Suggested Assessment Measures Aligned with the TPSS Kindergarten Checklist
Suggested Assessment Measures Aligned with the TPSS Kindergarten Checklist
Revised 2009
2ND SIX WEEKS / Suggested Assessment MeasureL / Identifies 1-3 syllables in spoken words / Theme 1 Test p. 14
L / Creates rhyming words / Theme 2 Test p. 23
L / Identifies words that begin with the same sound / Theme 2 Test p. 24
M / Compares sets
(same/different, more/less) / Chapter 3 Test
M / Sorts by color, shape, and size / Chapter 1 Test
M / Recognizes, copies, creates, and extends patterns / Chapter 2 Test
3rd SIX WEEKS
L / Orally retells ideas and facts from stories read aloud / Teacher selected
L / Demonstrates book concepts (front/back, 1 to 1, left/right, top/bottom, title page) / Print Inventory Tasks p.3
L / Isolates the beginning sound in spoken words / Theme 4 Test p.40
L / Identifies story element- character / Theme 3 Test p. 38
M / Counts forward and backward from a given number between 1 and 10 / Teacher selected
M / Names days of week / Teacher selected
4TH SIX WEEKS
L / Draws conclusions from text / Theme 5 Test p. 60
L / Uses at least 5 pictures to sequence a story / Storytown story sequencing cards
L / Identifies punctuation (., ?, !) / Teacher selected
M / Identifies ordinal positions first through tenth / Teacher selected/Chapter 7 test
M / Counts by ones to 20 / Teacher selected
M / Counts a set of 20 or fewer objects (1 to 1) / Chapter 3, 4, 6 Test
5TH SIX WEEKS
L / Orally segments sounds in spoken words(CVC) / Theme 8 Test p.81
L / Identifies story element-setting / Theme 7 Test p.78
L / Writes using inventive spelling / Journal
M / Measures using non-standard units (length/capacity) / Chapter 9 Test
M / Identifies pennies, nickels, dimes, and their values / Chapter 8 Test
6TH SIX WEEKS
L / Identifies story element-plot / Theme 9 Test p.94
L / Identifies story as true or fiction / Theme 10 Test p.100
L / Reads and decodes simple words/sentences using picture clues / Reading groups
M / Collects and organizes data on graphs (picture/bar, tally) / Chapter 10 Test
M / Adds using concrete objects / Chapter 11 Test
M / Subtracts using concrete objects / Chapter 12 Test
IDENTIFIES CIRCLED LETTERS S = 42
All Theme Tests
MATCHES SOUND TO APPROPRIATE CIRCLED LETTERS S=21
All Theme Tests
PRINTS CIRCLED LETTERS S = 42
Teacher Selected
IDENTIFIES CIRCLED NUMBERS (0-20) S =17
Teacher Selected
WRITES CIRCLED NUMBERS (1-10) S= 8
Teacher Selected
IDENTIFIES CIRCLED COLORS S =7
Teacher Selected
IDENTIFIES CIRCLED SHAPES S =7
Teacher Selected and Chapter 5 Assessment
WRITES FIRST AND LAST NAME CORRECTLY S=2
Teacher Selected
*Assessment Activities are also available in the Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum.