Readiness Matters: 2019-2020 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Report

Institution	Maryland State Department of Education; Ready at Five
Titel	Readiness Matters: 2019-2020 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Report
Quelle	(2020), (44 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; School Readiness; Child Development; Access to Education; Early Intervention; Poverty; At Risk Students; Kindergarten; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; English Language Learners; Preschool Education; Child Care; Language Skills; Emergent Literacy; Social Development; Physical Health; Psychomotor Skills; Child Behavior; Screening Tests; Economically Disadvantaged; Mathematics Skills; Counties; Gender Differences; Family Income; Students with Disabilities; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Kindesentwicklung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Armut; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Frühleseunterricht; Soziale Entwicklung; Gesundheitszustand; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Screening-Verfahren; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Geschlechterkonflikt; Familieneinkommen; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung
Abstract	In Maryland, one way children's wellbeing is measured is by looking at the data from the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA). While the data can illustrate how children perform on various indicators across literacy, math, social-emotional development and physical well-being, it's really a reflection of the "readiness" of Maryland communities, families, schools, and early childhood programs to prepare children for the future. This year, the state held steady at 47% of the students demonstrating readiness to engage in the kindergarten curriculum, although many local jurisdictions showed real progress. Last spring, Maryland conducted a comprehensive statewide needs assessment, including 18 town hall meetings across the state, 17 regional focus groups, and several surveys. Some of the key findings were: (1) Many Marylanders experience limited access to early childhood education services, especially vulnerable families including families of children with special needs, families of English learners, immigrant families, low-income families and families living in rural areas; (2) Families struggle to navigate the early childhood system, and parents often do not know about programs and services available to them, including critical mental health services; and (3) Early education professionals experience access barriers to teacher preparation and professional development programs which leads to a shortage of a qualified workforce across the state. Based on these and other results from the needs assessment, the state is finalizing its five-year prenatal-to-age-eight strategic plan to ensure that families, communities, and Maryland's schools and early childhood programs have the resources they need to support children's success. [For "Readiness Matters: The 2018-2019 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Report," see ED604311.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Maryland State Department of Education. 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Tel: 410-767-0600; Web site: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/default.aspx
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01