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1 PALS is the essential screening, diagnostic, and progress monitoring tool for measuring the fundamental components of literacy

2 PALS Who are we? The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) and Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening in Spanish (PALS español) are research-based assessments with strong technical adequacy. The PALS suite provides essential screening, diagnostic, and progress monitoring tools for measuring the fundamental components of literacy in English and Spanish. PALS can be administered three times a year and used for progress monitoring throughout. Immediately after administering PALS, teachers have access to data for every student showing what literacy skills to target for instruction. The PALS Online Score Entry & Reporting System is a user-friendly online assessment tool that provides fast and efficient score entry, reports, additional progress monitoring assessments, and instructional resources. Our History PALS was developed by Marcia Invernizzi, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Virginia through the Early Intervention Reading Initiative. Since 1997, PALS has served as the universal screening tool for Virginia and is now used across the U.S. and in several foreign countries for early identification and intervention. Extensive pilot studies and over a decade of classroom testing have established the strong technical adequacy of PALS assessments. PALS español was developed by Karen Ford, Ph.D., a bilingual reading researcher at the University of Virginia. PALS español measures children s developing knowledge of the fundamental components of Spanish literacy in kindergarten through third grade. The goal of PALS español is to provide Spanish-speaking children in the United States equal access to an effective, research-based literacy assessment and intervention. Customer Support PALS offers phone and support staffed by experienced educators. The PALS staff is prepared to answer questions and help teachers, reading specialists, and literacy coaches use PALS data to plan instruction. This year, we have reduced the number of students identified with a significant reading deficiency. Love it! - Julie, 3rd grade teacher

3 ASSESSMENTS PALS PALS-PreK PALS-K* PALS Plus (1-8)* Use PALS to identify students at risk of developing reading difficulties, diagnose all students knowledge of fundamental literacy skills, monitor progress, and plan instruction that targets students specific needs. PALS ESPAÑOL PALS español K** PALS español 1-3** PALS español identifies students literacy strengths in their native Spanish language in order to accelerate English reading and spelling development. *three equivalent forms are available **two equivalent forms are available PALS Assessments Measure: Components Measured Print and Word Awareness Nursery Rhyme Awareness Name Writing Rhyme Awareness Beginning Sound Awareness Alphabet Recognition Alphabet and Digraph Recognition Letter Sounds Concept of Word Blending Sound-to-Letter (Segmenting) Spelling / Phonics Word Recognition in Isolation Oral Reading in Context (accuracy, fluency, rate & comprehension) *Word Recognition in Isolation is an optional task for kindergarten. PALS-PreK PALS-K PALS Plus PALS español K PALS español 1-3 * *

4 THE PALS ONLINE SCORE ENTRY & REPORTING SYSTEM Examine, organize, and monitor PALS and PALS español assessment data to improve literacy instruction and achieve literacy growth for all students. Benefits of the PALS Online System Convenience of online score entry Reports for screening, diagnosis, and progress monitoring Resources for grouping and planning for instruction Additional assessments for progress monitoring ONLINE & MOBILE ASSESSMENT WIZARD Reduce the time spent on assessment! Take advantage of the PALS Online Assessment Wizard and the PALS Mobile Assessment Wizard app for ipad*. The Wizard guides teachers step-bystep through the assessment, calculates scores automatically, and ensures complete assessment. *The PALS Mobile Assessment Wizard for ipad is available for assessments in English.

5 REPORTS: Division, School, Classroom, and Student Screening Reports Identify students who need literacy instruction beyond regular classroom instruction Highlight areas of strength and need Monitor the number of students screened and identified Diagnostic Reports Target specific foundational literacy skills that need strengthening Inform instruction for students from emergent through 8th grade reading levels Identify instructional levels and developmental stages in reading and spelling, including concept of word stage for emergent readers Progress Monitoring Reports Measure student progress Determine the effectiveness of instruction and intervention programs Celebrate growth!

6 Resources for Planning Instruction The PALS Online Score Entry & Reporting System also provides support for linking assessment data to effective literacy instruction. Plan differentiated instruction using resources available only through a PALS Online account: Interactive Grouping Function The interactive PALS Grouping Function uses assessment data to create small groups for targeted instruction. Groups are generated based on students instructional oral reading levels and spelling stages, and then teachers may refine the suggested groups. Grouping reports that organize each group s diagnostic data make planning instruction fast and effective. Electronic Lesson Plans and Activities Database PALS Electronic Lesson Plans provide a framework for differentiated, small group instruction for all readers: Emergent, Beginner, Transitional, and Intermediate/Advanced. Each lesson plan suggests appropriate literacy strategies tailored to developmental reading and spelling stages. Teachers can adapt the lesson plans to meet the needs and interests of their literacy groups, using any text. Each lesson plan includes access to a database of research-based instructional activities. Try a new strategy or find an old favorite, and create a complete lesson plan in minutes!

7 PALS is vital to my daily instruction for my struggling readers. I am able to pinpoint exactly which phonics features my students need individually, using the teacher-friendly reports. - Molly, third grade teacher in Colorado PROGRESS MONITORING The PALS Online Score Entry & Reporting System provides additional downloadable progress monitoring assessments to accompany the English literacy assessments. PALS Mid-Year (Available for PALS-K and PALS Plus) PALS Mid-Year is equivalent to Forms A and B and is available only by download from a PALS Online account. The mid-year assessment is typically given in January or February and offers flexibility in administration of tasks. PALS Quick Checks Quick Checks are brief measures that monitor student progress in between the PALS assessment windows to determine the effectiveness of instruction and intervention. Enter scores online and generate Quick Check Student Progress Charts instantly. Quick Check Reports and Charts: Provide item level data that inform instruction Demonstrate student progress across the school year Determine the effectiveness of intervention Quick Checks Measure: Alphabet Recognition Pseudoword Decoding Letter Sounds Word Recognition Oral Reading in Context in Isolation Concept of Word Spelling (K, 1-3) Beginning Sound Production

8 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PD.CaseNEX.com is an online professional development solution that provides access to a variety of tutorials and courses. Levels of access vary so that district administrators and principals can have district-level or school-level access to view teachers progress on any given tutorial, course, or quiz. PALS Online Tutorials: PALS Administration & Scoring (with Quiz) Ensures proper administration and scoring of the PALS assessment. Available for each of the PALS assessments, both English and Spanish. PALS Online Score Entry & Reporting System Provides an orientation to the PALS Online account. Learn how to enter scores, view reports, and use instructional resources. PALS Courses: Using PALS Data to Drive Instruction Using Data to Drive Instruction provides an in-depth look at the reports available once scores have been entered. Users will learn how to use PALS reports to determine students instructional levels, diagnose students strengths and needs in literacy, and monitor student progress throughout the year. Currently available for PALS English assessments. Concept of Word in Text Participants will learn how to correctly administer concept of word tasks, as well as how to analyze their students concept of word data. The course also provides a step-by-step lesson framework for concept of word in text small group instruction and activities to help build students reading vocabularies. Monitoring Student Progress with PALS Quick Checks Monitoring Student Progress provides guidance for using PALS Quick Checks to evaluate the effectiveness of RtI interventions by looking closely at student progress in specific literacy skill areas. Using the Electronic Lesson Plans Make the most of one of the richest resources available in your PALS Online account. This four-course bundle teaches how to use the PALS Electronic Lesson Plans for each level of reading development: emergent, beginning, transitional, and intermediate/advanced. All online topics are also available as webinars or on-site training. For more professional development topics, please visit To order PALS materials, please contact: PALS Copyright 2015 PALS. All Rights Reserved. order@palsmarketplace.com