Kindergarten Diagnostic
Updated August 2022
It is recommended that students are administered the kindergarten literacy screener within the first 4-6 weeks of school so that resulting data can be used for instructional purposes. Families should be notified of the BOY literacy screener results in writing within 60 days of administration. The Early Reading Indicator Code should be submitted in the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) twice a year by December 8, 2022, and June 15, 2023. The BOY literacy screener data should be submitted in ECDS between November 7th, 2022, and January 26, 2023. The universal dyslexia screener should be conducted by the end of the school year. The Dyslexia Code should be submitted in PEIMS by June 15, 2023.
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2022-2023 Assessment Timeline
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The Approved Instruments are free until 2023!
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Trainings & Information for TX-KEA & Amplify
Meet and Greet Children's Learning Institute (TXKEA)
Meet and Greet Amplify (mCLASS Texas)
Training & Support from CLI Engage
Training & Support from Amplify
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TEA Required Screeners
Districts may choose to also give an additional screener (ex: NWEA), but they MUST also give one of the two mentioned above.
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Click on the picture for a webinar on TX-KEA
Components
Designates a student Kindergarten Ready (KR)
Designates a student Not Kindergarten Ready (NKR)
Generates a report for parents
CLI Engage reports scores directly to TEA
Reading the Reports
Color coded reports
Red-- needs support
Yellow-- should be monitored
Green-- on track
- TX-KEA User Guide on CLI Engage
Click on the picture for a webinar on mClass Amplify
- Components
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- Oral Language
- Spanish Options as well
- Reading the reports
- Classroom Skill Summary
- Classroom Benchmark Summary
- Detailed Benchmark Performance
- A risk indicator icon (!) marks which students are at risk
- MCLASS training Information https://bit.ly/MCLASStraining
Dyslexia
TEA will begin conducting Dyslexia Review and Monitoring for certain LEAs this spring.
TEA will be looking at the LEAs Reading Diagnostic Instruments and their dyslexia program.
Stay tuned for more information.