Outcome: Norwalk children are ready to learn in kindergarten and reading at grade level by 3rd grade.

The Early Childhood Development Initiative strives to create an overarching community system for children and families that will launch every young child on a path to success. The Initiative consists of four work groups (Community Engagement, Data Quality, PreK to K, Visibility) that are combining the efforts of the early childhood community, using data to promote the value of early interventions, and changing programmatic strategies to address identified needs. The work that supports 3rd grade reading starts long before kindergarten.

The recent Parent-Completed Ages and Stages Questionnaire Data at Kindergarten Enrollment as a Predictor of School Readiness and Later Academic Progress Report shows the extent to which the ASQ, completed by parents when children are enrolled in kindergarten, is associated with kindergarten readiness and later academic progress in third grade, specifically:  teacher completed Kindergarten Entrance Inventory (KEI) ratings; 3rd grad DIBELS reading assessments; and 3rd grade achievement on SBAC-ELA and Math tests. The relationship between ASQ status and these four outcomes are examined across Multilingual Learner (MLL), Neighborhood, and Preschool subgroups to explore whether the ASQ is similarly predictive across these different contexts, despite existing gaps in achievement, supporting Norwalk’s universal approach to developmental screen and monitoring with the ASQ.

To learn more, contact info@norwalkacts.org

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