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Hawaii State School Readiness Assessment
Children Ready for Schools
Young children are ready to have successful learning experiences in school when there is a positive interaction among the child's developmental characteristics, school practices & family/community support.
Readiness definition adopted by the State of Hawaii

Purpose
As a kindergarten teacher, success in school hinges upon the level of preparedness with which children enter your classroom. Children Ready for Schools gathers information to provide a class profile of key readiness skills and characteristics of children entering kindergarten. This assessment is of your class as a whole and should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.

Please read Kindergarten Teachers' Guide to HSSRA. Your K Grade Level Chair should have a copy of this Guide. If not, ask your principal for a copy.

Complete this assessment ONLY AFTER YOU HAVE READ THE GUIDE.

Please provide the information about the class and yourself, then proceed to the directions for completing the assessment.

Elementary School and Teacher Information
School  
First Name   Last Name  
Contact Telephone Number  
Are you a team teacher?  
Do you have an Early Childhood Endorsement certificate?  
Yes   No
How many years have you taught kindergarten?  
0 to 3   4 to 8   9 or more
Does your school have a written transition plan for entering kindergarten children and their families?
 Yes   No   Not Sure

If 'Yes', is the written transition plan fully implemented?  
Yes   No


Your Class Information
Class is:  Jr. Kindergarten  Kindergarten  Mixed Jr. K & K  
Number of Males          Number of Females          Total Students(read only)  
Number of English Language Learner Students (ESL/ELL)  
Number of SPED children  
Number of children who attended preschool  

Directions for Assessment

First, please read all the skills and characteristics listed in the items on the following pages.

Based on observations of your class over the past three to four weeks, think about the number of children who consistently display the skill or characteristic almost all the time.

For each item, "click" on the number that best estimates the proportion of children in your class who consistently display the skill or characteristic almost all the time.

  • 1 = Almost none of the class consistently display the skill or characteristic
  • 2 = About one fourth of the class consistently display the skill or characteristic
  • 3 = About one half of the class consistently display the skill or characteristic
  • 4 = About three quarters of the class consistently display the skill or characteristic
  • 5 = Almost all of the class consistently display the skill or characteristic
  • Not Observed = the classroom curriculum and activities do not provide situations for the children to display the skill or characteristic

Once you have completed all of the questions, click on the submit button at the bottom of the page.

After clicking on the submit button, you will be able to print your survey from the confirmation page.

Example
Number of kindergarten children in the class: 16
Proportion of kindergarten class consistently displaying skill or characteristic?
  Almost
none		 One
fourth		 One
half		 Three
quarters		 Almost
all		 Not
observed
Helps you without being asked. 1 2 3 4 5
Separates from caregiver without problems. 1 2 3 4 5
Recognizes name in print. 1 2 3 4 5

Explanations

About one half of the class, about 7 of 16 children, consistently help the teacher without being asked. They rarely need reminders to help and almost always help the teacher on their own.

Almost all the class, 15 out of 16 children, are able to separate from their caregivers without a problem almost all the time.

"Recognizes name in print" was not part of the curriculum activities. So the response was Not Observed.

Kindergarten Class Profile: Click on the proportion of kindergarten children in your class who consistently, that is, almost always, display the skill or characteristic.
  Almost
none		 One
fourth		 One
half		 Three
quarters		 Almost
all		 Not
observed
1. Comes to school well rested, fed, and alert.
1 2 3 4 5
2. Practices personal hygiene such as washes hands after toilet and before eating.
1 2 3 4 5
3. Is independent in caring for self and own belongings.
1 2 3 4 5
4. Needs minimal support to adjust to new people and new places.
1 2 3 4 5
5. Works well and plays well with others.
1 2 3 4 5
6. Shows satisfaction in accomplishments.
1 2 3 4 5
7. Expresses emotions through appropriate actions & words.
1 2 3 4 5
8. Is respectful of others.
1 2 3 4 5
9. Is able to listen for about 15 minutes to group discussions & stories read aloud.
1 2 3 4 5
10. Is able to follow classroom routines.
1 2 3 4 5
11. Shows eagerness to learn by observing, asking questions, and/or exploring new things.
1 2 3 4 5
12. Tries hard and persists.
1 2 3 4 5
13. Appears interested in the world around them (curious).
1 2 3 4 5
14. Communicates ideas and describes things using phrases and sentences.
1 2 3 4 5
15. Shows familiarity with how books work (e.g., holds book right side up; turns pages front to back; etc.).
1 2 3 4 5
16. Shows interest in books and print (e.g., chooses to look at books; asks to be read to, etc.)
1 2 3 4 5
17. Knows names and sounds of some (more than 3) letters.
1 2 3 4 5
18. Uses symbols, scribbles or letter-like forms to "write" words or ideas.
1 2 3 4 5
19. Can count a set of 5 objects.
1 2 3 4 5
20. Is able to sort and classify objects.
1 2 3 4 5
21. Knows names of some (more than 3) numerals (e.g., "2" is called "two").
1 2 3 4 5
22. Recognizes and can duplicate simple patterns.
1 2 3 4 5
23. Shows large muscle control (e.g., can walk without stumbling, jumps, hops, etc.)
1 2 3 4 5
24. Shows small muscle control (e.g., use of pencils, drawing & art tools.)
1 2 3 4 5


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