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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi! Oregon 2014-2015 Kindergarten Assessment Results have been released. Read the press release below and go to the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/pre_k/kasdoverviewfinal.pdf">Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Report Overview</a>
<span style="color:#1F497D">webpage </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">for the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">full story.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here are a few things that stand out to me:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The assessment is not a comprehensive look at what children know, but rather focuses on a few of the skills that have been shown to be predictive of success in
later learning. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><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"">The Kindergarten Assessment includes three components: Approaches to Learning, which includes teacher observations of self-regulation and interpersonal skills,
and direct assessments in Early Literacy and Early Mathematics.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“We know that our Latino students need more access to culturally responsive early learning opportunities in general and more bi-lingual early learning opportunities
specifically,” said David Bautista, Assistant Superintendent of the Equity Unit at the Oregon Department of Education. “Developing a child’s language of origin is a key strategy in developing early literacy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="background:#E4DFEC">Approaches to Learning</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="background:#E4DFEC">Early Mathematics</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="background:#E4DFEC">Early Literacy</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">Interpersonal Skills</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">Numbers & Operations</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Rating<br>
(1 - 5)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Rating<br>
(1 - 5)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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(0- 16)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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(0- 100)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">Total Population</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.9</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">8.0</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">17.7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">6.6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Here are a few storytime connections:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Storytimes provide young children a great opportunity to learn self-regulation. What opportunities are we providing children to practice these skills?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><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:#1F497D">Storytiems provide young children the opportunity to interact with other children and adults. What activities are we implementing that facilitate
developmentally appropriate interpersonal skills?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Naming letters and numbers is easy to integrate into storytimes (letter knowledge). How can we be more strategic about identifying letters and numbers
by name during storytimes?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We do a great job of engaging kids in rhymes and word play that develops phonological awareness. Should we take the next step and provide more opportunities
for kids to connect the sounds with their corresponding written letters? If so, how can we integrate those types of activities into storytimes that are focused on making reading and learning fun (print motivation)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 Support and 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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="159" height="61" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D030DE.420DAD90" alt="OYAN_logo_clr.JPG"></span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><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:#1F497D">Talk about new teen books, teen programming ideas, and more at<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:#1F497D">OLA’s Oregon Young Adult Network
<a href="http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=174">
winter meeting</a><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:#1F497D">Friday, January 16, 2015 at Woodburn Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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+jennifer.maurer=state.or.us@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:super-bounces+jennifer.maurer=state.or.us@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ODE Communications<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:15 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: Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results Released<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Media Contacts:</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Aimee Craig, 503-930-1434<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Statewide Kindergarten Assessment Results Released</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">A Statewide Snapshot of Early Skills, An Opportunity to Focus on Equity</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Salem, OR (January 14, 2015)—The results of the 2014-2015 Oregon Kindergarten Assessment were released today. This is the second year the state
has collected a snapshot of children’s skills and knowledge when they first enter kindergarten.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The state of Oregon wants to ensure that student success starts early. Children currently enter kindergarten having had a wide variety of informal
and formal early childhood experiences. The Kindergarten Assessment provides a means by which to honor the diverse early experiences children have before they enter school while highlighting areas where resources can be targeted to better serve families and
children. The Kindergarten Assessment also gives schools additional information that can inform how they invest their limited resources in supporting the social, emotional, and academic development of students in the early elementary grades.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The assessment is not a comprehensive look at what children know, but rather focuses on a few of the skills that have been shown to be predictive
of success in later learning. The Kindergarten Assessment results provide a snapshot of the extent to which children are starting school with the skills that will allow them to engage in and benefit from the opportunities and experiences provided to them.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“Research is clear that the experiences children have in their earliest years set the stage for future learning and success,” said Megan Irwin,
Acting Early Learning System Director. “We know that supporting all young children and families to learn and thrive will not only benefit children and families in the short term, but the investment will benefit our schools, our communities and our state’s
future prosperity. This data elevates the need for that investment and the need to make sure equity is front and center in all of our early learning strategies.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">It is the State’s priority to ensure that students enter kindergarten ready to learn and are reading to learn by third grade. The Governor’s Requested
Budget includes a $135 million investment in early learning. This investment is targeted toward strategies designed to close opportunity gaps and eliminate disparities for students, age three through grade three. The total package of investments includes
funding for child care subsidy, early intervention and special education, family coaching and support, early literacy strategies, preschool, and early learning hubs.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Districts such as the Roseburg School District are using their Kindergarten Assessment data to evaluate the needs and opportunities in each of
their elementary schools and make sure resource allocations match the needs. <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“The Kindergarten Assessment data provides a more nuanced look at the strengths and opportunities in our incoming kindergarten class than we have
ever had before,” said Jill Weber, Teaching and Learning Administrator, Roseburg School District. “We can start to evaluate how the investments we are making in preschool and parent engagement are making a difference for our students.”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Assessment</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Kindergarten Assessment includes three components: Approaches to Learning, which includes teacher observations of self-regulation and interpersonal
skills, and direct assessments in Early Literacy and Early Mathematics. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The child-friendly assessment is a combination of teacher observations and one-on-one sessions during which a child is asked to complete tasks
such as identifying letters or counting the number of objects in a picture. Children are never asked to write down responses during any portion of the assessment.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Approaches to Learning</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> segment is based on teacher observations
and perceptions of skills and children’s behavior. Teachers observe their students in the classroom during regular classroom activities and routines and rate students’ self-regulation behaviors and interpersonal skills such as the ability to focus, persevere
at a task, and work with others. For each item, students are rated on a scale ranging from 1 (<i>the child never exhibits the behavior described by the item</i>) to 5 (<i>the child always exhibits the behavior described by the item</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Early Literacy</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> segment includes a letter names and a letter
sounds direct assessment that are timed to measure fluency, meaning that they provide information about how quickly and accurately entering kindergarten students can produce letter names and letter sounds.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Early Mathematics</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> segment is an untimed direct assessment in
numbers and operations including counting, simple addition, simple subtraction, and recognizing number patterns.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For more information about the content of the assessment, see the
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/pre_k/kasdoverviewfinal.pdf">Oregon Kindergarten Assessment Report Overview</a><u><span style="color:blue">.</span></u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Results</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="638" style="width:6.65in">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:15.75pt">
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:15.75pt"></td>
<td style="background:#E4DFEC;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:15.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="background:#E4DFEC">Approaches to Learning</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#E4DFEC;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:15.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="background:#E4DFEC">Early Mathematics</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#E4DFEC;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:15.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="background:#E4DFEC">Early Literacy</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="638" style="width:6.65in">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:38.25pt">
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">Self-Regulation</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">Interpersonal Skills</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">Total</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">Numbers & Operations</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">English Letter Names</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">English Letter Sounds</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:38.25pt">
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt"></td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt"></td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt"></td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt"></td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt"></td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt"></td>
<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:38.25pt"></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:51.75pt">
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:51.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">SubGroup</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:51.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Rating<br>
(1 - 5)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:51.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Rating<br>
(1 - 5)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:51.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Rating<br>
(1 - 5)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:51.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Num Correct<br>
(0- 16)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:51.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Num Correct<br>
(0- 100)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:51.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Num Correct<br>
(0- 100)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:20.1pt">
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">Total Population</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.9</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">8.0</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">17.7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">6.6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:20.1pt">
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal">Asian<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.7<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">4.1<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.9<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">9.2<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">28.7<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">11.5<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:20.1pt">
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">African American</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.4</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.7</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.5</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">7.2</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">18.5</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">5.9</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:20.1pt">
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal">Hispanic<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.5<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.9<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.6<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">6.9<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">8.9<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">2.8<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:20.1pt">
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">American Indian/Alaskan Native</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.5</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.8</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">7.3</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">14.3</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">4.5</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:20.1pt">
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal">Multi-Ethnic<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.6<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.9<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.7<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">8.3<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">21.1<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">7.8<o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height:20.1pt">
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">Pacific Islander</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.5</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.8</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">7.1</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">13.3</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.8</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">White<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.6<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.9<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.7<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">8.4<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">20.2<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">7.7<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">Female</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.8</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">4.1</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">3.9</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">7.9</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">18.4</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">6.9</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Male<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.4<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.8<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">3.5<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">8.1<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">17.1<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">6.3<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The results overall are fairly similar to last year’s Kindergarten Assessment results. For 2013-2014 results,
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/pre_k/ka_2013-14_lookback_report.xlsx">
click here</a>. For 2014-2015 statewide results, <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3908">
click here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The field of kindergarten assessment nationwide is very dynamic and rapidly developing. Oregon has used a thoughtful, research-based approach to
recommend and use the components of the assessment. The state continues to engage researchers and stakeholders to refine those components.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div style="margin-bottom:10.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“Historically underserved communities represent Oregon’s best opportunity to improve educational outcomes,” Irwin said. “In order for each and
every child and family to learn and thrive, early learning services have to be differentiated and focused on the assets of each of our communities. The Kindergarten Assessment data gives us valuable insight into how well the early learning system is responding
to community needs and we fully expect greater, equitable investments in early learning to help close the opportunity gaps that show up in this data.”
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Results of the Spanish Letter Names Operational Field Test</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This is the first year the state administered the Spanish Letter Names component of the assessment. The Oregon Department of Education and Early
Learning Division will continue to engage researchers, educators and other stakeholders in a conversation about the evolution of each component of the Kindergarten Assessment, including this measure. The intention of the Spanish Letter Names assessment is
to honor and support the diverse language experiences children bring into kindergarten classrooms while at the same time considering the resources needed to continuously develop proficiency in English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Spanish Letter Names assessment is only available to students who have been identified as English Learners and whose native language is Spanish.
The Spanish Letter Names segment is intended to measure students’ accuracy and speed in naming upper and lowercase letters in Spanish. Spanish Letter Names scores represent the number of specified letters a student is able to correctly identify in one minute.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Below are the statewide results from the Spanish Letter Names measure. The chart below shows the results from the 4,369 students who were assessed
with both the Spanish Letter Names measure and the English Letter Names measure. These students were more proficient with English Letter Names than Spanish Letter Names.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div style="margin-bottom:10.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="background:#E4DFEC;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:15.75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="background:#E4DFEC">Early Literacy</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="background:#CCC0DA;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:18.85pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">English Letter Names</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#CCC0DA">Spanish Letter Names</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:22.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Num Correct<br>
(0- 100)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Average Num Correct<br>
(0- 100)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;background:#DCE6F1">Students who took both the English Letter Names and Spanish Letter Names Assessment</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">4.71</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<td style="background:#DCE6F1;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:20.1pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="background:#DCE6F1">2.94</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“We know that our Latino students need more access to culturally responsive early learning opportunities in general and more bi-lingual early learning
opportunities specifically,” said David Bautista, Assistant Superintendent of the Equity Unit at the Oregon Department of Education. “Developing a child’s language of origin is a key strategy in developing early literacy.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""># # #<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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