Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program

Make a Game Plan for PALS-K Spring 2021!

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It may be March Madness, but these 3 tips from your PALS coaches will help you stay on top of your game!

Before: Go for the Set Play!

Get the details set.

  • Determine when (date, time, location) you will give PALS-K. The Spring 2021 Assessment Term begins April 19th and ends June 4th. Check with your Division Representative for specific requirements for your Division’s assessment window.
  • Determine what you need to give the assessment in-person or remotely.
  • Locate your PALS-K Form B (Blue) binder.
  • Print needed consumables. Download PDFs from within your PALS account (Resources tab, K-3 Fall & Spring Consumables page) or Remote Materials (Resources tab, Remote Materials page)
    • K Spring Spelling Sheet

    • K Spring Student Booklet

 

During: Go for the 3-pointer!

Give Blending and Sound-to-Letter tasks to all students.

  • These tasks give you important information about students’ phonemic awareness skills.

After: Go for the Buzzer Beater!

Convert data into targeted instruction!

  • Use your new data. There is valuable instructional time still left in the year. Use the spring data to plan targeted instruction to support your students in starting first grade with strong literacy skills.
    • Phonological Awareness (Rhyme, Beginning Sounds, Blending, Sound-to-Letter): Are students able to rhyme words? Can they identify beginning sounds? Can they segment words at the phoneme level? Can they blend words together? Can they identify phonemes by sound or letter and in which position in a CVC word?
    • Alphabet Recognition: Do students know all of the letter names?
    • Letter Sounds: Do students know all of the letter sounds?
    • Spelling: Are students able to segment individual sounds (phonemes) and spell CVC words correctly?

 

Making a game plan now about when you will assess and how you will use the data to plan targeted instruction will help your students make an alley-oop!

If you have questions, give PALS a shout: by phone (888-882-7257), email (pals@virginia.edu), or chat. We are cheering for you!