Kindergarten readiness assessment- literacy- English in Maryland

Established skills: percentage of students at this level who demonstrated the early literacy skills that support learning based on Maryland’s kindergarten learning standards. They are ready to build on these skills and take on new challenges throughout the year. In Early Literacy, students at this level may recognize most upper and lowercase letters, match some letters to sounds, combine and break apart parts of spoken words, and understand basic story elements (e.g., characters and events). They may also retell simple stories. 

Established skills: percentage of students at this level who demonstrated the early literacy skills that support learning based on Maryland’s kindergarten learning standards. They are ready to build on these skills and take on new challenges throughout the year. In Early Literacy, students at this level may recognize most upper and lowercase letters, match some letters to sounds, combine and break apart parts of spoken words, and understand basic story elements (e.g., characters and events). They may also retell simple stories.