VLP Welcomes You!
This week’s blog was written by our colleagues from Virginia Literacy Partnerships (VLP). Stay up to date on all the exciting things happening with literacy in Virginia this year!
Welcome, new and returning educators! Here are some helpful information and resources about literacy in Virginia!
Fall Screening
Screening Requirements
All Kindergarteners must be screened.
Any three-year-old (by September 30) and any four-year-old in a VPI class and/or who receives Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) Mixed Delivery funding is required to take the Virginia Language & Literacy Screener: Pre-K (VALLS: Pre-K) in fall and spring.
Assessment Calendar
The assessment calendar is located on the Login page in the Helpful Links box. For the fall term, the four-week assessment period for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten begins six weeks from first day of school.
For all terms, VLP assessments must be administered within any two-week (total of 10 instructional days) window within the four-week assessment period. Contact your VLP Division Representative for division-specific requirements and for any questions regarding your assessment window.
Intervention Requirements
All kindergarten students who are below benchmark (via in-person or remote-assessment) require 2.5 hours of additional literacy instruction per week for the school year.
Kindergarten Previous Terms Reports
If your kindergarten students took the VALLS: Pre-K assessment last year, those results will display under your reports tab. Skill Development Bands for code-based subtests are provided. For more information on these bands, go to your Resources tab, Administering Assessments page.
Virginia Literacy Act and the New Screener
Read about this groundbreaking piece of legislation on the VDOE website and what it means for literacy in Virginia!
Virginia Language & Literacy Screening System (VALLSS)
As you may already know, we are piloting the new VALLS: K–3 literacy screener. 17 divisions are using VALLS this fall. This new screener will be released statewide in fall 2024. Please visit the VLP Homepage for more information.
Help and Resources
VALUE Series (Virginia Assessment for Literacy Updated & Expanded)
The VLP office released the new Phonics package! Like the other packages, it includes introductory videos, infographics, recorded webinars, Professional Learning Guides for coaches, and instructional resources. Access it within your online account: Professional Learning tab, Educator Resource Center page.
Dynamic Homepage
Our Homepage has a wealth of new links and resources. If you have bookmarked only the Login page and want to access the Homepage, simply click on the Virginia Literacy Partnerships logo at the top of the page. There are links for educators and families and new content is continuously being added.
Help Center
Answers to the most common VLP questions are at your fingertips! You may search the Help Center, accessible on the blue navigation bar in your online account. It may save you a call or an email!
Educator Resource Center
Contains Professional Learning modules, Instructional Resources, Professional Learning Library, and much more! Check the Educator Resource Center often for new additions. You can access the Center from within your online account by selecting the Professional Learning tab, Educator Resource Center page (remember to enable pop-ups).
Resource Hub
This collection of carefully vetted resources and websites that can be used to support the use of evidence-based instructional techniques and/or to supplement instruction in the classroom. Go to Resources tab, Resources Hub page.
Resources for Families
These can be found on the VLP Homepage, Families tab, Resources for Families page.
If you have questions, reach out to VLP: by phone (888-882-7257) or email (literacy@virginia.edu).
More Questions for the VKRP Team? VKRP provides support via the online chat feature when you are in the system, via email vkrp@virginia.edu, and via toll free 866-301-8278
