EARLY LEARNING QUICK ASSESSMENTS
IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. ENHANCE TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS. CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
WHAT IS ELQA?
Early Learning Quick Assessments (ELQA) are a series of quick assessments that monitor progress in early literacy and numeracy skills during pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. Students’ skills are assessed at intervals throughout the school year so teachers are able to:
- Identify students at risk for not meeting early targets
- Differentiate instruction to prepare children for kindergarten and beyond
Registration is open for the 2022-23 school year!
New in 2022-23: Pre-k 3 Year Old Numeracy assessments!
Register your classrooms today, with an option to add roster management to make classroom assignments simpler. Login or sign up for more info or contact us at elqa@ou.edu.
WHY CHOOSE ELQA?
- Quick and easy to administer
Our assessments are an efficient and teacher-friendly method to determine what students know regarding early literacy and numeracy skills. - Cost-effective
Our assessments are low-cost and high-quality. The affordable, one-time fee includes full access to student assessments and reports with no additional or hidden costs. We also offer bulk discounts for 26+ classrooms. See our Pricing page for details. - Close achievement gaps
- Research-based
- Align with State standards
- Differentiated instruction
Information from our individual student and classroom reports helps teachers make well-informed decisions about differentiating instruction for children’s literacy and numeracy development.
WHAT CAN I DO WITH ELQA?
- Assess students three to five times during school year
- Identify students at-risk for not meeting targets
- Ensure parents are up-to-date on their child's progress with a "Parent Conference Report" (also available in Spanish)
- Provide individual student, classroom, school, and district-level reports
ASSESSMENT DATA INFORMS INSTRUCTION
ELQA helps teachers pinpoint what is and is not working in their instruction. ELQA provides data to guide group instruction.
QUICK AND TEACHER-FRIENDLY
Assessments
ELQA provides assessments for pre-k and kindergarten student progress in the areas of literacy and numeracy.
WANT TO TRY ELQA?
Not a current ELQA user? Take advantage of our FREE 60-Day trial.
The free trial allows you to:
- Assess your students for one time period on essential early literacy and numeracy skills
- Access individual and classroom reports that provide detailed data to help teachers inform and differentiate instruction
Once the trial period has expired, the organization/school can purchase the assessment and all data is saved.
