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Statistics on children, youth and families in Virginia from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Voices for Virginia’s Children
Kindergarteners whose fall PALS-K scores were below kindergarten readiness levels by race in Virginia
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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.
AY refers to the academic year. The PALS-K exam is given in the fall of that year.
Data Source
Virginia Department of Education via UVA Curry School of Education
Notes
Last Updated: OCT 2019
Last Updated
May 2020