kindergarten/1 st grade gifted and talented screening overview 2015-2016
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How are students identified? Districts are required to collect multiple indicators from various sources The indicators must include both qualitative data (such as observations and checklists) and quantitative data (such as standardized tests)TRANSCRIPT
Kindergarten/1Kindergarten/1stst Grade GradeGifted and TalentedGifted and Talented
ScreeningScreeningOverviewOverview
2015-20162015-2016
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Katy ISD Kindergarten GT Service
• Pull-out program for 60 minutes a week of GT service in the Challenge classroom
• Begins the first week of March• Beginning in 1st grade, identified students are
pulled out for one full day a week
How are students identified?
• Districts are required to collect multiple indicators from various sources
• The indicators must include both qualitative data (such as observations and checklists) and quantitative data (such as standardized tests)
Katy ISD Screening Instruments
Two qualitative measures:•Parent Checklist •Classroom ObservationUp to three quantitative measures:•Ability Test •Achievement Test •Intelligence Test
Absences During Screening Windows
If your child is absent on the day that the proctor gives a screening test, your child will be able to make up the test after he or she has returned to school.
Phase 1 Screening – All Referred Students
Begins September 23rd with the collection of parent checklists and ends November 3rd .
• Parent Checklist – (Collected between September 23rd and
October 7th) No late checklists accepted.
• Classroom Observation• Nonverbal Ability Test
– Parents will receive a notification from their child’s homeroom teacher of a “testing window” of approximately 2 weeks sometime between October 14th and November 3rd.
Phase 1 Standardized Test• Ability Testing
– A nonverbal measure of ability– Does not require reading ability nor English
proficiency– Scored by chronological age
Phase I Notification
• Students who do not have 2 positive indicators will complete their screening process during phase I. Letters and screening profiles will be mailed to parents of those students on November 13th. Please allow 7-10 days for delivery.
• Students who have acquired 2 positive indicators will continue the screening process. Parents will receive notifications from their child’s homeroom teacher of a “testing window” of approximately 2 weeks sometime between November 10th-December 16th.
Phase 2 Screening: Achievement Testing
• Students with two positive indicators from Phase 1 screening continue to Phase 2
• Achievement measured in reading and math.
• Scored by grade level• Spanish test available• Phase 2 letters are mailed
with phase 3 letters February 19th.
Phase 3 : Intelligence Measure
• Students with 3 positive indicators from Phases 1 and 2 continue with Phase 3
• Students who have already accrued four positive measures are not tested in Phase 3, since sufficient indicators are already present for identification
Phase 3: Intelligence Measure
• An oral test, administered one-on-one• 1st section - vocabulary • 2nd section -“Odd Item Out”- students identify
the item in a series that doesn’t belong• Can be administered in Spanish if needed
Recognizing Gifted PotentialWhat might these characteristics look like in
a kindergartener/1st Grader?• Learning Characteristics
– Advanced vocabulary– Knows a great deal of information– Recalls facts easily– Continually asks “how” and “why”– Makes connections; sees similarities and differences– Very observant– Reads above grade level– Reasons things out for himself/herself
• Motivational Characteristics– Persistent; becomes absorbed in topics or problems– Often bored with routine tasks– Is motived to complete interesting work– Self-critical– Prefers to work independently; needs little direction– Shows interest in adult topics, such as current events– Self-assertive; can be stubborn in beliefs– Likes to organize– Concerned with right/wrong; good/bad
• Creative-Productive Thinking– Very curious; asks many questions– Comes up with more than one solution– Expresses opinions; sometimes radical and spirited in
disagreement– Takes risks; shows sense of adventure– Fantasizes; imagines; shows intellectual playfulness– Keen sense of humor– Shows self-awareness; emotional sensitivity– Notices the beauty of things– Does not fear being different– Criticizes constructively
2015-16 Kindergarten Screening Timeline
Sept. 1-11 Challenge teachers meet with kinder teachersSept. 14-18 Parent Checklists sent home with all studentsOct. 7 Parent Checklist Due Nov. 9-13 Phase 1 Letters sent to parents of students not
continuing with screeningFeb. 19 Remaining parent notification letters sentFeb. 29 First week of service; 60 minutes per week in
Challenge classroom
References:
• Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students, Texas Education Agency
• Identification and Assessment G/T Program Guide 2014-2015, Katy ISD
• Recognizing Gifted Potential Professional Development Presentation, by Bertie Kingore and Jeffery Kingore, 2007
Questions ?Questions ?
Contact Contact Sharon ClarkSharon Clark
[email protected](281) 234-2577(281) 234-2577