This past week the Word Study revision teams met to revise our assessment processes based on feedback from teams and EAC. Thank you to the dedicated staff coming together to review the suggestion and making the necessary changes for next year. Please see the revisions below for next Fall.
K-2 Updates:
The K-2 Word Study Committee met to discuss the 2024-2025 implementation of word study assessments. They began by reviewing the feedback provided by EAC and worked together to address concerns and make improvements for the upcoming school year. Below is a summary of updates. Please reach out to a committee member if you have any questions about the updates.
For all grade levels, if a student knows 100% of the assessed grade level sight words on the pre, they do not have to take the post in the spring.
Kindergarten:
The committee agreed to keep the current 60 kindergarten sight words. However, the sight words may be taught in any order throughout the school year.
A new ESGI assessment with all 60 words was created. (The five separate lists were eliminated.) The new ESGI assessment is called Kaneland Kindergarten 60 Sight Words.
Fundations Unit 2 should be started by all schools no later than the Monday after Thanksgiving week. (This aligns with the agreed upon 14 week window to teach Jolly Phonics alongside the Fundations key concepts and letter formation being taught in Fundations Unit 1).
Beginning in the fall of 2025, the word study assessment data will now note the breakdown of beginning, middle, and ending sound along with the total score.
A set of cut scores was also created to help align assessment scores across the district. The new assessment document has been formatted to reflect the following cut scores.
CVC Cut Scores
A “notes” column was also added to the cvc kindergarten document.
First and Second Grade:
The committee confirmed that all students should have scores for marking up words on the data sheet. Just like this past year, the score does not count towards proficiency, but the expectation is that the score is recorded. The committee agreed that this data is very valuable in determining student knowledge and gaps. Additionally, there is a notes column added to the Fundations tracking document so teachers can capture any student trends as needed.
Fundations data is to be collected throughout the full school year, even after the EOY data window is closed. (This was discussed because data was collected in early May this year and instruction should continue beyond that date).
No sight word changes were made to first and second grade.
The coaches will be discussing with Dr. Mumm and the coordinators what will be on the data wall and/or data hub for the upcoming school year.
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