Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening - Kindergarten (PALS-K)

Subject: English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): K
Measures Growth: Yes
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PALS-K (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening, Kindergarten version) is a measure of children’s knowledge of several literacy fundamentals: phonological awareness, alphabet recognition, concept of word, knowledge of letter sounds and spelling. PALS-K is a diagnostic and progress monitoring tool that uses task-based assessment items to measure student progress in each of the key measures.

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Not aligned to the standards I teach
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Does not assess higher-order thinking
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Misses growth of some students, such as those far below and/or far above grade level
1 vote

Usefulness for Improving My Practice

1 star (1 review)

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Results returned quickly
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Difficult to administer
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Doesn't help me track my students' learning gains over time
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It is hard to use the data
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Is not helpful to my professional growth as a teacher
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operant conditioning

Overall Rating

1 star

Aligned to My Instruction

1 star

Cons: Not aligned to the standards I teach • Does not assess higher-order thinking • Misses growth of some students, such as those far below and/or far above grade level

Usefulness for Improving My Practice

1 star

Pros: Results returned quickly
Cons: Difficult to administer • Doesn't help me track my students' learning gains over time • It is hard to use the data • Is not helpful to my professional growth as a teacher

Additional Comments

poor use of time and provides the beginning of a tracking system in kindergarten that will limit kids as they grow older. What a waste of time when I could be teaching kinders how to learn instead of how operant conditioning works

Submitted by a in Wisconsin on April 14, 2013