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Best Start Kindergarten Assessment
Information for communities and staff
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What is this initiative?
• One component of a NSW Government initiative to increase literacy and numeracy support in the early years.
• The government has committed $81.6 million over 4 years.
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The Best Start Kindergarten Assessment will:
• continue the strong school entry assessment practice of effective teachers
• identify students’ literacy and numeracy skills and understandings at school entry
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Who will be involved?
• 2008 – 434 schools have participated
• 2009 – a further 600 schools will join
• 2010 – all government primary schools will be on board
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How can schools join for 2009?
• By indicating to regions their willingness to participate
• By their commitment to effective early school assessment practices
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What is the Assessment for?
• To provide information that supports teachers in meeting students’ individual learning needs;
• To provide parents and caregivers with feedback on what their child can do, and how they can best support their child’s learning; and
• To assist the monitoring of student learning throughout the school years.
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When will the Assessment take place?
• Early in the Kindergarten year, once the children have settled in.
• (It is assessing what students bring with them to school.)
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For 2009
The Kindergarten Assessment process will need to be completed by the end Term 1, Thursday, 9 April 2009.
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How will the data be recorded and analysed?
From 2009 software will assist teachers to record and analyse data to
• support teaching and learning
• provide feedback and practical advice to parents and caregivers.
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How will teachers be supported?
Kindergarten teachers will participate in funded professional learning on:
• conducting the assessment
• collecting and analysing the data
• providing feedback to parents and caregivers
• using the data to inform teaching and learning.
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How can school leadership teams support the assessment
process?
• By maintaining collegial support in a professional learning culture
• By providing resources and assistance to Kindergarten teachers
• By keeping the school community informed
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What will be assessed?
• Student’s school entry skills and understandings in literacy and numeracy
• Critical aspects in each area, as determined by research
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How does it links to the Early Stage 1 English and Mathematics syllabuses?
• All aspects to be assessed are critical parts of the English and Mathematics syllabuses
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What are the critical aspects of literacy to be assessed?
Reading text Writing
Speaking Comprehension
Concepts about print Phonics
Phonemic Awareness
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What are the critical aspects of numeracy to be assessed?
• Counting (numeral recognition and forward number word sequences)
• Counting as a problem solving process
• Pattern recognition
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How will the Assessment be implemented?
• Classroom teachers will observe and record student responses
• Most tasks will be completed individually, though some may take place within small groups
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What are students asked to do during the Best Start Literacy Assessment?
Teachers ask a series of questions to
gather information about children’s early
literacy knowledge.
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For example:
To assess a child’s understanding of a
text read to them, the teacher may ask
the student to retell what happened in
the story in their own words.
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What are students asked to do during the Best Start Numeracy Assessment?
Teachers ask a series of questions to
gather information about children’s initial
mathematical knowledge.
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For example:
To see how far a child can correctly
count, the teacher may ask them to
start counting.
The child will be asked to stop when the
teacher gets a sense of how well they can count.
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Will all children be assessed?
• Best Start is inclusive. All children will have the opportunity to participate.
• The Assessment will provide critical information for teaching and learning programs that meet the individual needs of students.
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How will student assessment information be communicated to
parents and caregivers?
Parents and carers will receive clear,
accessible feedback on:
• their child’s learning at school entry
• next steps in the learning process
• how to support their child’s learning.
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Best Start Website
For further information:
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/beststart/index.htm