QELI

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QELI MAT8 TRAINING

• WELCOME

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Schedule

• INTRODUCTIONS
• ADE
• Riverside Publishing
• QELI Training
• (Qualls Early Learning Inventory)
• METROPOLITAN 8 Training
• Questions

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QELI

• Screen all children entering kindergarten
• Include special education and LEP students
• Screen all first grade students who are attending
  a public school for the first time

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QELI

• STUDENT ID NUMBER
• Use ten-digit Triand number
• Triand number is a randomly generated number

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QELI

• Screening Dates
• August 11, 2008 September 19, 2008

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Todays Agenda

• Appropriate use of QELI
• Inappropriate use of QELI
• Overview of statewide results
• How to work with QELI data
• New resources available
• Implementation for Fall 2008

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School Readiness

• Educators of primary-grade children
• cite school readiness as among the most serious
  challenges they face in
• achieving the educational and developmental goal
  they have for
• their students.
• Peter D. Hart Research

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School Readiness

• Children must be ready to make the transition
  from home or child care to formal education.
• Just as important, schools must be prepared to
  help ease that transition for children.
• Education Commission of the States

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Overview
The Qualls Early Learning Inventory is an
assessment tool for use in the primary grades
(Pre-K, K, and 1) to identify student development
in six behavioral characteristics related to
school learning. The Inventory assesses
developing behaviors, so it can be used to inform
classroom instruction. The QELI is not language
dependent and can be used to assess children who
are emerging speakers of English. A Pre-K
version of QELI is available.
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QELI Supports Best Practices
NAEYC calls for
National Association for the Education of Young
Children Position Statement on Curriculum and
Assessment, November 2003
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QELI Supports Best Practices
NAEYC calls for
QELI
National Association for the Education of Young
Children Position Statement on Curriculum and
Assessment, November 2003
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Description of the Inventory

• Suitable for Pre-K, Kindergarten and early First
  Grade students
• 4-page Inventory booklet
• One for each child observed
• Teachers Directions and Interpretative Guide
• One for each teacher

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Description of the Inventory

• General Knowledgethe extent to which the student
  possesses general information and facts expected
  of children at this age
• Oral Communicationhow well a student
  communicates ideas, describes what has been seen
  or heard, or asks about things
• Written Languagethe extent to which the student
  recognizes and writes letters or simple words

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Description of the Inventory

• Math Conceptshow well a student understands and
  uses beginning mathematical ideas and processes
• Work Habitsthe extent of a students
  persistence, resourcefulness, and independence in
  completing tasks
• Attentive Behaviorthe students ability to
  sustain focus on classroom activities

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Appropriate Uses

• To describe the developmental level of a child in
  behavioral terms
• To help identify those students who might be at
  risk due to delayed development
• To report initial status and progress to families
• To enhance communication between Pre-K programs,
  Kindergarten teachers, and staff

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Inappropriate Uses

• To select students for Kindergarten
• Low scores are not necessarily an indication of a
  disability or deficiency
• Remember Documents learned behaviors
• Calls attention to skills that can be developed
  with proper instructional intervention
• To retain students
• To place students in special education

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QELI Results

• May be used as a Communication and transition
  tool for PK teachers
• Data results should be a tool to
• Help guide instruction for the PK and K student
• Share results with all staff
• Share with PK teachers
• Strengthen the K and PK teachers knowledge of
  the areas of students strengths and
  weaknesses
• Assist in long range planning

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QELI

• It is NOT a reflection of the school
• It is NOT a tool to discourage the child from
  entering Kindergarten
• It IS a snapshot of the child
• It IS a tool that will provide the teacher and
  parent a quick observational overview of the
  child

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• Score Reports

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Progress is compared to a sample of Arkansas
Kindergarten students.
State
State
State
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Putting QELI Data To Work
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Step 1 Look At Big Picture
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Step 2 Find Individuals in Need
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Step 3 Focus On Specifics
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Preparing Arkansas Teachers and Students for
the Qualls Early Learning Inventory
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Arkansas Kindergarten Teachers

• Kindergarten Readiness Indicator Checklist (KRIC)
• Getting Ready for School Calendar
• Getting Ready for School Teachers Guide
• ADE and DHS Benchmarks and/or Frameworks
• Qualls Early Learning Inventory (QELI)
• LINK For Teachers
• http//arkansased.org/parents/readiness_indicators
  .html

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Implementation Fall 2008
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Completing the Inventory

• Generally completed by classroom teacher
• Approximately 10 minutes per child
• Based on multiple, recent observations of a child
  in a typical school setting

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Which Students Should Be Included?

• Suitable for all children
• Can be used regardless of language background
• Useful for students with special needs

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Completing the Inventory
Code essential demographic information
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Completing the Inventory
Optional areas for local use
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Prior to Completion

• Read the entire Inventory
• Pay attention to wording of statements to
  accurately document students readiness skills
• Focus on how frequently you observe a behavior
• Use the same standard for all students
• Come to consensus with other teachers on meanings
  of terms like rarely and sometimes

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Rubric Response

• Rarely The skill is observed once in a while.
  Skill must have been observed at least one time.
• Sometimes The skills has been observed
  consistently or on a regular basis
• Often The skill has consistently been
  demonstrated.

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Rubric Responses cont.

• Some The skill has been observed but not
  observed consistently or on a regular basis.
• Most The skill has consistently been
  demonstrated.

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Decide What Is Appropriate
For some behaviors, it is more important to
consider your most recent observations
In these examples, a childs most recent attempts
are more relevant than total attempts since the
beginning of the school year.
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Decide What Is Appropriate
However, some behaviors should be considered
based on multiple observations over time.
Certain questions also require thought about how
appropriate a childs response is, not just the
frequency. In this example, if the child often
uses a complete sentence, but the sentence is
seldom relevant to the overall conversation, then
Rarely describes the behavior more accurately
than Often.
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How to Pack for Scoring
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Important Fall 2008 Dates

• Materials arrived in districts-
• the week of August 4th, 2008
• Districts return QELI materials to Riverside
  Scoring Service-
• No later than September 19th, 2008

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QUESTIONS

• Please contact ADE or Riverside with questions
  regarding QELI.
• No questions are considered unnecessary.
  Errors occur when questions are not asked. We
  want this screening to go smoothly.

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ADE Contacts

• Curriculum Assessment and Research
• Donna Wolfe 501 682-4559 donna.wolfe_at_arkansa
  s.gov
• Susan Gray 501 682-5161
• susan.gray_at_arkansas.gov
• Jim Short 501 683-0904
• jim.short_at_arkansas.gov
• Chris Barnes 501 682-4471
  christopher.barnes_at_arkansas.gov

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ADE Contacts
Donna Wolfe Arkansas Department of
Education Curriculum, Assessment, and Research
4 Capitol Mall, Room 202A Little Rock, Arkansas
72201 501-682-4252 donna.wolfe_at_arkansas.gov
Susan Gray Arkansas Department of
Education Curriculum, Assessment, and Research 4
Capitol Mall, Room 202A Little Rock, Arkansas
72201 501-682-5161 susan.gray_at_arkansas.gov
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Riverside Publishing Contacts

• Michael Ward, Ed.D
• Sr. Arkansas Assessment Consultant
• 501-804-8378
• michael_ward_at_hmco.com
• Carolyn Ellefson
• Arkansas Program Manager
• 1-800-323-9540, extension 6310
• carolyn_ellefson_at_hmco.com

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Information Request

• DISTRICT TEST COORDINATORS
• If you have not contacted Donna Wolfe regarding a
  change in the District Test
• Coordinator, please do so immediately!
• (Note The DTC email list is the main line of
  communication with DTCs.)

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