Will teachers get a new password for the Post EYE-TA implementation?
No. When the session opens, the teachers and coordinators will receive a notification from our system informing them the site is ready for use.
- For users who have an existing EYE account, their accounts will be reactivated and they can use their previously chosen passwords to log in. If users have forgotten their password or want to reset their passwords, they can do so by visiting the data entry site (https://app.earlyyearsevaluation.com
) and clicking the “Forgot Password” link.
- For users who are NEW to the EYE Online Data Entry Site, they will receive a new password sent from our system.
Which children will be assessed in the Post EYE-TA?
Children who have been identified with Responsive Tiered Instruction (RTI) Tier 2 or Tier 3 learning needs will be reassessed in the Post EYE-TA, along with any children new to the jurisdiction.
Dr. Willms has developed an analytical process for determining which children should be reassessed in the Post EYE-TA. Our longitudinal research shows that children’s EYE-TA results in kindergarten are strongly related to their reading outcomes at age 8 or 9. We can use the EYE-TA data to apply an RTI model to discern which children are most likely to require extra support during the primary school years (i.e., children with Tier 2 or Tier 3 learning needs).
NOTE: Teachers are encouraged to ensure that any children new to their classes are added to the class list and assessed with their peers in the Post EYE-TA. The formative information the Post EYE-TA results provide can serve to support a smooth transition between kindergarten and grade one for the child, in addition to providing valuable information to the receiving grade one teacher.
Where can teachers find the list of children who are recommended for reassessment?
The EYE-TA Class Report from the Pre EYE-TA will contain a list of all Tier 2 and Tier 3 children and is typically on page 4 of the report. Names of children who were identified as having learning needs best met through universal programming (Tier 1) have been removed. For your convenience, in the “Manage Class List” section, our system checks off children with Tier 1 learning needs from the Pre EYE-TA session as “not assessed” and enters automatically “Post Assessment Not Required” in the notes section. If teachers feel it is necessary, they can of course uncheck any children with Tier 1 learning needs marked as “Not Assessed” and administer the Post EYE-TA as they see fit.
Which domains are assessed in the Post EYE-TA?
For those children indicated for Post EYE-TA, all domains of the EYE-TA should be reassessed. This will ensure the domain averages required for the analysis used to calculate the RTI results are available. This will also provide Child Reports that are complete across all domains. This is beneficial for teachers when sharing results with stakeholders (e.g., families/multidisciplinary team). Assessing a child across all five domains also serves as a way to observe if the child has shown improvement, even if it is modest. While we hope for children to leap from one colour to the next, growth can also be evident within colours. For example, a score of 2.1 in the Pre EYE-TA and a subsequent score of 2.9 in the Post EYE-TA shows growth, but the colour (green) stays the same.