Acuity Early Childhood Assessment | Common Core Standards Kindergarten

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Jumpstart preparation, readiness, and enthusiasm for elementary, secondary, post-secondary and beyond

Designed to introduce Common Core assessments gradually but effectively, teachers can now jumpstart readiness and enthusiasm for elementary, secondary and post-secondary schooling in grades K–2. Acuity goes beyond traditional assessments by helping teachers focus on the concepts that need mastery early, before it’s too late. The Acuity K–2 solution enables teachers to assess early learners in Math and English Language Arts using audio-enabled, age-appropriate and research-based Common Core assessment content. Additionally, our instructional resources, including BrainPOP Jr., keep early learners engaged while allowing teachers to diagnose and measure deeper levels of student understanding.

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Six Common Core diagnostic forms for English Language Arts and Math for each grade in K–2
Item bank with more than 5000 Common Core test items for grades K–2
Custom test building
Item authoring
Performance task and rubric building

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Acuity Reports, available online and in printable PDF formats, offer an in-depth but clear picture of student achievement throughout the year. Teachers, principals, and district administrators get a thorough analysis of student strengths and weaknesses, allowing strategic instructional improvement and intervention decisions to be quickly made.

Types of Acuity K–12 Reports

Student, Class, School and District Level Reports:

Assessment Report
Item Analysis Report
Portfolio Report
Progress Report
Summary Report
Instructional Resources Report
Matrix Report (Class only)
Roster & Summary Report (Class, School and District only)

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Over 450 engaging, animated and targeted English Language Arts and Math tutorials
Integrated BrainPOP Jr.®, BrainPOP® and BrainPOP Spanish® videos for Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies
Easily assignable from popular Acuity reports, aligned to the Common Core
Supports individual, small-group or whole-class instruction
Available for all skill levels in grades K–2
A portion can be printed for off-line practice

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Create K–12 comprehensive assessments that accurately align to your pacing guides and curriculum to appropriately measure learning in your classroom.

Allows you to create your own custom assessments for early learners by selecting items and length of assessment
Identify intervention opportunities before it's too late
Target specific small-group or individual student instructional needs
Create your own Common Core aligned items that can be shared amongst administrators and with your district

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Performance tasks allow for complex student demonstrations of achievement and learning and function as a model for seamlessly measuring deeper levels of student understanding so teachers can implement a more targeted, instruction and intervention plan.

Performance task and rubric building(create your own or use ones that have already been created)
Item bank with age-appropriate performance tasks written to the Common Core
Technology-enhanced
Students can upload their own performance task test file
Teachers can view student responses in a rubric, enter score points and respond to students all online (no papers to carry home)

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Acuity's technology platform continues to rapidly evolve with new enhanced tools that support every district's Common Core assessment delivery and scoring needs.

Online, student response device, or traditional paper-pencil assessment (or a combination of all three)
Scalable technology platform ensures responsive online delivery
Support of student response devices eliminates need for computer labs, print and answer sheets
Common Core aligned-reports generated immediately
Performance Task delivery: students can easily upload their own item file
Performance Task scoring: teachers can view student responses in a rubric, enter score points and respond to students all online (no papers to carry home)

CTB has been supporting student assessment needs for eighty-five years and can help devise a balanced assessment program that meets the specific needs of districts and schools.

From our online community, with over thirty-thousand members, who learn and share ideas with one another every day, to our step-by-step implementation program that will guide you from planning through delivery, our customer service and technical support teams are committed to supporting every and any district- large and small.

CTB/McGraw-Hill is dedicated to understanding your feedback as a way to continually improve and enhance the value and effectiveness of the Common Core Acuity K–12 balanced assessment solution.

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