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Identifying a child’s readiness at school entry and intervening appropriately facilitates positive academic outcomes. The Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile (KSEP) is a school district developed universal screening measure used to assess children’s readiness for school. This action research study reports on the psychometric proprieties of the KSEP, including its prediction of academic achievement through grade 2. Results suggest promising psychometric characteristics. Discussion focuses onuses of the KSEP for school readiness evaluationsand future research.  \nWith growing recognition of the importance of early education, interest in the topic of school readiness has increased among researchers, policy makers, and educators. School readiness is no longer thought of as merely a chronological benchmark, but rather a composite of cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, and physical elements that are associated with successful transition to elementary school (Pianta, 2007; Snow, 2006), paired with how the school receives the children (Carlton & Winsler, 1999; Pianta, 2007). Literature on early education and school readiness illustrates that successful transition from preschool to kindergarten predicts later academic success (Gormley, 2005; Graziano, Reavis, Keane, & Calkins, 2007; Lonigan 2006). Identifying a student’s readiness for school is oneway to identify at-risk students and provide interventions to promote future academic achievement (Kagan & Kauerz, 2007) .  \nThis interest to identify children’s preparation for kindergarten has provoked the development of school readiness assessments (Meisels, 2007). Using commercially developed standardized assessments, however, can be costly in time of administration and on limited district financial resources. To compensate for these expenses, some districts have created in-house measures to evaluate the developmental readiness of incoming students. When this approach is taken, it is important to assess the psychometric properties of such district-implemented procedures (Bagnato, 2007). This article describes and examinesa district-designed school readiness universal screening measure, the Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile (KSEP) . Following a review of the importance of school readiness, this study examines the KSEP’s psychometric properties and discusses its viability as an assessment measure.  \nWhy is school Readiness important?  \nOne of the primary goals of the National Education Goals Panel is that all children should start school ready to learn (NEGP, 1990). The concept of school readiness is one of great importance because  \n72 The California School Psychologist, 2009, Vol. 14  \nthe transition into kindergarten lays the foundation for future academic outcomes. Early school experiences influence achievement trajectories because academic success is known to stabilize even as early as grade 1 (Entwisle & Hayduk, 1988; Torgesen, & Burgess, 1998) . Students with low academic achievement early in school are at a greater risk for school difficulties and have higher dropout rates (Simner & Barnes, 1991). Preparing students in all areas of school readiness can contribute to positive academic outcomes.  \nCognitive readiness is significantly related to later academic performance. Torgensen and Burgess (1998) found that poor readers at the end of grade 1 face difficulties catching up to their more fluent reading peers. Early literacy skills predict later reading and writing fluency, and more extensive language development (Bowman, Donovan, & Burns, 2000; Lonigan, 2006) . Children who struggle with early reading tasks develop nega","cbCaitpvCS9ahgGf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitpvCS9ahgGf","pdf",764785,"English","# Preliminary Development of the Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile\n## Importance of school readiness\n## Components of readiness: cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral\n## Physical well-being and school readiness\n## Universal screening and KSEP overview\n## Study purpose, psychometrics, and predictive validity","[{\"question\":\"What is the Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile (KSEP)?\",\"answer\":\"The KSEP is a district-developed universal screening measure used to assess children’s readiness for school entry.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study evaluate the KSEP?\",\"answer\":\"The action research examines the KSEP’s psychometric properties and its prediction of academic achievement through grade 2.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is school readiness considered more than a chronological benchmark?\",\"answer\":\"School readiness is described as a composite of cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, and physical elements, along with how schools receive children.\"}]","Preliminary Development of the Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile | PDF",25]