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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#FAFAFA" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Katie,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Inquire at the elementary schools, Head Starts, churches, middle and high school Latino cultural clubs, and the like. Cultivate possible Spanish-speaking volunteers to be involved in the library’s services to Latino families. This takes persistence, creativity, and open-mindedness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Buena suerte,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hope Crandall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Kids-lib [mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Katie Anderson<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 04, 2014 3:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> Martiìn Blasco; (kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kids-lib] [MARKETING] Governor Kitzhaber Releases Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Martín,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That’s a great point. Yes, we should also consider reaching out more to Spanish families with young children because there is a huge gap between their results compared with other populations—this is not to say others don’t need services too, it’s just to say Spanish speaking families may need a little extra support to catch up. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Does anyone have ideas for small libraries (1-3 staff members, none bilingual) for improving services to the Spanish speaking community?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Katie</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Martiìn Blasco [mailto:MartinB@wccls.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 04, 2014 3:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> Katie Anderson; (kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us)<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [MARKETING] [kids-lib] Governor Kitzhaber Releases Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Katie:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thank you so much for this info. No doubt there’s a deficit among Latino children. Libraries should put more emphasis in storytimes in Spanish, especially considering that is the largest growing minority in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Again, thank you so much,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Martín Blasco<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Outreach Librarian for Latino and Multicultural Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Washington County Cooperative Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>503-648-9785 x 3#<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:martinb@wccls.org">martinb@wccls.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.facebook.org/bibliotecaswccls">www.facebook.org/bibliotecaswccls</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“Siempre imaginé que el Paraíso sería algún tipo de biblioteca”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jorge Luis Borges<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Kids-lib [<a href="mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Katie Anderson<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 04, 2014 12:26 PM<br><b>To:</b> (<a href="mailto:kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>)<br><b>Subject:</b> [MARKETING] [kids-lib] Governor Kitzhaber Releases Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>On Friday, the Governor released the first statewide Kindergarten Readiness Assessment results. Below is the official press release or you can go to <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/gov/media_room/Pages/press_releases/press_013114.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/gov/media_room/Pages/press_releases/press_013114.aspx</a> to read it online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Here are a few things I thought you might be most interested in if you don’t have time to read the full press release. These are cut and paste directly from the press release:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>over 95% of all entering kindergarteners [participated] in the assessment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Some results give a startling look at the state of early childhood development in Oregon. For instance, 33% of entering kindergarteners could name five or fewer letters of the alphabet and 14% couldn’t name a single letter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Students were shown a chart with 100 letters – both lower case and upper case – and were asked to identify as many letter names as they could within 60 seconds. They were also shown a chart with 110 letters and letter combinations and were asked to produce as many letter sounds as they could within 60 seconds. The numbers below represent the average number of letter names and letter sounds students named correctly in the 60 second fluency assessments. For the early math assessment, students were posed 16 simple math questions that addressed addition, subtraction, patterns, and number recognition and were asked to point at the correct answer. The numbers below show the average number of questions a student got correct. This assessment was not timed but generally took 5 to 9 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=490 height=211 id="Picture_x0020_28" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CF21E3.97036A70"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Teachers observed students during regular classroom activities and assessed students on 15 factors related to self-regulation and interpersonal skills using a research validated assessment tool. Students were rated on a 1 to 5 scale on these measures with 1 being never demonstrated the skill, 3 being sometimes, and 5 being always demonstrated the skill. State averages are provided below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=494 height=213 id="Picture_x0020_74" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF21E3.97036A70"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>What might this mean to libraries? The most important thing to remember is to keep storytimes fun! Young children learn best through interation and play, not flash cards and worksheets. We should not “teach to the test”, we should continue to talk about all six early literacy skills and do all five early literacy practices. However when we are planning to talk about letter knowledge and phonological awarness, we may try to be more intentional about how we do it and we may include a few more books and activities about numbers and simple math with preschoolers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>For example, Crook County Library is using Ready to Read Grant funds to purchas metalic paint to create a letter magnet wall in their children’s room. This will provide children opportunities to play with letters and adults to name them and talk about their shapes. What fun ways do you explore letter knowledge?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I don’t know about any real examples about including letters in phonological awareness activities, but perhaps when singing a nonsense rhyme like the name game song (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s1safp44V4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s1safp44V4</a>) we could put up flannel letters of the kids names before we start. Does anyone else have fun ideas for showing preschoolers letters while working on phonological awareness?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins springs to my mind right away when I think about adding simple math to preschool storytimes! One could read the book and retell the story with actual cookies</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> Any other ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Include songs and activities in stortyimes that help kids develop self-regulation. For example, Washington County Cooperative Library System had a training on this presented by Jim Gill (<a href="http://www.jimgill.com/">http://www.jimgill.com/</a>). While you may not be able to get trained, you can use Jim Gill’s CDs in storytimes to get started. Does anyone else have fun activities to help children develop self-regulation skills?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Include activities in which children have the opportunity to interact with each other, with you, and with their adults. For example, many Oregon libraries now have imaginative toys such as puppets and puppet stages in their children’s section that children can use any time. This provides children an opportunity to talk to each other about what story they are going to act out with the puppets and how they are going to share or take turns through imaginative play. What are you doing to encourage the development of interpersonal skills?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> DALTON Nicole [<a href="mailto:nicole.dalton@state.or.us">mailto:nicole.dalton@state.or.us</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 31, 2014 12:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> Katie Anderson<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: [Super] PRESS RELEASE: Governor Kitzhaber Releases Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Katie, </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I’m pretty sure you will have seen this, but just in case you haven’t—pretty interesting results!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Nicole</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#404040'>Nicole Dalton</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Education Specialist</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#595959'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#595959'>Office of Learning | Instruction, Standards, Assessment, & Accountability Unit | Oregon Department of Education</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:#595959'>É</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#595959'> 503.947.5603</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'> | Fax:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium","sans-serif";color:#595959'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#595959'>503.378.5156</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#595959'> | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#595959'>*</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#595959'>nicole.dalton@state.or.us</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Super [<a href="mailto:super-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:super-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>ODE Communications<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 31, 2014 10:11 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:super@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">super@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Super] PRESS RELEASE: Governor Kitzhaber Releases Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FAFAFA;height:100%!important;width:100%!important' id=backgroundTable><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:#FAFAFA' id=templatePreheader><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'>Governor Kitzhaber Releases Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results, Reinforces Need for Early Childhood Investment and Community Participation</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=190 valign=top style='width:142.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'>Is this email not displaying correctly?<br><a href="http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=41b11f32beefba0380ee8ecb5&id=11351084e0&e=51ad4eedcd" target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>View it in your browser</span></a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white;border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt' id=templateContainer><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white' id=templateHeader><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:25.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=600 height=115 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CF21E3.97036A70" alt="Image removed by sender. 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Kitzhaber, M.D."></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in' id=templateBody><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><strong><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>NEWS RELEASE</span></u></strong><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>JANUARY 31, 2014</span></strong><br><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Media Contact:</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br>Rachel Wray, 503-559-1277<br> </span><o:p></o:p></p><h1>Governor Kitzhaber Releases Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results<o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:110%'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Reinforces Need for Early Childhood Investment and Community Participation</span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br><br><em><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>(Salem, OR) — </span></em>Today, Governor Kitzhaber and the Oregon Department of Education released the results of Oregon’s statewide Kindergarten Assessment. The assessment was called for by Governor Kitzhaber and passed by the Legislature in 2012, and is a key aspect of the Governor’s early childhood reform efforts. With over 95% of all entering kindergarteners participating in the assessment, the results provide an unprecedented and sobering look at the readiness of Oregon’s youngest learners.<br> <br>“Today’s results validate our focus on reforming Oregon’s historically scattershot approach to early learning,” said Governor Kitzhaber. “This assessment will help drive our current early learning reforms and accountability for results, and should serve as a challenge to all our communities to focus on kindergarten readiness with a true sense of urgency.”<br> <br>The assessment was designed to focus on the areas that are most strongly linked to 3<sup>rd</sup> grade reading, which is one of the strongest predictors of future academic success. These results will be used by schools, districts, early learning hubs, and providers of early learning services to focus resources and proven programs on the areas of greatest need. Some results give a startling look at the state of early childhood development in Oregon. For instance, 33% of entering kindergarteners could name five or fewer letters of the alphabet and 14% couldn’t name a single letter.<br> <br>“The Kindergarten Assessment information will provide us critical baseline data so that educators can ensure students are poised to read at grade level by 3<sup>rd</sup> grade,” said Chief Education Officer Nancy Golden. “We know that early education plays a profound role in a student's trajectory, and the ability to provide concrete feedback to early education providers creates tremendous system alignment and focus towards the third grade reading benchmark.”<br> <br>By highlighting gaps in student knowledge and skill – and gaps between student subgroups and underserved communities – these results provide direction and urgency for early action. In addition, results provide a baseline for tracking trends over time, measuring progress and increasing accountability.<br> <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>The Results</span></strong><br>The test was comprised of three main elements: two 60 second literacy measures, an early math measure, and a teacher observation component which assessed the student’s approaches to learning including interpersonal skills and self-regulation. <br> <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>Early Literacy and Math</span></strong><br>These measures were designed to assess some of the skills entering kindergarteners had in early literacy and math. Students build on these early skills as they start learning to read, write, and do simple math problems, and this early assessment provides teachers and parents with information about students’ strengths and areas that could use additional focus and development.<br> <br>The early literacy measures were designed to assess fluency in the identification of letter names and letter sounds. Early letter fluency is a key contributor to later reading development and academic success. Students were shown a chart with 100 letters – both lower case and upper case – and were asked to identify as many letter names as they could within 60 seconds. They were also shown a chart with 110 letters and letter combinations and were asked to produce as many letter sounds as they could within 60 seconds. The numbers below represent the average number of letter names and letter sounds students named correctly in the 60 second fluency assessments.<br> <br>For the early math assessment, students were posed 16 simple math questions that addressed addition, subtraction, patterns, and number recognition and were asked to point at the correct answer. The numbers below show the average number of questions a student got correct. This assessment was not timed but generally took 5 to 9 minutes.<br> </span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Student Group</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Early Literacy:</strong><br><strong>Letter Names </strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Early Literacy:</strong><br><strong>Letter Sounds</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Early Math:</strong><br><strong>Numbers & Operations</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>All Students<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>18.5<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>6.7<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>8.0<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Asian<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>29.9<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>12.3<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>9.4<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>African American<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>19.1<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>6.2<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>7.2<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Hispanic<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>9.8<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>2.9<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>6.8<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Native American<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>14.5<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>4.7<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>7.2<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Multi-Ethnic<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>21.3<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>7.9<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>8.4<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Pacific Islander<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>14.7<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>4.2<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>7.0<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>White<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>20.9<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>7.8<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>8.4<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:16.5pt'><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Female<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>19.2<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>7.1<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>8.0<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:16.5pt'><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Male<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>17.8<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>6.4<o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=189 style='width:141.75pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>8.0<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Approaches to Learning</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br>How a student approaches learning and his or her ability to focus, persevere at a task, and work with others are also critical skills which must be developed and practiced. Teachers observed students during regular classroom activities and assessed students on 15 factors related to self-regulation and interpersonal skills using a research validated assessment tool. Students were rated on a 1 to 5 scale on these measures with 1 being never demonstrated the skill, 3 being sometimes, and 5 being always demonstrated the skill. State averages are provided below.<br> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Student Group</strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Self-Regulation </strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><strong>Interpersonal</strong><b><br><strong>Skills</strong></b><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>All Students<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.5<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.9<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Asian<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.8<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>4.1<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>African American<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.3<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.7<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Hispanic<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.4<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.9<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Native American<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.3<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.8<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Multi-Ethnic<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.6<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.9<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Pacific Islander<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.4<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.8<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>White<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.6<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.9<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:16.5pt'><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Female<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.7<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>4.1<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:16.5pt'><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Male<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.3<o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal>3.7<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><br>To learn more about the kindergarten assessment, please visit: <a href="http://oregon.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b11f32beefba0380ee8ecb5&id=90b011e24c&e=51ad4eedcd"><span style='color:#336699'>http://oregonearlylearning.com/kindergarten-assessment/</span></a><br> <br>For kindergarten assessment results by school and district, please visit: <a href="http://oregon.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=41b11f32beefba0380ee8ecb5&id=2d6e794901&e=51ad4eedcd"><span style='color:#336699'>http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/KA</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'> <br>###</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:110%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'><a href="http://oregon.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b11f32beefba0380ee8ecb5&id=a58db2994a&e=51ad4eedcd"><span style='color:#336699;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:~WRD000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. 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