Assessment given at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. Indicates student performance in English Language Arts Determines instruction.

mClassPresented By

Mrs. Turley &and Mrs. Gutierrez

What is mClass? Assessment given at the beginning, middle,

and end of the school year.

Indicates student performance in English Language Arts

Determines instruction and support needed at school and home.

Beginning of the Year Reading Assessments

First Sounds Fluency::-Ability to say the

first sound of a word

Letter Naming Fluency- Recognize and name letters out of alphabetical order in one minute

TRC-Understanding of Concepts of Print such as Cover of book Where to begin reading Understands reading is from left to right Understands sweep to next line after

reading one line of text

Points to each word as it is read

Middle and End of the Year

Reading AssessmentsPhoneme Segmentation Fluency- students are given a word and asked to say each sound that they hear, knowing that there are multiple sounds in words.

Nonsense Word Fluency- students are given nonsense words that are not real words. Students that are proficient in knowing letter sounds are able to read unknown words.

Identifies numbers out of orderCountingFind the missing numberQuantity Discrimination (larger/smaller number)

Math Assessments

Reading Assessment uses a green, yellow, red system to show overall student performance. Green- proficiency Yellow-slightly below proficiency Red- below proficiency

Provides a breakdown of specific skills in each area depending on assessments given.

Provides Home Activities At this time we didn't send home the math

scores. MClass is working on a parent report. Your child's teacher will let you know if math is of concern.

Parent Report

Support your child by having him/her do the activities based on performance listed on the parent report.

Read and discuss books with your child each night.

Practice identifying letters, saying letter sounds, and connecting them to familiar words.

Visit EverydayMathOnline.com to practice math skills.

Visit websites off of ELC website to practice skills.

Now What?

Kindergarten in a Snapshot Your child will grow so much this year!

Here are resources to inform you of what your child will be expected to learn this year. Common Core State Standards-Standards Based

Report Card National PTA Resource

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