Screeners, Diagnostics and Assessments Required for First Time Kindergarten Enrollment

Overview
This information is for anyone involved with kindergarten enrollment, assessment, instruction, teaching, or supporting or providing care for a child entering kindergarten for the very first time. It lists the required assessments, diagnostic evaluations and screeners administered to first-time kindergarten students.

Required for all First Time Kindergarten students

• Hearing, vision, speech and communications, health or medical and any developmental disorders
• Language Usage Survey
• Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised (KRA-R)
  • translation and interpretation permitted for children identified as English learners
• Reading Diagnostic for Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Universal Screening (Tier 1 Dyslexia Screening)

Optional for Children Not Age Eligible for Kindergarten

• Early Entrance Assessment at the request from families of children who are not age eligible for kindergarten

Required for Potential English Learners

• Ohio English Language Proficiency Screener (OELPS – BK): based on Language Usage Survey

Required for English Learners

• Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA)

Last Modified: 6/13/2023 4:50:06 PM

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