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Best Start Kindergarten Assessment. Information for staff. The Best Start Kindergarten Assessment will:. build upon the strong school entry assessment practice of Kindergarten teachers. identify students’ literacy and numeracy skills and understandings at school entry. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Best Start Kindergarten Assessment
Information for staff
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The Best Start Kindergarten Assessment will:
• build upon the strong school entry assessment practice of Kindergarten teachers.
• identify students’ literacy and numeracy skills and understandings at school entry.
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Who will be involved? All Kindergarten students in Lismore Diocesan schools.
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What is the Assessment for?
• provide information that supports teachers in meeting students’ individual learning needs.
• provide parents and caregivers with feedback on what their child can do, and how they can best support their child’s learning.
The assessment will
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When will the Assessment take place?
• During the first week of Term 1(It is assessing what students bring with them to school.)
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The assessment processThe Kindergarten Literacy and Numeracy Assessment data is analysed and used to create written feedback to parents and carers.
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Providing feedback to parents It is recommended that feedback to parents/carers should be provided within 6-7 weeks after the initial assessment. This interview would also include a range of topics regarding the students’ start to Kindergarten.
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Providing feedback to parents The written feedback from the assessment will be discussed during an individual parent/carer meeting.
It is recommended that this does not go home prior to the parent/carer meeting.
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How will the data be recorded and analysed?
Software will assist teachers to record and analyse data to• support teaching and learning. • provide feedback and practical advice to
parents and caregivers.
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How will teachers be supported?
Kindergarten teachers will participate in professional learning on:
• conducting the assessment.• collecting and analysing the data.• providing feedback to parents and caregivers.• using the data to inform teaching and learning.
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How can school leadership teams support the assessment process?
• By maintaining collegial support in a professional learning culture
• By providing resources and assistance to Kindergarten teachers
• By keeping the school community informed
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What will be assessed?• School entry skills and understandings in
literacy and numeracy
• Critical aspects in each area, as determined by research
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How does it links to the Early Stage 1 English and Mathematics syllabuses?
All aspects to be assessed are critical parts of the English and Mathematics syllabuses
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What are the critical aspects of literacy to be assessed?
Reading text Writing
Speaking Comprehension
Concepts about print Phonics
Phonemic Awareness (Vocabulary)
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What are the critical aspects of numeracy to be assessed?
• Counting (numeral recognition and forward number word sequences)
• Counting as a problem solving process
• Pattern recognition
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How will the Assessment be implemented?
• Kindergarten teachers will observe and record student responses in a one-one session on a nominated day during Week 1 of Term 1.
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What are students asked to do during the Best Start Literacy Assessment?
Teachers ask a series of questions togather information about children’s earlyliteracy knowledge.
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For example:
To assess a child’s understanding of atext read to them, the teacher may ask the student to retell what happened in the story in their own words.
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What are students asked to do during the Best Start Numeracy Assessment?
Teachers ask a series of questions togather information about children’s initial mathematical knowledge.
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For example: To see how far a child can correctlycount, the teacher may ask them to start counting.
The child will be asked to stop when the teacher gets a sense of how well they can count.
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Will all children be assessed?
• Best Start is inclusive. All children will have the opportunity to participate.
• The Assessment will provide critical information for teaching and learning programs that meet the individual needs of students.
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How will student assessment information be communicated to parents and caregivers?
Parents and carers will receive clear, accessible feedback on:• their child’s learning at school entry• next steps in the
learning process• how to support their
child’s learning.
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Best Start InformationInformation and Power Point presentations can be found on the CEO Intranet by following the pathway: Education Services/Curriculum/Best Starthttp://intranet.lism.catholic.edu.au/pages/education-services/curriculum/best-start.php