In Montgomery County public schools, the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills test, or DIBELS, is used as a screening tool for kindergarten through second grade students, said Ann ...

LAUSD has made transitional kindergarten testing optional after months of complaints from teachers and parents, who say it’s inappropriate for preschool-age kids.

Teachers say testing 4-year-olds is developmentally inappropriate for transitional kindergarteners and doesn't inform their instruction.

Teachers say testing 4-year-olds is developmentally inappropriate for transitional kindergarteners and doesn't inform their instruction.