TX-KEA Screener:

• 5 to 7 minute screener

  • Designates a student Kindergarten Ready (KR) or Not Kindergarten Ready (NKR)

• Generates a written report to send to parents

• CLI Engage will report district scores directly to TEA via Early Childhood Data System (ECDS)

Dyslexia Referral:

• Commencing with the 2020-2021 school year, the state-mandated TX-KEA Literacy Screener is available as a brief assessment of language, literacy and emergent writing to determine Kindergarten Readiness.

CLI Engage: TX-KEA Assessment Tool

• Texas Kindergarten Entry Assessment

• Quick Start Guide

  • https://cliengage.org/public/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/07/CLI-Engage-Quick-Start-Guide-2019.pdf

• Single Roster Template

  • https://cliengage.org/public/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/PILOT-KEA-Single_Roster_Template.xlsx

• Online Training TX-KEA & TX-KEA User Guide

• https://cliengage.org/public/tools/online-learning/

• https://cliengage.org/public/training/support/how-to-guides/texas-kindergarten-entry-assessment-tx-kea-user-guide/

Need assistance setting up?

• Login/ISD Registration Information:

  • Complete this form to begin acquiring access to CLI Engage Platform

Amplify Overview Reading Diagnostic Tool for Kindergarten:

mCLASS® Texas Edition has been selected as the Texas Education Agency (TEA)–approved alternative free Reading Diagnostic Tool for Kindergarten and as one of the free options for grades 1–2, as legislated by HB3

• mCLASS Overview

• mCLASS Texas Edition

Stay Informed

Presentation Kindergarten Diagnostic Tools:

• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lLF1vpr5E47Abxhml7lZQ8Abo0uNreF-tCOELv1hj-U/edit?usp=sharing

TEA Links to HB3 Information

• https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/house-bill-3-hb-3-implementation-reading-practices

HB 3 in 30

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXEvASgxBNc&feature=youtu.be