Locations
Virginia
Statistics on children, youth and families in Virginia from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Voices for Virginia’s Children
Fall PALS-K by students who are economically disadvantaged in Virginia
Fall PALS-K by students who are economically disadvantaged
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Why This Indicator Matters
*For PALS-K data by economically disadvantaged at the locality-level, please contact KIDS COUNT Director, Beth Nolan, at beth@vakids,org.
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Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
PALS-K is a measure of children’s knowledge of several important literacy fundamentals: phonological awareness, alphabet recognition, concept of word, knowledge of letter sounds and spelling. PALS-K provides a direct means of matching literacy instruction to specific literacy needs and provides a means of identifying those children who are relatively behind in their acquisition of these fundamental literacy skills.
The data are PALS-K administered in the fall. The fall PALS-K helps to measure children's literacy concepts before they enter school.
Economically Disadvantaged students are defined if they meet any one of the following: 1) is eligible for Free/Reduced Meals, or 2) receives TANF, or 3) is eligible for Medicaid, or 4) identified as either Migrant or experiencing Homelessness.
Data Source
Virginia Department of Education via UVA Curry School
http://pals.virginia.edu/index.html
http://pals.virginia.edu/index.html
Notes
Last updated: March 2018
Last Updated
October 2019