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EachtimeyourchildtakesPALS1–3,s/hereceivesanoverallscore,calledaSummedScore,aswellasscoresforindividualreadingtasksthatmakeupthe assessmentWefocusedontherelationofthepercentilesofchildren’sperformancebasedonPALSsumscoresandMAPscaledscores.Wordlistscanbehelpful too,forthosewhocomeintokindergartenreadingDouglasFuchs,LynnSFuchs,VKRPisastateassessmentprogramtounderstandhowchildren’searly literacy,mathematics,andbehaviorssupportstudentachievementinkindergartenandbeyondTheonesthatcomewiththePALSassessmentaretrustworthyand well-researchedAtthebeginningofkindergartenmostchildrenintheearlyemergentstagewillscorebetweenandonconceptofwordandwillidentifyfew,ifany, wordsevenincontextLevelBSummedScoreLEVELC:PhonemicAwareness(giveonlyifdon’tmeetLevelBSummedScore)TaskBlendingTaskSound-toLetterThepredictivevalidityofPALS-PreKwasdeterminedbyexaminingtherelationshipbetweenchildren’sPALSPreKscoresandlaterperformancein subsequent, Peer-AssistedLearningStrategies(PALS):AValidatedClasswideProgramforImprovingReadingandMathematicsPerformance.VKRPresults provideinformationaboutyourchild’sfirstexperienceinschoolandhowyourchildislearningoverthecourseoftheyear.EachanalysiscontainstheSpringPALS scoresandthefollowingsemester’sMAPreadingscore(gradeSpringPALSto2ndgradeFallMAP)ACPSscreensallstudentsPKusingthePALSassessment threetimesthroughouttheyearinordertotrackstudentgrowthUsingPALSDataItconsidersfluencyfortheyoungestkids,butmovesintofluent,instructional levelreadersviiiK–PALSTeacherManualVanderbiltUniversityTeachersmustgiveallfirstgradestudentsthePALS1–3assessmentatthebeginningandendof theschoolyearThePhonologicalAwarenessLiteracyScreening(PALS)isaresearchbasedscreening,diagnostic,andprogressmonitoringtoolforstudentsin grades4KthroughndgradeWisconsinteachersusePALStoidentifystudentsatriskofdevelopingreadingdifficulties,diagnosestudents'knowledgeofliteracy fundamentals,monitorThedescriptorsarewritteninplainlanguage,anditbreaksfluencyintomeaningfulpieces.StudentswithSummedScoresbelow expectationsareprovidedadditionalinstruc-tionfundedbyVirginia’sEarlyInterventionReadingInitiativeK–PALSTeacherManualVanderbiltUniversity viiPALSKINDERGARTENTABLEOFCONTENTSChildrenbenefitfromdevelopingarangeThePhonologicalAwarenessLiteracyScreening(PALS)isa proactiveandpreventivescreeningmeasurethatassiststeachersinprovidingdifferentiated,targetedinstructiontomeetyourchild’sneedsBytheendof kindergartenmoststudentsshouldhavearudimentaryconceptofwordandscoreto(pointingtowordsbutoccasionallygettingofftrack)Students’scoreson selectedPALS-KsubtasksareaddedtogethertocreateaSummedScore!isscoreiscomparedagainstdevelopmentalexpectationsforfallandforspring