Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Assessment - Assessment Period (AP) 3 - Response Booklet - Second Edition - Reminders for Administering, Recording, and Scoring

Oct 3, 2026

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Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Assessment response booklet for Assessment Period (AP) 3, Second Edition, prepared for use with the child’s name, birth date, teacher and school information, and FCRR scoring notations. Includes guidance for administering assessment items, allowable prompting rules, neutral feedback statements, and recording/scoring procedures using Score 1 for correct and 0 for incorrect, DK, or NR. Provides practice-item directions and letter naming and letter sound measure directions with multiple-choice and free-response item protocols.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages9

Reading Time23 min

AccessFree to download

Reminders: When Administering the Assessment

Reminders: When Recording and Scoring

VPK Assessment AP3: Print Knowledge (PK) Measure

Practice item directions

Letter naming (multiple choice) directions

Letter sounds (multiple choice) directions

Letter naming (free response) directions

Letter sound (free response) directions

VPK Assessment AP3: Phonological Awareness (PA) Measure

| Florida Voluntary
Prekindergarten(VPK)
Assessment
Assessment Period (AP)3
Response Booklet
Second Edition
Child's Name:
Child's DOB:
Teacher's Name:__________
School Name:______
FCRR
FLORIDA CENTER for READING RESEARCH
FL ORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION | | --- | | Total Correct-AP3
PK _____
PA __
MA ______
OLIV___ | | --- | This document was prepared by the Florida Department of Education incollaboration with the Florida Center for Reading Research.Implementation of theFlorida Voluntary Prekindergarten(VPK)Assessment is being coordinated by theOffice of Early Learning and the Florida Center for Reading Research. Questions relating to the background and purpose of the Florida VPK Assessment,its relationship to the instructional program,the Florida VPK Assessmentinstruments,directions,and manuals should be directed to: Office of Early Learning250 Marriott DriveTallahassee,Florida 32399 Technical support for the VPK Assessment Online Reporting System is available inthe VPK Assessment Teacher's Manual -Fourth Edition and by contacting VPKAssessment Help Desk. Phone:850-645-0835 Toll-free:1-844-545-4777 Email:vpkassessment@fcrr.org Copyright ◎2013 Florida Department of Education All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted inany form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,or any information storage and retrieval system for any other purpose,without permission in writing from the Florida Department of Education. | Reminders:
When Administering the Assessment...
● Read each assessment item to the child
● Prompts may only be given under specific circumstances outlined in the
assessment booklet and the response booklet.
● Prompts must be read exactlv as written in the assessment booklet and the
response booklet.
●Feedback is only given on practice items
●Teachers should never provide correct responses to a child on actual assessmen
items.
● Avoid comments/phrases that miaht indicate to the child that his/her response is
correct (e.a..“That's right."“You are doing well.")or incorrect (e.g.,"Good try.
“Oh,no.""Not quite.”).
KeeD comments neutral le.0.."really like hoW Vou are using Vour listening ears
“I can really tell vou are trying vour best.""Make sure you are paying attention.”)
When Recording and Scoring
● Record the child's response for each assessment item
o Circle the child's response on multiple choice items.
o Write the child's response on free response items
● The teacher should score the child's responses when the assessment session is
completed and the child is no longer present
● Throuqhout the Florida VPK Assessment,the following scoring notations are to be
used:
o Score 1 for a correct response.
o Score 0 for an incorrect response
o Score 0 for DK(Don't Know)
o Score 0 for NR(No Response) | | --- | | Date Administered:_________
VPK Assessment AP3:Print Knowledge(PK)Measure | | --- | | Practice item directions.Say,“Point to___.”
D
B
DK NR
A
P1.
C
Correct:Sav."Yes.that is the picture with words in it(point to picture).Good Job!"
Incorrect:Sav."That's not quite riaht.Let's trv again.Point to the picture with words in it.'
Correct:Say,"Yes,that is the picture with words in it(point to picture).Good Job!"
Incorrect again:Say,"Not quite.The answer is (point to picture).That is the picture with words in it.Good try!"
P2.
A
5
7
3
DK NR
Correct:Say,“Yes,that is the letter (point to picture).Good Job!”
Incorrect:Say,“That is not quite right.Let's try again.Point to the letter.”
Correct:Say,"Yes,that is the letter (point to picture).Good Job!"
Incorrect again:Say,"Not quite.Here is the letter(point to picture).Good

FAQs

What is included in the VPK Assessment AP3 Print Knowledge (PK) measure?

The booklet provides directions for practice items and for multiple-choice and free-response tasks related to letter naming and letter sounds. It includes specific instructions for what to do when the child does not respond for certain items.

Oct 3, 2026

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