Measuring Language and Literacy
Children’s early language and literacy skills
Measuring Language and Literacy Skills
Students’ early language and literacy skills are measured using two specific screeners: Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS-K) for kindergarten students and the Virginia Pre-kindergarten Language & Literacy Screener (VALLS: Pre-K) for pre-kindergarten three and four-year-old children. The Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP) collects and analyzes the data gained from these screeners.
Quick Overview of the VLP Measures
The VKRP assessments of mathematics, social skills and self-regulation complement the Virginia Language and Literacy Screeners (PALS-K and VALLS: Pre-K) and are used in all 132 Virginia kindergarten school divisions and in publicly funded pre-kindergarten classrooms.
The VALLS: Pre-K and PALS-K are proactive and preventive screening measures that assists teachers, schools, and programs in providing differentiated, targeted instruction to meet each student’s needs. These VLP assessments provide teachers with invaluable information that they can use to plan appropriate instruction for all readers based on the data gathered from the screeners.
Our Connection with VLP
VKRP works closely with the Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP) to provide a more comprehensive picture of school readiness.
Get to Know VLP
Learn more about Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP) and how the PALS-K and VALLS: Pre-K screeners measure language and literacy.
