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 3rd grade.
Resources
- K-Readiness Practice Site
- MKAS2 Accessibility Features and Accommodations
- K-Readiness Assessment Next Steps
- K-Readiness Spanish Reports
- Kindergarten Literacy Readiness Indicators
- Pre-K and Kindergarten Reading Activities
- Score Definitions
- Literacy Focus Skills
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Training
- 2021 Kindergarten Readiness Training Video
- 2021 Kindergarten Readiness Training Slides
- DTC Webinar FAQ
- Beginning of Year Report and Data Conversations for Kindergarten Parents and Teachers Video
- Beginning of Year Report and Data Conversations for Kindergarten Parents and Teachers Slides
- End of Year Data Conversations for Kindergarten Parents and Teachers Video
- End of Year Data Conversations for Kindergarten Parents and Teachers Slides
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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
- End of Year Data Conversations for Pre-K Parents and Teachers Video
- End of Year Data Conversations for Pre-K Parents and Teachers Slides
Tools and Applications
- System Requirements
- Visually Impaired
- Manuals
- STAR Early Literacy Pretest Instructions
- Introduction to Computer Use
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