Total of ten items Child identifies the letter name

36 FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen 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

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). 37

38 Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Kindergarten (FAIR-K)/ K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST) Overview

39 FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview Directions and Script AP1 SCRIPT

40 FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview Common Task Display Overview

41 FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview Common Task Display Overview

42 FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview Common Task Display Overview

43 FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview Common Task Display Overview

44 FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview Common Task Display Overview

45 FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool ONLYpublic schools that use the FAIR-K for progress monitoring are required to GO on to the first Broad Diagnostic Inventory tasks. ONLY public schools that use the FAIR-K for progress monitoring are required to GO on to the first Broad Diagnostic Inventory tasks.

46 Overview

FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview How is the ECHOS™ administered? Teachers observe students, record their observations on the FLKRS Class Record Form and enter the results into PMRN. 47

FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations Teachers should review the benchmarks and domains so they are familiar with the behaviors and skills they need to observe and the context Incidental observations Planned observations they should be observed in. 48

FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations With careful planning, it is possible to complete FLKRS/ECHOS™ for a class of students within the first 30 school days, using various types of class activities. Whole Class Whole Class Large Group Large Group Small Group Small Group Individual Individual 49

FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Administration Requirements ECHOS™ should be completed by a teacher trained in its administration. NOT Kindergarten teachers may NOT administer the ECHOS™ to students they taught in VPK. 50

FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Frequency of Demonstration once The behaviors and skills described in each benchmark need to be observed only once for the appropriate indicator to be entered. 51

FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Domain/Benchmark/Indicators Item 1: Concepts of Print Knows how to use a book A.Shows curiosity about all aspects of print B.Identifies front and back of book and where story begins C.Recognizes that the purpose of print is to tell the story 52

FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Suggested Classroom Activities Item 14: Production, Distribution and Consumption Explores the kinds of work that people do and how that work benefits family and community. Whole Class - The teacher asks questions following a story about community helpers and records each student’s response. Small Group or Individual - The students may dictate a story to accompany a picture they’ve drawn about community helpers. 53

54 FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Questions? 54

55 K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)Overview K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST) Overview

FLKRS/ECHOS TM /K-2 EST Overview Indicators 56

FLKRS/ECHOS TM /K-2 EST Overview Indicators 57

FLKRS/ECHOS TM /K-2 EST Overview Indicators No Opportunity to Observe Any Indicator 58

FLKRS/ECHOS TM /K-2 EST Overview Indicators Not Yet Demonstrating 59

FLKRS/ECHOS TM /K-2 EST Overview How are the Ratings Determined? The K-2 EST will determine a rating (performance level) for each ECHOS™ Benchmark.Ratings No Opportunity to Observe Not Yet Demonstrating Emerging/ProgressingDemonstrating 60

61 FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST – Student Selection

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Summary = Completed = In Progress = Not Started 62 Legend

63 Wrap Up Questions and Answers 63