Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program
Benefits for Families
VKRP helps families better understand what school readiness means. VKRP gives your family and your child’s teacher a more comprehensive picture of school readiness across four key domains: language and literacy (administered by Virginia Literacy Partnerships), mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills. It provides actionable information teachers can use to effectively individualize instruction and partner with you to help support your child’s school success.
What Families Find Most Useful
A Snapshot of Readiness and Growth
Administered in the fall and spring with an optional mid-year time point, VKRP provides a picture of a child’s readiness and growth across the school year in a variety of learning domains.
Family-Friendly Reports and Resources
VKRP provides a Family Information Report that teachers may share with you, as well as family resources that describe what early readiness skills are and how they typically develop during the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten school year.
A Way to Support Skills at Home
VKRP provides an opportunity to collaborate with your child's teacher in identifying appropriate home learning activities that support skills in mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills. Information on improving literacy and language skills at home can be located on the VLP website.
How Teachers May Share Data
VKRP provides a family-friendly report that teachers may use in a variety of ways. In the fall, assessment data helps teachers provide a snapshot of children’s readiness skills as they enter pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. In the spring, teachers are able to share how children’s skills have grown. Teachers can use the report to communicate information with families during conferences or send the report home. Divisions, programs, and schools make individual decisions about the best way to share information with families.
Making a Difference
We’ve collected several reputable resources that provide great ideas for supporting early readiness skills at home. Find great ideas for supporting children’s early literacy, mathematics, self-regulation, and social skills. Also, check out our additional resources for learners with disabilities or who are English language/multilingual learners.
Family Resource Packets
Family resource packets for preschoolers and kindergarteners provide valuable information to support your child’s skills across the school year.