Assessment in Kindergarten

Besides needing to report students' growth to family through progress reports, report cards, and conferences, assessments taken in Kindergarten are essential  to gaining insight into how much students are growing and learning in your kindergarten program and to adjust the way you teach to better meet their needs.    Kindergarten teachers tend to assess in a variety of ways.  Whether through meeting with students one on one, making informal observations during the day, or saving projects and student work for a portfolio - get ready to watch your students bloom during their kindergarten year!

Assessment Links

Specific For Kindergarten: Kindergarten Assessment - a year long view from Mrs. Burn's site A Kindergarten Skills Test Kindergarten Phonemic Awareness Assessment - a PDF from Portland Public Schools General Assessment Strategies: Assessment Alley - great info from Carl's Corner Assessment Tools - great resources for assessing K and 1st Grade Students Assessment Tools - from Mrs. Brayboy's K Class DIEBELS - Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Portfolios: Portfolios - from the PreKinders website, but easily adaptable for Kindergarten All About Portfolios - ideas to include and sample work Report Cards/Progress Reports: K Progress Report - from Clay County Schools Sample EDK End of Year Progress Assessment - inside Hubbard's Cupboard Report Card Comments - links to many ideas

Assessments for the First Few Weeks of School
Purpose: To find out what students already know and to build from there!

Completed with the Whole Class or Small Groups:
Self Portrait
Words I Know
Cut and Color Sheet

Completed One on One (orally):
Letter/Sound Identification
Phonemic Awareness Assessment
Math Assessment

These assessments should be repeated at set intervals during the school year to watch for growth!

Recommenced Reading on Assessment

An Observation Survey by Marie  M. Clay