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Kindergarten Readiness: Using New Tools to Improve Early Childhood Outcomes

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Louisiana Believes 2 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Objectives 2 Participants will: Be knowledgeable about new tools for improving teacher practice resulting in childrens readiness for Kindergarten Recognize how these tools can improve early childhood practice Understand the role of leaders in improving early childhood programs

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Louisiana Believes 3 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Act 3 Lever for Change 3 More children enter kindergarten with the persistence and curiosity to develop: language and communication skills motor skills letter and number recognition social-emotional skills A unified birth to five early childhood system organized around local networks and focused on improvement. BETTER OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

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Louisiana Believes 4 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Why This Matters 4 If early childhood teachers: Set expectations based on common standards for what children should know and be able to do Create a positive learning environment through warm interactions with children Organize instruction to support childrens individualized learning with a specific emphasis on language development Use ongoing evaluation to better customize instruction and engage families Then children will enter kindergarten with the critical skills necessary for success

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Louisiana Believes 5 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Common Standards for All Children 5

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Louisiana Believes 6 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Louisianas Birth to Five Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS) 6

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Louisiana Believes 7 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. How the Standards are Organized The Standards are divided into five age levels showing a continuum of development Standards aligned to Kindergarten Common Core 7 Infant Young Toddlers Older Toddlers Three-year- olds Four-year- olds Birth to 11 months 9 to 18 months 16 to 36 months 36 to 48 months 48 to 60 months

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Louisiana Believes 8 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. How the Standards are Organized The Standards represent ALL areas of development 8 Approaches to Learning Cognitive Development and General Knowledge Language and Literacy Development Physical Well- Being and Motor Development Social- Emotional Development Creative Thinking and Expression Mathematics Science Social Studies

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Louisiana Believes 9 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Training on the Standards 9 CONNECT: Standards, Instruction and Assessment Free online course Access through LDE Early Childhood Library

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Louisiana Believes 10 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. High-Quality Interactions and Organized Instruction 10

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Louisiana Believes 11 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Valid and reliable observation tool to measure program quality that correlates with improved child outcomes Focuses on classroom interactions Covers ages: Infant Toddler PreK ages High- Quality Interactions = Greater gains in Literacy and Language More positive social development Greater gains in Math

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Louisiana Believes 12 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)

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Louisiana Believes 13 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. CLASS The Process 13 TrainingObservationsFeedback/Support A system providing observation and feedback similar to COMPASS

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Louisiana Believes 14 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. CLASS Data Supports Teacher Improvement 14 Seven point scale Low (1-2), Middle (3-5), High (6-7) Ranges Composite Score for each domain Instructional Support Domain is typically lowest

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Louisiana Believes 15 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Appropriate Assessment 15

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Louisiana Believes 16 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Teaching Strategies GOLD

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Louisiana Believes 17 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Progressions of Development and Learning 17 Birth to 1 year1 to 2 years2 to 3 yearsPreschool 3Pre-K 4Kindergarten

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Louisiana Believes 18 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Teaching Strategies GOLD The Process 18 Observe and Collect Facts Analyze and Respond Summarize, Plan, and Communicate Evaluate Ongoing, systematic data collection 3 Checkpoint periods

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Louisiana Believes 19 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. GOLD Data Supports Kindergarten Readiness 19

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Louisiana Believes 20 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. GOLD Documentation Report 20

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Louisiana Believes 21 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. GOLD Child-level Reports 21 Blue band - Pre-K 4

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Louisiana Believes 22 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. GOLD Snapshot Report and Growth Report 22

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Louisiana Believes 23 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. What are District Leaders Expected to Do? 23

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Louisiana Believes 24 LOUISIANA BELIEVES. Kindergarten Readiness: Using New Tools to Improve Early Childhood Outcomes 24 Q & A For more information: Ivy.Starns@la.gov ?