How to Administer the Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Assessment

How to Administer the
Florida Voluntary Prekindergarten
(VPK) Assessment
Provider Training
This professional development training is appropriate for VPK directors,
administrators, and teachers who will administer the Florida VPK Assessment.
Participants will learn the purpose of the VPK Assessment as well as how to
administer, record, and score each of the assessment measures through hands
on activities and engaging video clips.
The skill areas and methods used for assessment align to the standards and
benchmarks. The standards indicate what a child should know and be able to do
at the end of their VPK year. The measures are also aligned with the Florida
Kindergarten Readiness Screener which is comprised of the Early Childhood
Observation System (ECHOS) and components of the Florida Assessment for
Instruction in Reading (FAIR). The Broad Screen/Progress Monitoring measure
of FAIR assessment in Kindergarten includes letter naming and phonemic
awareness.
The VPK Assessment will help teachers use the information collected from the
assessment to drive instruction and prepare children to be successful when they
encounter the FLKRS (Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener) upon entrance
into Kindergarten.
*VPK Assessment Cost:
The cost to providers for the initial Fall Assessment (AP1) materials and training
will be free of charge. This opportunity is available to the first 50 classrooms
registered for the training.
The Department of Education has estimated the cost to providers wanting to
continue the VPK Assessments beginning with the January assessment (AP2) to
be $50 per class (which will be paid to DOE, not the Coalition). This cost will
also include the materials needed for the Spring Assessment (AP3) as well as
online access and instructional strategies directly related to the VPK Educational
Standards.
Qualifications:
It is recommended that participants (Assessor/Classroom Instructor) previous
complete the following VPK courses: 2008 VPK Educational Standards and
Integrating the VPK Standards: Phonological Awareness.
All training Opportunities will be held at the Early Learning Coalition of
Pasco and Hernando Counties office located in Spring Hill:
Date:
Time:
Thursday, October 7, 2010, course # 1035
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Date:
Time:
Friday, October 8, 2010, course # 1042
9:00 AM – Noon
Date:
Time:
Monday, October 11, 2010, course # 1036
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Date:
Time:
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, course # 1038
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Date:
Time:
Thursday, October 14, 2010, course # 1039
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Date:
Time:
Friday, October 15, 2010, course # 1041
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
See attached flyer for registration information. You must pre-register on the DCF
website at www.myflorida.com/childcare.
For additional information, please feel free to contact LuAnn La Cava, Curriculum
Specialist at l.lacava@phelc.org or 727-233-8291, ext. 104.