Kindergarden Unit 2 Assessment and Remediation Guide

Kindergarten | Unit 2 Assessment and Remediation Guide 5

Instructional Planning
Planning instruction with the Assessment and Remediation Guide is guided by:

• observation of student performance during instruction from the Kindergarten
  Teacher’s Guide lessons.


• student scores on performance assessments throughout the Kindergarten units.


• progress monitoring assessments from the Assessment and Remediation Guide.
  Step 1: Use the Cross Reference charts and Determining Student Need flow
  charts provided for each component [e.g., Phonological Awareness (for both
  Syllables and Phonemes) and Writing Readiness] within the unit. The Cross
  Reference chart helps you consider student performance across the lessons
  and with any Pause Points utilized. Instructional activities are organized by unit
  objectives. Therefore, if students struggled significantly with activities from
  particular rows of the chart, the unit objective to target is indicated in the first
  column. The Determining Student Need flow chart prompts you to additionally
  consider student assessment performance.
  Step 2: If a need for remediation is indicated, refer to the Kindergarten
  Skills Scope and Sequence (provided in the Kindergarten Assessment and
  Remediation Guide Introduction) to consider whether remedial instruction may
  need to begin at an earlier unit.
  Step 3: Consider student’s Level of Instructional Need. A description of the
  three Levels of Instructional Need is provided in the Kindergarten Assessment
  and Remediation Guide Introduction. Establishing a level of instructional need
  will direct you to a corresponding lesson structure provided at the beginning of
  each unit.
  Step 4: Select exercises and assessments and prepare associated materials for
  instruction and progress monitoring.
  Step 5: Use ongoing evaluation of student instructional performance and
  progress monitoring to facilitate decisions about student progress or ongoing
  remediation needs.
  Thoughtful observation of daily performance, integrating assessment with
  instruction, and providing targeted remediation as quickly as possible will
  help most struggling Kindergarten students become successful Kindergarten
  students!