Thursday, September 13, 2012

Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)

Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS)
In April 2012, Wisconsin Act 166 was signed into law. The legislation requires the administration of an early literacy screener to all 5K students enrolled in Wisconsin district or charter schools. The Department of Public Instruction was given the task to identify a screener that: is valid and reliable; assesses phonemic awareness; and will begin with the 2012-2013 school year. PALS-K was the screener selected. PALS meets the legislative standards established by Act 166 and provides educators with helpful information to guide instruction.
Information regarding PALS is available on the web at:  http://www.dpi.wi.gov/oea/pals.html  and http://palswisconsin.info/

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