Universal Screener: Early Numeracy Indicators

Universal Screener: Early Numeracy Indicators

Introduction

Performance data for five early numeracy skills is gathered and reported when a student in kindergarten through fifth grade completes the Mathematics Universal Screener. This data is included in the Universal Screener Student Summary Report. Brief descriptions of each Early Numeracy Indicator and the specific mini-assignments are shown below. The titles of each assignment are listed below each indicator.  

Note: The indicators measured on each form of the screener vary depending on grade level and time of year.

Systematic and Skip Counting

Systematic counting is the ability to count by ones, both forward and backward, and when starting at a number other than 1. Skip counting is the ability to count by sets such as by 2s, 5s, and 10s. This includes the ability to recognize and extend number patterns and, in particular, identify a missing number within a given set.
  1. Early Numeracy | Systematic and Skip Counting - 1000s
  2. Early Numeracy | Systematic and Skip Counting - 2's, 5's, and 10's
  3. Early Numeracy | Systematic and Skip Counting - Counting On

Number Awareness - Recognition, Representations, and Place Value

Number Awareness is measured by the ability to: (1) Identify a particular number symbol and name a number when shown its symbol; (2) Recognize, work with, and make connections between different representations of the system of numbers including word and expanded forms; (3) Recognize and name the value represented by a digit in a multi-digit whole number on the basis of its position in the number.
  1. Early Numeracy | Number Awareness - Number Representations 1's - 10 Thous.
  2. Early Numeracy | Number Awareness - Place Value 1 - 100s
  3. Early Numeracy | Number Awareness - Number Representations to 1 Million
  4. Early Numeracy | Number Awareness - Place Value 1000s - 1 Million

Quantity Discrimination

The ability to identify and compare the number of objects in a set to compare magnitudes and accurately use language like ‘bigger than’ or ‘smaller than.’ Actual counts and estimates are both elements of quantity discrimination.
  1. Early Numeracy | Quantity Discrimination - 1 -1 Correspondence
  2. Early Numeracy | Quantity Discrimination - Decimals
  3. Early Numeracy | Quantity Discrimination - Symbols
  4. Early Numeracy | Quantity Discrimination - Whole Numbers (1 - 10,000)

Calculations with Whole Numbers

The ability to accurately perform grade level appropriate operations with whole numbers, including basic facts, when calculations involve story problems or written equations.
  1. Early Numeracy | Calculations with Whole Numbers - Add/Subtract 1 - 20
  2. Early Numeracy | Calculations with Whole Numbers - (Without Regrouping) Add/Sub 2-digits
  3. Early Numeracy | Calculations with Whole Numbers - Regroup Add/Subtract
  4. Early Numeracy | Calculations with Whole Numbers - Multiplication Basic Facts
  5. Early Numeracy | Calculations with Whole Numbers - Division Basic Facts
  6. Early Numeracy | Calculations with Whole Numbers - Multiply 2-Digits
  7. Early Numeracy | Calculations with Whole Numbers - Divide Multi-Digit

Fractions and Currency

The ability to demonstrate grade level appropriate proficiency with fractional relationships involving proper fractions (½, ¼, ⅓, etc.,) and fractional currency (decimals) including the names and values of United States coins.
  1. Early Numeracy | Fractions and Currency - Fractions - Equal Parts
  2. Early Numeracy | Fractions and Currency - Fraction Compare/Order
  3. Early Numeracy | Fractions and Currency - Equiv. Fractions - LCD/LCM
  4. Early Numeracy | Fractions and Currency - Decimal Representations
  5. Early Numeracy | Fractions and Currency - Add/Subtract Decimals
  6. Early Numeracy | Fractions and Currency - Multiply Decimals
  7. Early Numeracy | Fractions and Currency - Convert Fractions/Decimals

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