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14 State Readiness Measures

Observation Notes Organizer KIDS (2015)©

The Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) is an observational tool used across the State of Illinois to evaluate kindergarten readiness for all students. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) requires teachers to evaluate all kindergarten students on the 14 measures across four development domains listed in the chart below. This document is intended to support teachers in making notes while implementing KIDS.

Domains Approaches to Learning and Self-Regulation (ATL-REG)

Social and Emotional Development (SED)

Language and Literacy Development (LLD)

Cognition: Math (COG: MATH)

Measures Curiosity and Initiative in Learning (ATL-REG 1)

Self-Control of Feelings and Behavior (ATL-REG 2)

Engagement and Persistence (ATL-REG 3)

Relationships and Social Interactions with Familiar Adults (SED 3)

Relationships and Social Interactions with Peers (SED 4)

Communication and Use of Language (Expressive) (LLD 3)

Reciprocal Communication and Conversation (LLD 4)

Comprehension of Age- Appropriate Text (LLD 6)

Phonological Awareness (LLD 8)

Letter and Word Knowledge (LLD 9)

Classification (COG: MATH 1) Number Sense of Quantity

(COG: MATH 2) Number Sense of Math

Operations (COG: MATH 3) Shapes (COG: MATH 6)

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Approaches to Learning – Self-Regulation (ATL–REG)Measures 1, 2 & 3

ATL–REG 1: Curiosity and Initiative inLearning

ATL–REG 2: Self-Control of Feelings andBehavior

ATL–REG 3: Engagement andPersistence

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Social and Emotional Development (SED)Measures 3 & 4

SED 3 – Relationships and Social Interactions with Familiar Adults

SED 4 – Relationships and Social Interactions with Peers

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Language and Literacy Development (LLD) Measures 3, 4, 6, 8 & 9

LLD 3: Communication and Use of Language (Expressive)

LLD 4: Reciprocal Communication and Conversation

LLD 6: Comprehension ofAge-Appropriate Text

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LLD 8: Phonological Awareness LLD 9: Letter and Word Knowledge

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Cognition: Math (COG: MATH) Measures 1, 2, 3, & 6

COG: MATH 1: Classification COG: MATH 2: Number Sense of Quantity

COG: MATH 3: Number Sense of Math Operations

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COG: MATH 6: Shapes

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