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Welcome and IntroductionsWelcome and Introductions

What’s New?What’s New?

RemindersReminders

PurposePurpose

FLKRS Part 1FLKRS Part 1FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview

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FLKRS Part 2 FLKRS Part 2 K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)

OverviewOverview

Wrap UpWrap UpQuestions & Answers

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What’s New?What’s New? For the 2012-13 FLKRS AdministrationFor the 2012-13 FLKRS Administration

• For some English Language Learners, the FAIR-K may not be an appropriate instrument. However, unless English Language Learners arrived in the United States in the last 30 days andand have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language, they should be screened.

• Monitoring features have been added to the Progress Monitoring and Reporting Network (PMRN) for School Districts to track the level of completion by their schools.

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What’s New?What’s New? For the 2012-13 FLKRS AdministrationFor the 2012-13 FLKRS Administration

• Open 30 Day Window – Teachers will have open access to the PMRN for 30 instructional days. All scores will be automatically saved by system on the 30th day.

• Public schools who do not use the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading – K (FAIR-K) for progress monitoring ONLYONLY need to administer the Early Childhood Observation System™ (ECHOS™) andand the Broad Screen of the FAIR-K.

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RemindersReminders For the 2012-13 FLKRS AdministrationFor the 2012-13 FLKRS Administration

• Public schools are now now requiredrequired to administer the FLKRS (FAIR-K and ECHOS) onlineonline.

• Non-public schools maymay now administer both portions of the FLKRS.

• FLKRS Kits will be sent directly to sent directly to districts and non-public schools.

• School districts should provide the Department with their FLKRS training dates and locations for non-public schools.

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Purpose Purpose Why do we screen kindergarteners?Why do we screen kindergarteners?

To comply with Section 1002.69(1), Florida To comply with Section 1002.69(1), Florida Statutes, (F.S.) Statutes, (F.S.) the Florida Department of

Education is required to establish a kindergarten readiness screening based upon the

performance standards adopted by the department.  

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PurposePurposeWho should be screened?Who should be screened?

All kindergarten studentsAll kindergarten students

Each child who was enrolled in the Each child who was enrolled in the VPK Education VPK Education

programprogram

- Section 1002.69(1)&(4), F.S.

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PurposePurpose Who may administer the kindergarten screening?Who may administer the kindergarten screening?

Each public schoolEach public school is required to administer a kindergarten readiness screening to all kindergarten

students in the school district within the first 30 school days of each school year.

Non-public schools Non-public schools may administer the statewide kindergarten screening to each kindergarten student

who was enrolled in the VPK Education Program (in the previous

school year). - Section 1002.69(1), F.S.

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Purpose Purpose How will FLKRS data be used?How will FLKRS data be used?

To inform instructionTo inform instruction

To provide parents with useful informationTo provide parents with useful information about their child’s readiness for

kindergarten

To annually calculate a readiness rateTo annually calculate a readiness rate for non-public and public school providers of the VPK

Education Program- Section 1002.69(2)&(5), F.S.

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Part 1Part 1

FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview

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FLKRS OverviewFLKRS OverviewWhat are the components of FLKRS?What are the components of FLKRS?

A subset of the Early Childhood Observation Early Childhood Observation SystemSystem™™ (ECHOS (ECHOS™™))

The first measure of the Florida AssessmentsFlorida Assessments

for Instruction in Reading for Instruction in Reading – K (FAIR-K)– K (FAIR-K)

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FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview Which measures of the ECHOSWhich measures of the ECHOS™™ are included in the FLKRS? are included in the FLKRS?

ECHOSECHOS™™ Domains Domains

Language and LiteracyLanguage and LiteracyMathematicsMathematics

Social and Personal Skills (Approaches to Social and Personal Skills (Approaches to Learning)Learning)Science Science

Social StudiesSocial StudiesPhysical Development and FitnessPhysical Development and Fitness

Creative ArtsCreative Arts

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FLKRS OverviewFLKRS OverviewWhich tasks of the FAIR-K are included in the FLKRS?Which tasks of the FAIR-K are included in the FLKRS?

Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool Tool

Letter Naming TaskPhonemic Awareness Task

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FLKRS OverviewFLKRS OverviewDemographicsDemographics

Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Ortho Impairment Ortho Impairment

Item 16: Fitness Item 16: Fitness Engages voluntarily in large-muscle activity.

Item 18: DanceItem 18: DanceCreates movements that correspond to different types of

music.

Item 19: Visual ArtsItem 19: Visual ArtsApplies media, techniques, and processes to create

original art.

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Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Deaf/Hard of HearingDeaf/Hard of Hearing

Item 18: DanceItem 18: DanceCreates movements that correspond to different types

of music.

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FLKRS Overview FLKRS Overview DemographicsDemographics

Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Visual ImpairmentVisual Impairment

Item 19: Visual ArtsItem 19: Visual ArtsApplies media, techniques, and processes to create

original art.

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FLKRS Overview FLKRS Overview DemographicsDemographics

Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Potentially Limiting Physical Condition Dual-Sensory Impairment Dual-Sensory Impairment

Item 18: DanceItem 18: DanceCreates movements that correspond to different types of

music.

Item 19: Visual ArtsItem 19: Visual ArtsApplies media, techniques, and processes to create

original art.

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FLKRS Overview FLKRS Overview DemographicsDemographics

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FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview Participation Status Categories Participation Status Categories

ECHOSTM FAIR-KPARTICIPATION STATUS

CATEGORIES Student is participating in Student is participating in

ScreeningScreeningN/A English Language LearnerEnglish Language Learner Student with DisabilitiesStudent with Disabilities RetainedRetained Already Screened Already Screened N/A Excessive Absences Excessive Absences OtherOther

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Student is participatingStudent is participating in in ScreeningScreening

FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Participation Status Descriptions

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For some English Language LearnersEnglish Language Learners, the FAIR-K may not be an appropriate

instrument.

However, unless English Language Learners English Language Learners arrived in the United States in the last 30 days and have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing,

or understanding the English language, they should be screened.

FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Participation Status Descriptions

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For some students with disabilitiesstudents with disabilities, FLKRS may not be appropriate.

FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Participation Status Descriptions

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Students who have been retainedretained in kindergarten are not included in the

administration of the FLKRS.

FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Participation Status Descriptions

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Students who were already screened already screened in another school

do not need to be re-screened.

FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Participation Status Descriptions

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Students with excessive absencesexcessive absences will not be

provided a make-up ECHOS™ administration.

FLKRS OverviewFLKRS Overview Participation Status Descriptions Participation Status Descriptions

FLKRS OverviewFLKRS OverviewNotifying Parents About the FLKRSNotifying Parents About the FLKRS

The FLKRS Parent Letter The FLKRS Parent Letter may be downloaded at www.fcrr.org/pmrn/.

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FLKRS OverviewFLKRS OverviewQuestions?Questions?

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Florida Assessments for Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Instruction in Reading

Kindergarten (FAIR-K) Kindergarten (FAIR-K) OverviewOverview

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FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring ToolBroad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool

• Taskso Letter Naming Letter Naming o Phonemic Awareness (blending or onset Phonemic Awareness (blending or onset

and rime)and rime)

• Administered to all public and non- public and non- publicpublic kindergarten students (3-5 minutes)

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FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview

Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool

Letter Naming Phonemic Awareness

Probability of Reading

Success=

Provides a Probability of Reading Success Provides a Probability of Reading Success score score

for each childfor each child

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Total Correct 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 .09 .11 .14 .17 .20 .24 .29 .34 .39 .45 .511 .12 .14 .17 .21 .25 .30 .35 .40 .46 .52 .572 .15 .18 .22 .26 .31 .36 .41 .47 .53 .59 .643 .19 .22 .27 .31 .37 .42 .48 .54 .60 .65 .704 .23 .28 .32 .38 .43 .49 .55 .61 .66 .71 .765 .28 .33 .39 .45 .50 .56 .62 .67 .72 .77 .806 .34 .40 .46 .51 .57 .63 .68 .73 .77 .81 .847 .41 .47 .53 .58 .64 .69 .74 .78 .82 .85 .888 .48 .54 .59 .65 .70 .75 .79 .83 .86 .88 .909 .55 .61 .66 .71 .76 .80 .83 .86 .89 .91 .93

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A score of .67 or above = READY on FAIR for kindergarten

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FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen Broad Screen - Letter Naming Task

• Total of ten items

• Child identifies the letter name

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FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen Broad Screen - Letter Naming Task

Decision RulesDecision Rules

All students GO on to the next Broad All students GO on to the next Broad Screen assessment task.Screen assessment task.

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FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen Broad Screen - Phonemic Awareness Task

• Total of ten items

• Student blends words at the word part and phoneme level

• Administered orally

FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Aligned to the Standards Adopted for Use in VPKAligned to the Standards Adopted for Use in VPK

Emergent ReadingEmergent Reading

Shows age-appropriate phonological Shows age-appropriate phonological awarenessawareness

Benchmark f: Child combines onset and rime to form a familiar one-syllable

word with and without pictorial support (e.g., when shown several pictures, and

adult says /c/ + “at”, child can select the picture of the cat).

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FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview FLKRS/FAIR-K Overview Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring ToolBroad Screen/Progress Monitoring Tool

ONLYONLY public schoolspublic schools that use the FAIR- that use the FAIR-K for progress monitoringK for progress monitoring areare required required to GO on to the first Broad Diagnostic to GO on to the first Broad Diagnostic

Inventory tasks.Inventory tasks.

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OverviewOverview

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FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview How is the ECHOS™ administered?How is the ECHOS™ administered?

Teachers observe students to determine what they

know and are able to do and record their

observations (on the FLKRS Class Record Form).

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FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Administration Requirements Administration Requirements

ECHOS™ should be completed by a teacher, trained in its administration.

Kindergarten teachers may NOTNOT administer the ECHOS™ to students they

taught in VPK.

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FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Frequency of DemonstrationFrequency of Demonstration

The behaviors and skills prescribed in each benchmark need to be observed only onceonce

for the appropriate indicator to be entered.

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FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations Planning for Observations

Teachers should remember the behaviors and skills they want to observe

Teachers should observe the behaviors in context

Incidental observationsIncidental observations

Planned observationsPlanned observations

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FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations Planning for Observations

With careful planning, it is easily possible to complete FLKRS/ECHOS™ for a class of

students within the first 30 school days, using various types of class activities.

Whole ClassWhole Class

Large GroupLarge Group

Small GroupSmall Group

IndividualIndividual

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FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Planning for Observations Planning for Observations

Get organized to record observationsGet organized to record observations

Optional MaterialsOptional MaterialsFLKRS Class Record Form

Note cardsSticky notes/Mailing labels

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FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Domain/Benchmark/Indicators Domain/Benchmark/Indicators

Item 1: Concepts of PrintItem 1: Concepts of Print

Knows how to use a bookKnows how to use a book

A.Shows curiosity about all aspects of printB.Identifies front and back of book and where story beginsC.Recognizes that the purpose of print is to tell the story

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FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview FLKRS/ECHOS™ Overview Suggested Classroom Activities Suggested Classroom Activities

Item 14: Production, Distribution and ConsumptionItem 14: Production, Distribution and Consumption

Explores the kinds of work that people Explores the kinds of work that people do and how do and how that work benefits family that work benefits family and community. and community.

Whole Class - The teacher asks questions following a story about community helpers and records each student’s response.

Small Group or Individual - The students may dictate a story to accompany a picture they’ve drawn about community helpers.

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Part 2Part 2

K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST) OverviewOverview

FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Technical RequirementsTechnical Requirements

Software Requirements are:• Internet Explorer 6.0 or later (Windows platform only)• Safari 2.0 or later (preferred for Mac users)• Mozilla Firefox version 1.5 or later (Mac or PC)• Flash Player 9.0 or later• JavaScript and Cookies enabled

Hardware Requirements are:

PCPCIntel® Pentium® II 450MHz processor, 128MB of RAM,Screen Resolution of 1024 x 600

Intel® Pentium® III 1GHz or faster processor,512MB of RAM,Screen Resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher

MacMac

Intel Core™ Duo 1.33GHz processor PowerPC® G3 500MHz processor 128MB of RAM,Screen Resolution of 1024 x 600

Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor;PowerPC® G4 1GHz or faster processor128MB of RAM,Screen Resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher

RecommendedRecommendedMinimumMinimum

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Technical SupportTechnical Support

PMRN Help PMRN Help Desk Desk

(850) 644-0931 1-866-471-5019

helpdesk@fcrr.org www.fcrr.org/pmrn/

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Security Security

•The K-2 Application is a secure site that uses the same encryption as a financial institution.

•An automatic timeout will occur if there is no activity for 20 minutes.

•The site’s security settings can be confirmed by the appearance of a padlock icon in the address bar (Internet Explorer), in the browser’s footer (Firefox), and a padlock icon in the top right of the browser (Safari).

Internet Explorer Firefox Safari

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Who May Access the K-2 EST?Who May Access the K-2 EST?

•The K-2 EST is accessible by users (e.g., administrators, the administrators’ designee, and teachers) at schools that are registered to use the PMRN.

•Each user will needneed his or her PMRN User Name and Password to access the K-2 EST.

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview RegistrationRegistration

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Registration (continued)Registration (continued)

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Enrolling StudentsEnrolling Students

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Enrolling Students (continued)Enrolling Students (continued)

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview DemographicsDemographics

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FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/K-2 EST Overview SummarySummary

= Completed

= In Progress

= Not Started

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FLKRS/K-2 EST OverviewFLKRS/K-2 EST Overview Sign InSign In

https://k2.pmrn.fcrr.org

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FLKRS/K-2 EST OverviewFLKRS/K-2 EST Overview

FLKRS/K-2 EST FLKRS/K-2 EST – Student Selection– Student Selection

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Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading Kindergarten (FAIR-K)/ Kindergarten (FAIR-K)/

K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST) OverviewOverview

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FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview Directions and Script Directions and Script

AP1 SCRIPTAP1 SCRIPT

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FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST OverviewFLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST OverviewCommon Task Display Overview Common Task Display Overview

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FLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST OverviewFLKRS/FAIR-K/K-2 EST Overview Common Task Display Overview Common Task Display Overview

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K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST)K-2 Electronic Scoring Tool (EST) OverviewOverview

FLKRS/ECHOSFLKRS/ECHOSTM TM /K-2 EST Overview /K-2 EST Overview Indicators Indicators

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FLKRS/ECHOSFLKRS/ECHOSTM TM /K-2 EST Overview /K-2 EST Overview Indicators Indicators

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FLKRS/ECHOSFLKRS/ECHOSTM TM /K-2 EST Overview /K-2 EST Overview Indicators Indicators

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FLKRS/ECHOSFLKRS/ECHOSTM TM /K-2 EST Overview /K-2 EST Overview How are the Ratings Determined?How are the Ratings Determined?

The K-2 EST will determine a rating (performance level)

for each ECHOS™ Benchmark.

RatingsRatingsNo Opportunity to ObserveNo Opportunity to Observe

Not Yet DemonstratingNot Yet DemonstratingEmerging/ProgressingEmerging/Progressing

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