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Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA)

Ohio's Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

young children laying on the floor in a circleAt the beginning of each school year, children in public and community school kindergarten programs are assessed using Ohio’s Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised. This assessment includes ways for teachers to measure a child’s readiness for engaging with instruction aligned to the kindergarten standards.

The administration window for the Kindergarten Reading Assessment Revised is not earlier than the first day of July of the school year and not later than the twentieth day of instruction of that school year.  The Ready for Kindergarten Online (KReady) system will open on July 1 and remain open through November 1 to accommodate differences in district schedules. November 1st is the deadline for teachers to enter data in the Ready for Kindergarten Online (KReady) system. After the KReady system closes on November 1 at 11:59 p.m., data managers will have until November 9th at 11:59 p.m. to clean up transfer requests.  

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment: American Sign Language and Alternative Text/Braille Teacher Administration Manuals

The Office of Early Learning and School Readiness is pleased to announce the availability of two new Kindergarten Readiness Assessment teacher administration manuals; one for teachers administering the direct assessment items in American Sign Language and one for teachers administering the assessment to students with visual impairments using alternative text. These manuals can be downloaded on the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment website.

In addition, the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Tactile Graphics and Braille Item Supports may be ordered by submitting an electronic help desk ticket at Management Council. Please make sure to specify the quantity needed (no more than one per teacher) and mailing address.

As a reminder, the Tactile Graphics and Braille Item Supports is a secure document and should be kept under lock and key in the classroom during the administration window and shall be stored according to district policy for future administrations.