Assessments:
DIBELS 8th Edition
DIBELS 8 is a district assessments that monitor the development of early literacy skills in kindergarten through fifth-grade students. DIBELS 8 is used to meet the Colorado READ Act requirements.
https://dibels.uoregon.edu/about-dibels
Star Early Literacy, Literacy, and Math
Renaissance Star Assessments are computer-adaptive assessments that measure students' reading and math skills, monitor achievement and growth, and track how well students understand skills aligned to state and Common Core standards.
https://www.renaissance.com/family-resources-star-assessments/
CMAS
Concepts and skills explicitly identified in the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) are the basis for the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) assessments. The purpose of CMAS is to indicate the degree to which students have mastered the CAS in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies at the end of the tested grade level. CMAS results provide one measure of a student’s academic progress relative to the CAS. Teaching to the CAS with fidelity is the best preparation for the CMAS assessments, which were developed by CDE in partnership with Colorado educators and the assessment vendor, Pearson, Inc.
CMAS assessments are administered annually in the spring.
https://www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/cmas_parent_student_resources
COGAT
CogAT screens all second-graders to identify exceptional potential and talent. This universal screener identifies all populations at a given grade level, including English language learners, students with special needs and those who may not be achieving on other traditional academic measures.
https://riversideinsights.com/citc/dashboard-parent
ACCESS for ELLs
The ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELLs) assessment is a state assessment that measures a student's English language proficiency. ACCESS for ELLs provides educators and parents with student English language proficiency levels and information that is used to enhance instruction and learning for ELL students in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing. It is administered annually to kindergarten through 12th graders who have been identified as ELLs and who are Non-English or Limited-English proficient.
The assessment meets state and federal testing requirements. https://wida.wisc.edu/assess/access
