Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Screener for Beginning of the Year

This is a simple one-on-one Kindergarten Readiness Assessment to give students at the end of Pre-K or the beginning of Kindergarten! You may use this resource in person or virtually. I personally have used it during distance learning this year by presenting my screen to students. :)

This resource helps assess the following skills:

Foundational:

Writes name

Draws simple pictures

Listens to and follows multi-step directions

Answers questions appropriately

Speaks and expresses ideas clearly

ELA:

Recognizes uppercase letter names

Recognizes lowercase letter names

Produces some letter sounds

Reads common high frequency words

Math

Counts to 20

Counts 10 objects

Recognizes numerals 0-9

Recognizes numerals 10-20

Recognizes and names common 2D shapes

You may choose to assess each skill by asking the included questions, or you may want to use your own observations for some skills.

This product includes:

• Teacher Recording Sheet (3 pages)
• Printable Student Pages (5 pages)
• Link to Assessment Slideshow on Google Slides (82 pages)
• Link to Assessment Data Spreadsheet on Google Sheets (3 pages)

Teacher Preparation:

Copy and staple the teacher recording sheets (3 pages) for each child.

• In Person: Print one copy of the student pages and gather materials for counting.

• Virtual: Open the Kindergarten Readiness Slideshow and prepare to present your screen to students on your chosen video-conferencing platform.