Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) Results

Get information on your child's VKRP performance

Most students in FCPS PreK and kindergarten classrooms participate in Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program assessments in fall and spring. After each VKRP assessment window, student results are shared with parents and guardians and are used by teachers to inform instructional planning. Contents of the Fairfax County Public Schools VKRP score report is provided below for PreK and for kindergarten. 

Kindergarten Score Reports

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Full Text - Kindergarten Score Report

KINDERGARTEN - VKRPSCORE REPORT

To the Parents/Guardians of ____________________SID: _________ GRD: ____

Your child recently took assessments as part of the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP). VKRP is a state assessment program to understand how children’s early literacy, mathematics, and behaviors support student achievement in kindergarten and beyond. VKRP results provide information about your child’s first experience in school and how your child is learning over the course of the year. Children benefit from developing a range of early learning areas. When teachers understand current skills, they can provide appropriate support for a child’s success in school and life. For more information about the assessed skills and how to support development outside school, visit the “VKRP For Families” webpage (https://vkrponline.org/virginia-kindergarten-readiness-program-2/for-fa…). 

This report tells you how your child performed on the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS), Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS), and Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS). Your child’s current performance is reported for each learning area, including specific skills. If your child received partial testing or a non-standard administration, you will see a result of NR (Not Reported). If your child was exempt from testing based on an individual education program (IEP) team or English learner committee decision, you will see a score of NA (Not Assessed). 

The report shows how your child performed compared to the maximum and target for each skill. An overall benchmark status helps us understand what scores mean. When a child meets the benchmark in Fall, it indicates a good start to the year. When a child meets the benchmark in Spring, it indicates appropriate progress for the year. The Virginia Early Intervention Reading Initiative (EIRI) requires that schools provide intervention for children who score below the Fall PALS (Literacy) benchmark. If your child scored below the benchmark, school staff will:

      -- review available data to determine if your child needs additional assessments and/or interventions

      -- communicate any next steps for your child 

To learn more about your child’s strengths and needs in early literacy, mathematics, self-regulation, or social skills, please contact your child’s teacher. VKRP assessments are generally administered in English. If your child qualifies for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) services, contact your child’s ESOL teacher for information on your child’s English language development.

Testing Window: __________      Current School:  ____________ 

Test Information Assessed Skill Current Score Max Score Target Score Status
PALS (Literacy) Overall Literacy: K    __    __    __ _________
  End of Testing Window: Rhyme    __    __    __  
  ______ Beginning Sounds    __    __    __  
   Alphabet Recognition    __    __    __  
  Letter Sounds    __    __    __  
  Spelling    __    __    __  
Test Information Assessed Skill Current Score Max Score Target Score Status
EMAS (Mathematics) Overall Math: K    __    __    __ _________
  End of Testing Window: Geometry    __    __    __  
  ______ Patterning    __    __    __  
   Numeracy    __    __    __  
  Computation    __    __    __  
  Highest Counted    __  --  --  
Test Information Assessed Skill Current Score Max Score Target Score Status
CBRS (Behaviors) Self-Regulation: K    __    __    __ _________
  End of Testing Window: Social Skills: K    __    __    __ _________
  ______          

For a translation of this document, please visit the webpage at https://www.fcps.edu/node/39104 or contact your student’s school.

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PreK Score Reports

Score report letters and additional information about PreK assessments are provided below.

PreK Letter Content

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Full Text - PreK Score Report

FCPS PREK - VKRP SCORE REPORT

To the Parents/Guardians of ______________________SID: ________ GRD: ____

Your child recently took assessments as part of the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP). VKRP is a state assessment program to understand how children’s early literacy, mathematics, and behaviors support success in PreK and beyond. VKRP results provide information about your child’s first experience in school and how your child is learning over the course of the year. Children benefit from developing a range of early learning areas. When teachers understand current skills, they can provide appropriate support for a child’s success in school and life. For more information about assessed skills and how to support development outside school, visit the “VKRP For Families” webpage (https://vkrponline.org/virginia-kindergarten-readiness-program-2/for-families/). 

This report tells you how your child performed on the Language and Literacy Screener (LLS), Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS), and Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS). Your child’s current performance is reported below for each learning area, including specific skills.  If your child received partial testing or a non-standard administration, you will see a result of NR (Not Reported). If your child was exempt from testing based on an individual education program (IEP) team decision, you will see a score of NA (Not Assessed). 

The report shows how your child performed compared to the maximum for each skill. Where available, the status describes your child’s developmental band (Beginning, Growing, Strong) based on expectations for the time of year. To learn more about the assessed skills and developmental bands, view the PreK Score Reports sections of the VRKP Results webpage (https://www.fcps.edu/node/39104).  

To learn more about your child’s strengths and needs, please contact your child’s teacher. Teachers monitor your child’s VKRP scores to provide appropriate instruction and support. The school will communicate any next steps for your child.

Testing Window: __________      Administered By:  ____________ 

Test Information Assessed Skill Current Score Max Score Skill Status
LLS (Literacy) Overall Literacy: PreK (__)     __      __   --
Test Level: ___ Alphabet Knowledge: Letter Names     __      __    _______ 
  End of Testing Window: Alphabet Knowledge: Letter Sounds     __      __    _______ 
  ______ Phonemic Awareness: Syllable Segmenting     __      __    _______ 
  Phonemic Awareness: Beginning Sounds     __      __    _______ 
  Phonemic Awareness: Phoneme Blending     __      __   
  Language Comprehension     __      __   
  Emergent Writing: Name Writing     __      __   
  Print Concepts     __     __  
Test Information Assessed Skill Current Score Max Score Skill Status
EMAS (Mathematics) Overall Math: PreK (__)     __     __   _______ 
Test Level: ___ Geometry     __     __  
  End of Testing Window: Patterning     __     __  
  ______ Numeracy     __     __  
  Computation     __     __  
  Highest Counted __  --  
Test Information Assessed Skill Current Score Max Score Skill Status
CBRS (Behaviors) Self-Regulation: PreK (__)     __     __   _______ 
Test Level: ___ Social Skills: PreK (__)     __     __   _______
  End of Testing Window:        
  ______        

For a translation of this document, please visit the webpage at https://www.fcps.edu/node/39104 or contact your student’s school.

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PreK Skill Details

Choose the name of a PreK VKRP assessment below to learn more about what it measures

PreK Language and Literacy Screener (LLS) - Skill Details

The PreK Language and Literacy Screener (LLS) is a screening tool that measures young children’s language and literacy development. The screener contains subtests that measure five broad skill areas, which impact later reading achievement.

Skill Area What It Measures Subtest(s)
Alphabet Knowledge Knowledge of the letter names and letter sounds
  • Letter Name
  • Letter Sounds
Phonological Awareness Ability to play with and hear the sounds of language
  • Syllable Segmenting
  • Beginning Sounds Matching (3-year-olds)
  • Beginning Sounds Expressive (4-year-olds)
  • Phoneme Blending (4-year-olds)
Language Comprehension Showing understanding of a story by using words (expressive) and by using gestures like pointing (receptive)
  • Passage Comprehension: Retell
  • Passage Comprehension: Expressive
  • Passage Comprehension: Receptive
  • Nonsense Sentences
Emergent Writing Ability to write their name
  • Name Writing
Print Concepts Understanding of how print, books, and writing work
  • Print Concepts
Processing (Spring only) Ability to get information from memory quickly and easily
  • Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN): Colors (4-year-olds)

 

Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS) - Skill Details

The Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS) is used to measure young children’s mathematical thinking. The assessment contains subtests that measure four broad skill areas, which impact later mathematics achievement.

 

Skill Area What It Measures Subtest(s)
Geometry Ability to identify and describe shapes
  • Shape Recognition
  • Shape Matching (3-year-olds)
  • Shape Properties (4-year-olds)
Patterning Ability to see, play with, and build patterns
  • Imitate Patterns (3-year-olds)
  • Recognize Patterns
  • Reproduce Patterns
  • Extend Patterns
  • Missing Patterns (3-year-olds)
Numeracy Knowledge of numbers and their value in the real world
  • Counting and Cardinality
  • Compare and Order (3-year-olds)
  • Numerals (4-year-olds)
  • Subitizing (quickly identifying the number of objects in a set without counting them)
  • Changes in Sets (4-year-olds)
Computation Ability to do simple adding or subtracting
  • Addition and Subtraction
Counting to 100 Highest number counted  

Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) - Skill Details

The Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) is used to measure teachers’ perceptions of young children’s behaviors in the school environment. The assessment reports out for two broad skill areas, which impact later academic achievement.

 

Skill Area What It Measures Subtest(s)
Self-Regulation Ability to manage emotions, attention, and behaviors in the school environment
  • Listening to Others
  • Following Expectations
  • Following Multi-step Directions
  • Staying Focused on Tasks
Social Skills Ability to successfully interact with peers and adults and build relationships 
  • Cooperating in a Group
  • Expressing Thoughts and Emotions
  • Resolving Conflicts in a Positive Way

PreK Developmental Bands

Choose a student age below to learn more about how to interpret the scores and developmental bands used for students of that age

3-Year-Old Developmental Bands

Literacy Skills - Developmental Bands

When reporting PreK Language and Literacy Screener (LLS) results, four (4) assessed skills receive a developmental band. The chart below shows where a student’s fall skill score fits in the developmental bands: Beginning, Growing, or Strong. 

Assessed Skill Beginning Growing Strong
Alphabet Knowledge: Letter Names 0-4

5-32

33-52
Alphabet Knowledge: Letter Sounds 0-6 7-13 14-25
Phonological Awareness: Syllable Segmenting 0-4 5-7 8-10
Phonological Awareness: Beginning Sounds Matching 0-4 5-7 8-10

The LLS includes four subtests to measure Language Comprehension. When reporting LLS results, Language Comprehension subtests are combined to provide a single score. The list below shows the maximum score for each of the Language Comprehension subtests.

  • Passage Comprehension: Passage Retell (Max Score = 6)
  • Passage Comprehension: Expressive Comprehension Questions (Max Score = 5)
  • Passage Comprehension: Receptive Comprehension Questions (Max Score = 4)
  • Nonsense Sentences (Max Score = 10)
Mathematics Skills - Developmental Bands

When reporting Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS) results, the four mathematics skills are combined to provide an overall scaled score. The chart below shows where a student’s fall overall score fits in the developmental bands: Beginning, Growing, or Strong.

Assessed Skill Beginning Growing Strong
Mathematics Overall 250-450

451-500

501-688
Behavior Skills - Developmental Bands

When reporting Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) results, the two (2) assessed skills receive a developmental band. The chart below shows where a student’s fall skill score fits in the developmental bands: Beginning, Growing, or Strong.

Assessed Skill Beginning Growing Strong
Self-Regulation 1.00-2.23

2.24-3.92

3.93-5.00
Social Skills 1.00-2.86 2.87-4.43 4.44-5.00

4-Year-Old Developmental Bands

Literacy Skills - Developmental Bands and Comprehension Reporting

When reporting PreK Language and Literacy Screener (LLS) results, four (4) assessed skills receive a developmental band. The chart below shows where a student’s fall skill score fits in the developmental bands: Beginning, Growing, or Strong. 

Assessed Skill Beginning Growing Strong
Alphabet Knowledge: Letter Names 0-9

10-43

44-52
Alphabet Knowledge: Letter Sounds 0-10 11-19 20-25
Phonological Awareness: Syllable Segmenting 0-4 5-7 8-10
Phonological Awareness: Beginning Sounds Expressive 0-4 5-7 8-10

The LLS includes four subtests to measure Language Comprehension. When reporting LLS results, Language Comprehension subtests are combined to provide a single score. The list below shows the maximum score for each of the Language Comprehension subtests.

  • Passage Comprehension: Passage Retell (Max Score = 6)
  • Passage Comprehension: Expressive Comprehension Questions (Max Score = 5)
  • Passage Comprehension: Receptive Comprehension Questions (Max Score = 4)
  • Nonsense Sentences (Max Score = 10)
Mathematics Skills - Developmental Bands

When reporting Early Mathematics Assessment System (EMAS) results, the four mathematics skills are combined to provide an overall scaled score. The chart below shows where a student’s fall overall score fits in the developmental bands: Beginning, Growing, or Strong.

Assessed Skill Beginning Growing Strong
Mathematics Overall 250-456

457-577

578-758
Behavior Skills - Developmental Bands

When reporting Child Behavior Rating Scale (CBRS) results, the two (2) assessed skills receive a developmental band. The chart below shows where a student’s fall skill score fits in the developmental bands: Beginning, Growing, or Strong.

 

Assessed Skill Beginning Growing Strong
Self-Regulation 1.00-2.60

2.61-4.21

4.22-5.00
Social Skills 1.00-3.21 3.22-4.66 4.67-5.00

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