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Local Assessments
Besides the various assessments mandated by New York State, the Greater Johnstown School District administers its own form of assessments throughout the school year.

Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) — (Begins May 1)
PALS is a screening assessment that measures student development in reading in the early grades.

PALS assesses young children’s knowledge of several important literacy fundamentals which are predictive of future reading success.

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) —
DIBELS is a series of brief measurements that accurately predict reading outcomes, so that educators can identify children at risk for reading failure, before they fail.
The DIBELS testing can determine the child’s instructional needs, form ability-based groupings, and intervene as early as kindergarten to ensure that students read at garde level.

DIBELS also allows teachers to evaluate the effectiveness of their instruction, as well as the effectiveness of the program that’s being used in the classroom.

Due to the increase in state testing in grades 3-8, the previously administered Terra Nova testing will be discontinued as of the 2005-06 school year.
 

 

 



 
 

 

         
   
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