Kindergarten/1Kindergarten/1stst Grade GradeGifted and TalentedGifted and Talented

ScreeningScreeningOverviewOverview

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Katy ISD Kindergarten GT Service

• Pull-out program for 60 minutes a week of GT service in the Challenge classroom

• Begins the first week of March• Beginning in 1st grade, identified students are

pulled out for one full day a week

How are students identified?

• Districts are required to collect multiple indicators from various sources

• The indicators must include both qualitative data (such as observations and checklists) and quantitative data (such as standardized tests)

Katy ISD Screening Instruments

Two qualitative measures:•Parent Checklist •Classroom ObservationUp to three quantitative measures:•Ability Test •Achievement Test •Intelligence Test

Absences During Screening Windows

If your child is absent on the day that the proctor gives a screening test, your child will be able to make up the test after he or she has returned to school.

Phase 1 Screening – All Referred Students

Begins September 23rd with the collection of parent checklists and ends November 3rd .

• Parent Checklist – (Collected between September 23rd and

October 7th) No late checklists accepted.

• Classroom Observation• Nonverbal Ability Test

– Parents will receive a notification from their child’s homeroom teacher of a “testing window” of approximately 2 weeks sometime between October 14th and November 3rd.

Phase 1 Standardized Test• Ability Testing

– A nonverbal measure of ability– Does not require reading ability nor English

proficiency– Scored by chronological age

Phase I Notification

• Students who do not have 2 positive indicators will complete their screening process during phase I. Letters and screening profiles will be mailed to parents of those students on November 13th. Please allow 7-10 days for delivery.

• Students who have acquired 2 positive indicators will continue the screening process. Parents will receive notifications from their child’s homeroom teacher of a “testing window” of approximately 2 weeks sometime between November 10th-December 16th.

Phase 2 Screening: Achievement Testing

• Students with two positive indicators from Phase 1 screening continue to Phase 2

• Achievement measured in reading and math.

• Scored by grade level• Spanish test available• Phase 2 letters are mailed

with phase 3 letters February 19th.

Phase 3 : Intelligence Measure

• Students with 3 positive indicators from Phases 1 and 2 continue with Phase 3

• Students who have already accrued four positive measures are not tested in Phase 3, since sufficient indicators are already present for identification

Phase 3: Intelligence Measure

• An oral test, administered one-on-one• 1st section - vocabulary • 2nd section -“Odd Item Out”- students identify

the item in a series that doesn’t belong• Can be administered in Spanish if needed

Recognizing Gifted PotentialWhat might these characteristics look like in

a kindergartener/1st Grader?• Learning Characteristics

– Advanced vocabulary– Knows a great deal of information– Recalls facts easily– Continually asks “how” and “why”– Makes connections; sees similarities and differences– Very observant– Reads above grade level– Reasons things out for himself/herself

• Motivational Characteristics– Persistent; becomes absorbed in topics or problems– Often bored with routine tasks– Is motived to complete interesting work– Self-critical– Prefers to work independently; needs little direction– Shows interest in adult topics, such as current events– Self-assertive; can be stubborn in beliefs– Likes to organize– Concerned with right/wrong; good/bad

• Creative-Productive Thinking– Very curious; asks many questions– Comes up with more than one solution– Expresses opinions; sometimes radical and spirited in

disagreement– Takes risks; shows sense of adventure– Fantasizes; imagines; shows intellectual playfulness– Keen sense of humor– Shows self-awareness; emotional sensitivity– Notices the beauty of things– Does not fear being different– Criticizes constructively

2015-16 Kindergarten Screening Timeline

Sept. 1-11 Challenge teachers meet with kinder teachersSept. 14-18 Parent Checklists sent home with all studentsOct. 7 Parent Checklist Due Nov. 9-13 Phase 1 Letters sent to parents of students not

continuing with screeningFeb. 19 Remaining parent notification letters sentFeb. 29 First week of service; 60 minutes per week in

Challenge classroom

References:

• Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students, Texas Education Agency

• Identification and Assessment G/T Program Guide 2014-2015, Katy ISD

• Recognizing Gifted Potential Professional Development Presentation, by Bertie Kingore and Jeffery Kingore, 2007

Questions ?Questions ?

Contact Contact Sharon ClarkSharon Clark

sharonlclark@katyisd.org(281) 234-2577(281) 234-2577