Data helps teachers learn about kindergartners’ abilities

"When you see students scoring low on those assessments, you see the importance of early learning in our community."

"I think what’s exciting about this data is that we have it at all. We have not had a common data set for kindergartners, ever." Kathe Taylor, director of early learning assessment for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Washington kindergartners are physically coordinated enough for their first year of school, but their ability to count to 20 and clearly express themselves are lagging, according to a new assessment released by the state.

Early-learning advocates suspected the state’s kindergartners were entering school less than fully prepared, especially low-income and minority students. Now there’s data to back up the theory.

Jody Lawrence-Turner

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