Click HERE to access the full document from TEA.

Click HERE to access the full document from TEA.  

All Pre-K students MUST be assessed in the following 5 Domains:

• Emergent Literacy: Language and Communication
• Emergent Literacy: Reading
• Emergent Literacy: Writing
• Mathematics
• Health and Wellness

If your district uses CIRCLE Progress Monitoring, here are measures to assess in order to meet the 5 required Domains:

• Emergent Literacy: Language and Communication → Rapid Vocabulary
• Emergent Literacy: Reading → Rapid Letter Naming  
• Emergent Literacy: Writing → Early Writing Skills Checklist 
• Mathematics → All measures within Mathematics   
• Health and Wellness → ALL measures within the Social & Emotional Checklist  

The Commissioner's List of Approved Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments has been approved through SY 2022-2023, and they include:

• CIRCLE Progress Monitoring
• DIAL-4
• Ready, Set, K!
• GOLD
• Frog Street Assessment
• LAP-3
• BASC-3 BESS
• ISIP - Early Reading

For details about publishers, content coverage, format, cost per student, administration, and feasibility of use, click HERE.

Starting in the 2024-2025 SY:

TEA has released a new Commissioner's List of Approved Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments for use during the 2024-2025 through 2026-2027 school years in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC)  §29.169 and 28.006. This list will replace the previous 2017-2022 list and will go into effect starting the 2024-2025 school year.

School districts and open-enrollment charter schools should review and select instruments from the updated 2024-2025 through 2026-2027 Commissioner's List of Approved Prekindergarten Assessment Instruments when planning for the school year 2024-2025 and beyond.

Click the following link for the complete list:

Commissioner's List of Approved Instruments SY24-25

Click an icon to learn more about the current (2017-2024) approved assessment tools: