Higley Unified School District
Kindergarten Readiness
Early Entrance Kindergarten Assessment
Assessment is designed to test kindergarten readiness.
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- Registration for this assessment will be available from January 3 – May 24.
- A non-refundable fee of $60 will be due at the time of registration.
- The Early Entrance Kindergarten Assessment will take place in June.
- The results of the early entrance assessment are final, HUSD does not have an appeal process.
- District will charge tuition for the second year of kindergarten enrollment in the amount of the basic state aid received for other kindergarten students. (link Policy JEB)
- Testing will last approximately one hour. Parents/guardians must stay on site until the testing is complete. We will not permit parents/guardians in the testing classroom.
Contact Us
For assistance with enrollment application, please call 480-279-7020.
All other questions regarding Early Entrance Kindergarten Assessment, please call 480-279-7137.
Testing will include academic, social, and motor skills.
The early entrance screening is a secure assessment; therefore, we are unable to provide every test concept and question that will be given. However, the following basic skills are general indicators that show readiness for kindergarten.
Social Skills | Academic Skills |
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1. Separates easily from parent/caregiver |
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2. Follows directions given by teacher | 2. Blends syllables (word parts) |
3. Sits appropriately and focuses on teacher and activity | 3. Segments syllables |
4. Communicates and answers questions when asked |
4. Blends phonemes (sounds) |
5. Advocates for self when in need of materials, additional information, or instructions |
5. Recognizes and matches the initial and final phonemes |
6. Uses pencil, marker, and scissors properly | 6. Replaces the initial and final phonemes |
7. Interacts with peers | 7. Recognizes medial vowel phonemes |
8. Converses with teacher and peers | 8. Recognizes and matches short and long vowel phonemes |
9. Uses toys and manipulatives appropriately | 9. Identifies the number of words in a sentence (heard or seen) |
10. Takes turns and shares | 10. Recognizes the difference between words and graphemes (letters) |
11. Identifies and compares word length | |
12. Matches lowercase and uppercase graphemes | |
13. Recognizes the names of lowercase and uppercase graphemes | |
14. Matches the graphemes to phonemes and the phonemes to graphemes. | |
15. Differentiates shapes | |
16. Matches numbers and objects | |
17. Identifies numbers 1-20 | |
18. Completes sequence | |
19. Composes and decomposes numbers using objects | |
20. Measures using non-standard units | |
21. Write name, letters, and numbers 1-20 | |
22. Print concepts: Identify parts of a book |