Essential Kindergarten Assessments for Reading, Writing, and Math Book

Welcome     6
How to Use This Book     7
Language Arts     18
Connections to the Language Arts Standards     18
Continuum of Writing Stages     20
Expectations/Time Line Grid     22
What Else Kids Need to Know     26
Important Terms About Teaching and Learning Language Arts     27
The Assessments     31
Print Concepts     32
Auditory Discrimination     31
Visual Discrimination     35
Phonological Awareness     43
Phonemic Awareness     50
Reading     60
Writing     70
Mathematics     86
Connections to the Math Standards     87
Expectations/Time Line Grid     88
What Else Kids Need to Know     92
The Assessments     95
Shapes     95
Numeration     91
Ordering and Sorting     106
Measurement, Time, and Money     117
Spatial Relationships and Terminology     127
Operation and Place Value     129
Charts and Graphs     134
Record-Keeping Forms     137
Student Progress Profile: Language Arts     138
Student Progress Profile: Mathematics     139
Whole Class Profile: Language Arts     140
Whole Class Profile: Mathematics     142
Make-Your-Own Profile Template     144
Assessment Planning Calendar     146
Appendix
Partners-in-Learning Letter     149
Send-Home Cards     150
Word Family Endings     170
High Frequency Words With Irregular Spellings     171
References     172