KIDS Measure
About KIDS:The Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) was established by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), in collaboration with the KIDS advisory committee. The Kindergarten Readiness Stakeholder Committee was convened by State Superintendent Christopher Koch in March 2010. Over 50 committee members worked hard to examine the feasibility of adopting a uniform statewide kindergarten readiness process.
Developmentally appropriate and aligned, the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) assessment can provide useful information to teachers and administrators in order to better address children’s learning and developmental needs over time. It is an essential strategy to close the readiness gap and ensure all children thrive in their earliest years. KIDS is a comprehensive process designed to provide information about children’s competencies across developmental domains over time and to inform whether Illinois’ kindergartners have the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in school.
(All Kindergarten teachers and Admins must undergo KIDS training offered by ISBE)
KIDS Implementation Training is now available ONLINE!
The required Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Implementation Training is now available in an online course format. If you are an educator or an administrator who has not yet completed or is in need of completing the required KIDS Implementation Training, follow this link to register: Kindergarten Individual Development Survey Implementation Required Training Registration.
Please allow 1-2 business days for a training course account to be created. Once your account is ready, you will receive an email from Ed Leaders Network with information for getting started with the training course. Once you receive this email you only have 10 days to complete the training. If you do not receive an email within 1-2 business days, check your spam/junk folder. If there is no email please contact Michelle Escapa at mescapa@roe51.org.
Prior to beginning the course you must read the User’s Guide pages i - x in the KIDS User’s Guide and Instrument.
Entering Ratings into KIDStech Teacher Cheat Sheet
Guidance for Dual Language Students
Illinois School Readiness Initiative
KIDS User Guide & Instrument Link
KIDS INSTRUMENT CROSSWALK FOR THE 14 STATE READINESS MEASURES
A reduction to 14 measures of school readiness that, based on the research literature, were determined to be most predictive of school success. All domains and measures in the KIDS instrument will still be available for local use. The 14 REQUIRED measures are:
ATL-REG: 1 (Curiosity and Initiative in Learning)
ATL-REG: 2 (Self-Control of Feelings and Behavior)
ATL-REG: 3 (Engagement and Persistence)
SED 3 (Relationships and Social Interactions with Familiar Adults)
SED 4 (Relationships and Social Interactions with Peers)
COG: MATH 1 (Classification)
COG: MATH 2 (Number Sense of Quantity)
COG: MATH 3 (Number Sense of Math Operations)
COG: MATH 6 (Shapes)
LLD 3 (Communication and Use of Language (Expressive)
LLD 4 (Reciprocal Communication and Conversation)
LLD 6 (Comprehension of Age-Appropriate Text)
LLD 8 (Phonological Awareness)
LLD 9 (Letter and Word Knowledge)
Details:
All kindergarten students rated on these 14 measures after the first 40 days of enrollment, and ratings would still be reported to the state through the KIDStech rating system to provide comparable data across the state. The second and third rating periods will be available for local use, but not required.
Local assessment systems, which continue to be determined by local districts, can offer evidence utilized to report psychometrically valid and reliable ratings in the KIDS rating system.
The complete KIDS tool, all the trainings, resources, regional coaches and the multiple reporting periods will continue to be available to districts at no cost if they choose to do more than the minimum.
The 17-18 school year is the year that the mandated requirements (those listed above) went into effect.
