Tumwater School District

Continuous Student Learning in a Caring, Engaging Environment

Kindergarten

In Kindergarten, students take a variety of assessments in the areas of reading and math. The purpose is to inform teachers about gaps in student learning. This helps identify next steps in classroom instruction and supports student growth.

The assessments shown below are required for the 2020 - 2021 school year. Use the links to view detailed information about each type.

Name	Who requires	Subject area	Time to complete	Times per year
Washington Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS)	state	Social-emotional, physical, cognitive, language, literacy, mathematics	Varies	Once
Dynamic Indicators for Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS ) Letter naming fluency Phonemic segmentation fluency Nonsense word fluency Word reading fluency Number identification fluency Beginning quantity discrimination	district	Reading and mathematics	10 minutes	Three

Tumwater School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employee(s) has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator: Shawn Batstone, 360-709-7030, shawn.batstone@tumwater.k12.wa.us and Section 504 Coordinator: Kelli Ehresmann, 360-709-7040, kelli.ehresmann@tumwater.k12.wa.us Address: 621 Linwood Avenue SW, Tumwater, WA 98512

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