and Data EDIS 5020 Instruction and Assessment Thursday January 31 st Ellen O Shrum PhD Agenda PALS Origin purpose and assessments PALSPreK Administration scoring and datagenerated reports ID: 650828
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PALS Assessments, Instructional Resources, and Data
EDIS 5020: Instruction and AssessmentThursday, January 31stEllen O. Shrum, PhDSlide2
AgendaPALS: Origin, purpose, and assessments
PALS-PreK: Administration, scoring, and data-generated reportsPALS-K: Administration, scoring, and data-generated reportsPALS 1-3: Administration, scoring, and data-generated reportsPALS K-3: A screening tool
PALS Quick Checks
PALS: Instructional resources
PALS Website
Formative Assessment: Driving and Monitoring InstructionSlide3
PALS: Why Was PALS Developed?Slide4
What Is PALS?
The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) is a research-based organization dedicated to providing instructionally useful literacy assessments on which to plan, implement, and assess instruction and on which to assess and monitor student literacy achievement.Slide5
PALS Assessments
Criterion-referenced assessment developed by Marcia Invernizzi, PhD, and her colleagues at the University of Virginia.Used in all fifty states and several foreign countries.Since 1999 serves as Virginia’s universal screening and diagnostic literacy tool.Slide6
PALS: AssessmentsPALS-PreK
PALS-KPALS 1-3PALS Quick Checks (RtI)PALS español (in development)PALS 4-8 (in development)Slide7
PALS Purpose
Diagnose children’s knowledge of literacy fundamentalsScreen for students who may be in jeopardy of not reading on grade level by the end of third gradeMonitor effectiveness of instruction, and student progress Plan instruction that targets children
’
s needsSlide8
Data You Can TrustEach task is
research-based and measures a component of early literacy development shown by research to predict later reading achievement.Strong technical adequacy was established by thorough pilot studies with large sample groups.
Most excellent ratings on the National Center on Response to Intervention
’
s Screening Tools ChartSlide9
http://www.rti4success.org/screeningToolsSlide10
PALS Assessments:Literacy Skills
PALS-
PreK
PALS-
K
PALS
1-3
Print and Word Awareness
✓
Nursery Rhyme Awareness
✓
Name Writing
✓
Rhyme Awareness
✓
✓
Beginning Sound Awareness
✓
✓
Alphabet Knowledge
✓
✓
✓
Letter Sounds
✓
✓
✓
Concept of Word
✓
✓
Blending
✓
✓
Sound-to-Letter
✓
✓
Spelling/Phonics
✓
✓
Word Recognition in Isolation
✓
✓
Oral Reading in Context (accuracy, fluency, WPM/rate, and comprehension)
✓Slide11Slide12
PALS: Assessments and Web Site
PALS Assessments
(PALS Materials)
Online Score Entry and Reporting System
(the PALS Web site)Slide13
The PALS Web Site, akaThe Online Score Entry and Reporting System
Enter scores into online accountScore entry generates reports for assessing (PreK-3), screening (K-3), diagnosing, and progress monitoringResources available for planning instruction
Downloadable progress monitoring assessments (K-3) (Quick Checks)Slide14Slide15
PALS-PreK AssessmentSlide16
PALS-PreK AssessmentIs a developmentally appropriate assessment
Provides critical literacy data upon which to plan instructionAdminister in fall, mid-year, and spring of the 4-year-old preschool year (same form administered each time)Slide17
PALS-PreK: MaterialsTeacher
’s ManualChild PacketChild Summary Sheet
Class Summary Sheet
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PALS-PreK: Preparing to AdministerSlide19
Flexible Administration Schedule
Complete PALS-PreK administration within any contiguous two-week period during the four-week windowFall screening window begins six weeks after the first day of school1st day of school + 6 weeks = 1
st
day of your PALS-PreK fall windowSlide20
Calculating Your Assessment Windows Slide21
How Much Time Is Required to Administer PALS-PreK?
Untimed, varies child to childFlexible administration – customize to your schedule (for example, administer one task per day to break up the assessment)Slide22
Who Should Administer PALS-PreK?
TeachersReading specialists Instructional support colleaguesSlide23
To Whom Should PALS-PreK Be Given?
Mandatory for children in Virginia whose PreK enrollment is partially of fully funded by the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI)Optional for all other preschool childrenSlide24
PALS-PreK: Task Administration & ScoringSlide25
PALS-PreK: Tasks
Each task represents a literacy fundamental that is predictive of future reading success.
Task
Includes
Name Writing
Alphabet Knowledge
Upper-Case Alphabet Recognition
Lower-Case Alphabet Recognition
Letter Sounds
Beginning Sound Awareness
Print and Word Awareness
Rhyme Awareness
Nursery Rhyme AwarenessSlide26
PALS-PreK Administration
One-on-one administration Approximately 25 minutes per childDevelopmentally appropriate
Flexible administration--Don
’
t have to administer the entire assessment at one time (For example, one can administer one task to all children on each day for six days.)
Fall, Mid-Year, and Spring recommended assessment windows
Enter scores online via traditional score entry or the Online Assessment WizardSlide27
Task: Name Writing
Say,
If the child is reluctant to attempt name writing, encourage the child to
“
pretend
”
to write his or her name or collect a writing sample at a more informal time.
Not an all-or-nothing skill – it develops gradually and reveals what students know about early components of literacy.
I would like for you to draw a picture of yourself, and then write your name. When you are finished, I
’
d like for you to show me your name.
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Name Writing: Scoring (Administration & Scoring Guide, Page 14)
Scoring samples demonstrate the continuum of name writing developmentOnly the written name is scored; it is
not necessary
for the child to draw a picture
Not scored based on neatness
Question child for clarification on letters if necessary
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PALS-PreK: Logging Into A Teacher AccountSlide30
Step 1: Go to the PALS Web site.
https://pals.virginia.edu
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Step 2: Place your cursor on the yellow-highlighted area,
and move it down to the second link, Virginia PreK.
Click here.
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Step 3: On the Login Page that appears, enter user
name and password.
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Step 4: Upon login, you
’re on the ADMINSTRATIVE tab.
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Child Information:
Accommodating Non-Standard Administration
NS
ESlide35
Entering ScoresSlide36
Two Ways to Enter Scores for
Instant Access to Child Data!
Traditional Score Entry
: Record scores on Child
Summary Sheets. Then, after administration,
enter scores into the PALS Web site (aka, The Score
Entry and Reporting System).
Online Assessment Wizard:
Enter scores directly
into the PALS Web site during
or
after administration.
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Score Entry Option:Traditional Score EntrySlide38
Step 1: Highlight a child
’s name and click the link, “Enter
Child
’
s Scores.
”
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Step 2: Enter scores and click the link,
“Submit Scores.”
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Score Entry Option: The Online Assessment Wizard
(OAW) Slide41
Benefits of “the Wizard
”EfficientFlexible
Creates item-level reportsSlide42
Efficient
Reduces paperwork (e.g., Student Summary Sheets)Decreases chance of transfer error during score entryGuides K-3 assessment process (in fall and spring)
Keeps track of scores
Reduces assessment timeSlide43
Flexible
Use with one or all of your students
Use during or after administration
Use regardless of the score entry school colleagues useSlide44
Creates Item-Level Reports
Student OAW Report Alphabet Recognition
Letter Sounds
Print and Word Awareness
Class OAW Report Slide45
Using The Online Assessment Wizard(OAW)Slide46
Step 1: Highlight a child
’s name and click “
Online Assessment Wizard.
”
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Step 2: Review information on Welcome Page;
then, click the Continue Icon or the Task Icon.
Continue Icon
Task Icon
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Step 3: Select a task. Slide49
Upper-Case Alphabet
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Using
the
Online Assessment
Wizard:
PALS
Practice Accounts
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PALS-PreK Data Generates ReportsSlide52
Child Summary Report
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Individual
Task Growth Report
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Class Summary Report
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