Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment provides parents, teachers, and early childhood providers with a common understanding of what children know and are able to do upon entering school. The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment is also used to measure how well Pre-K programs prepare four-year-old children to be ready for kindergarten based upon the Mississippi Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving Four-Year-Old Children. The primary purpose of the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment is to improve the quality of classroom instruction and other services provided to students from birth to 3^rd grade.

Results

2014-2015

• 2014 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Results
• Fall 2014 & Spring 2015 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Results

2015-2016

• Fall 2015 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
• Spring 2016 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Post-Test

2016-2017

• Fall 2016 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
• Spring 2017 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Post-Test

2017-2018

• Fall 2017 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment
• Spring 2018 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Post-Test

2018-2019

• Fall 2018 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Resources

• System Requirements
• K-Readiness Practice Site
• Visually Impaired
• MKAS2 Accessibility Features and Accommodations
• K-Readiness Assessment Next Steps
• K-Readiness Assessment TAM
• K-Readiness Implementation Guide
• K-Readiness Spanish Reports
• K-Readiness User Interface Changes
• Kindergarten Literacy Readiness Indicators
• Introduction to Computer Use
• Pre-K and Kindergarten Reading Activities
• STAR Early Literacy Pretest Instructions
• Score Definitions
• Literacy Focus Skills

Training

• 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Training Video
• 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Training Slides
• DTC Webinar FAQ
• Reports and Data Conversations for Kindergarten Parents Video
• Reports and Data Conversations for Kindergarten Parents Slides

Guidance 

• Universal Screening and Kindergarten Readiness September 3, 2020
• Administering Kindergarten Readiness Remotely Teacher Guide August 14, 2020
• Administering Kindergarten Readiness Remotely Family Guide (English) August 14, 2020
• Administering Kindergarten Readiness Remotely Family Guide (Spanish) August 26, 2020

Early Learning Collaboratives

• ELC SharePoint
• ELC Renaissance Site
• 2020 ELC Training Video
• 2020 ELC Training Slides
• Star Early Literacy – “What’s the story?” Video
• Star Early Literacy – “What’s the story?” Slides