Dear Kindergarten Families,
Kindergarten is an exciting year full of growth and development for children. We are thrilled to have your child at Laura B Sprague School this year, and we look forward to partnering with you on your kindergartner’s education.
A student’s success getting to college and career starts at birth and continues through key milestones, including kindergarten. Kindergarten readiness is a key area of focus in the development of high-quality education. School districts in Illinois are required to report on 14 readiness measures of the Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) for each kindergartner.
KIDS is not a test. It’s a tool teachers use to observe students, take notes, take photos, and collect work samples. Teachers learn the most about their students by watching them when they are doing school work, playing together or alone, and following their daily routines in the classroom.
KIDS will help your child’s teacher:
- Learn what each student is good at, what they like, and how they learn.
- Develop individual and class learning goals.
- Use the information to improve teaching and learning.
Sprague teachers love getting to know each of our students, and we cannot wait to learn more about your child. One of our goals is to help your child build a love of learning. To be able to do that, it is important for us to understand what your child knows and can do at the beginning of the year so we can support your child in all areas of development—including literacy, math, social, and emotional development.
Parents will not receive a report on KIDS, but you will learn more about your child’s performance through SeeSaw posts, report cards, phone calls, and conferences. You can learn more by visiting the KIDS Families Toolkit.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child’s teacher for more information regarding the KIDS assessment.
Sincerely,
Ann L. Hofmeier, Principal
