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Wright, Ed.D.  \nState Superintendent of Education  \nNovember 2021  \nKindergarten Readiness Assessment Results: November 2021  \nA Joint Publication  \nOffice of Accountability  \n• Dr. Paula Vanderford, Chief Accountability Officer  \n• Dr. Jackie Sampsell, State Assessment Director  \n• Melissa Beck, K-3 Assessment Coordinator  \nOffice of Academic Education  \n• Dr. Kim Benton, Interim Chief Academic Officer  \n• Dr. Tenette Smith, Executive Director of Elementary Education and Reading  \n• Dr. Jill Dent, Early Childhood Director  \n• Kristen Wynn, State Literacy Director (K-12)  \n• Laurie Weathersby, Director of Student Intervention Services  \nFor questions related to the administration of the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment please contact:  \nMelissa Beck, K-3 Assessment Coordinator  \nOffice of Student Assessment  \n601-359-5245  \n[mbeck@mdek12.org](mbeck@mdek12.org)  \nScale Score Explanation and Kindergarten Readiness Performance Levels  \nThe 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 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. STAR Early Literacy developed by Renaissance Learning, Inc. is the assessment administered to provide educators with this information.  \n530 Cut Score Explanation  \nSeventy percent mastery of knowledge and skills in early literacy and numeracy at the beginning of kindergarten was selected as the level of mastery for the kindergarten readiness benchmark. Data shows it provides both a measurable distinction between Pre-K and kindergarten skills on STAR Early Literacy and a strong prediction of proficiency as measured by STAR Reading in Grade 3. The minimum beginning-of-year kindergarten scale score associated with 70% mastery is 530. This score was identified to be the beginning-ofyear kindergarten readiness benchmark (Renaissance Learning 2014) . Based on extensive research, 85% of students scoring 530 or higher at the beginning of kindergarten are proficient in reading at the end of grade 3. A spring scale score of 681 places students on a trajectory to meet end of grade 3 reading expectations.  \n\n| STAR Early Literacy Achievement Standards |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Performance Level | Scale\u003Cbr>Score\u003Cbr>Range | Descriptors |\n| Early\u003Cbr>Emergent\u003Cbr>Reader | 300-487 | Student is beginning to understand that printed text has meaning. The student is learning that reading involves printed words and sentences, and that print flows from left to right and from the top to the bottom of the page. The student is also beginning to identify colors, shapes, numbers, and letters. |\n| Late\u003Cbr>Emergent\u003Cbr>Reader | 488-674 | Student can identify most of the letters of the alphabet and can match most of the letters to their sounds. The student is also beginning to “read” picture books and familiar words around the home. Through repeated reading of favorite books with an adult, students at this stage are building their vocabularies, listening skills, and understandings of print. |\n| Transitional\u003Cbr>Reader | 675-774 | Student has mastered alphabet skills and letter-sound relationships. The student can identify many beginning and ending consonant sounds and long and short vowel sounds, and is probably able to blend sounds and word parts to read simple words. The student is also likely using a variety of strategies to figure out words, such as pictures, story patterns, and phonics. |\n| Probable\u003Cbr>Reader | 775-900 | Student is becoming proficient at recognizing many words, both in and out of context. The student spends less time identifying and sounding out words, and more time understanding what was read. Probable readers can blend sounds and word parts to read words and sentences more quickly, smoothly, a","cbCailcY1ua68GOj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailcY1ua68GOj","pdf",600590,22,"English","# Scale Score Explanation and Kindergarten Readiness Performance Levels\n## 530 Cut Score Explanation\n## STAR Early Literacy Achievement Standards\n# Kindergarten Readiness: Summary Results\n## Table 1. Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Results\n## Table 2. State Level Results\n## Table 3. District and School Level Results Scale Score Averages and Meeting Beginning of Year Benchmark","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment?\",\"answer\":\"It gives a common understanding of what children know and can do upon entering school and aims to improve classroom instruction and services for students from birth through 3rd grade.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the kindergarten readiness benchmark determined?\",\"answer\":\"The benchmark uses a 70% mastery level in early literacy and numeracy at the beginning of kindergarten, which corresponds to a minimum beginning-of-year scale score of 530.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the readiness performance levels represent in the STAR Early Literacy scale?\",\"answer\":\"They describe student abilities across scale score ranges, from early emergent readers (300-487) through probable readers (775-900), with increasing proficiency in alphabet skills, decoding, and comprehension.\"}]","Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Results - November 2021 - Scale Score Explanation and Readiness Performance Levels | PDF",1789446277,55]