 Must have an appointment. Child must be 5 on or before July 31 st. Call your building of attendance to schedule a time.  Dates: March 30-Sweeny April 1-Schofield April 2-McCulloch April 7-Lyon April 9-Price  Times: 8:45am-7:00pm (last appt at 6:00pm)

 Screening Instrument  Can Flag Potential Delays  Standardized  Normed Based on Age

 Readiness Test  Diagnostic Test  Intelligence Test  Pass/Fail (does not determine if your child goes to Kindergarten or not)

 MotorSelf-Help ConceptsSocial-Emotional Language  Behavioral Observations  Intelligibility Rating

 Motor skills are related to cognitive development and the ability to perform a number of early learning tasks.  Items: Throwing Stand, Hop, and Skip Building Thumbs and Fingers Cutting Copying Writing Name

 Concepts are the building blocks of knowledge that allow children to organize and categorize information.  Items: Body Parts Colors Rapid Object Naming Rote Counting Meaningful Counting Concepts Shapes

 Language is integral to emotional, social, and cognitive development. Language is critical across the curriculum.  Items:Personal Information Articulation Objects and Actions Letters and Sounds Rhyming and I Spy Problem Solving

 Items:Separation from Adult Crying/Whining Verbal response to questions Persistence Attention Activity Level Participation Impulsivity Understands directions Intelligibility-how well others understand your child’s speech

 Self-Help Development: daily living tasks  Social-Emotional Development: skills needed for successful relationships  Overall Development: degree of concern in specific areas

 Kindergarten teachers and support staff will be administering the DIAL-4 screening (Motor, Concepts, Language) and letter identification  Nurse will complete vision and hearing screening (you will be notified if your child does NOT pass)  Counselor will meet with your child to get to know him/her  Your child will receive a book courtesy of Republic PTO

 Check-in table: child will receive name tag, parents will receive parent questionnaire  Child will be escorted to the screening area  Parent/Guardian will be escorted to the enrollment area  Parent/Guardian will need to complete the DIAL-4 Parent Questionnaire FIRST before completing enrollment paperwork

 Parents will complete full enrollment packet while their child is being screened  Bring proof of residency (utility bill, rental contract, real estate contract); copy of your child’s birth certificate; and copy of current immunization record  Have emergency contact and doctor information available

 When screening is completed, your child will be brought to you  Parents as Teachers will score the screening and come get you to go over the results  Allow 90 for screening and scoring  Childcare is not provided; we encourage you to final alternative arrangements for siblings

 Percentile Rank: %ile is in the average range OK range 8 percentile and above Potential Delay below 7 percentile  Standard Score: is in the average range OK range 77 and above Potential Delay below 76

 Shy  Tired  Hungry  Illness  Nervous  Activity Level  Refusals  Cultural  Language

 Forms will be available as a resource for families to do over the summer to help develop skills in motor, concepts, language, self-help development, social- emotional development, and other areas. These will be given to parents if a potential delay is noted.

 Contact information: Misty Kinsey Director of Early Childhood Education Republic R-III School District