Kindergarten ELA 

 Letter Naming and Sounds

• Each kindergarten students will be shown the 26 letters (mixed uppercase and lowercase) one letter at a time. This can be done with a window or flip cards.

• The assessment will start using the letters of their name. 

  • If a student does not know the letters in his/her name, the assessment will stop.

  • If a student knows the letters in his/her name, the assessor will continue showing the student the rest of the letters.

• This assessment will not be timed; however, the assessor will take notes if the student takes more than 3-5 seconds per letter.

NWEA-Map Growth K-2 Assessment

• All kindergartners students are given this online assessment three times a year (fall, winter, spring).  

Kindergarten Decision Rule:

If a child identifies fewer than 12 letter names and their corresponding sounds in the fall, or 24 letters/sounds in the spring, the child may be recommended for intervention.

If a child scores in the low area on the foundational sub-test on the NWEA-Map Growth K-2, additional data will be gathered and the student may be placed in an intervention.