Learn about our Middle-of-Year product updates for the 2023-2024 school year.
Creating an Additional Support Classroom for Support Teachers or Service Providers
District and School Administrators can now create additional classrooms in the Dashboard in order for service providers or support staff to view student data for only those students that they are working with. As an example, first grade students who are receiving additional instruction from an interventionist can be added to an additional, secondary Classroom called "First Grade MTSS," so that the interventionist providing support can view the data for those particular students.
Read our full article or watch our video tutorial to learn more.
NEW district and school csv reports
We've had several requests for district-level data reports that can be available on-demand. In response, we now have district-level csv reports available for district admins, and school-level csv reports available for school admins!
- If you are a district admin or school admin, you will now see a download csv button in the school or district view in the dashboard. When you click the button, a csv file with your district or school EarlyBird data will be downloaded.
- If you have multiple grades in EarlyBird, a zip file that includes a csv file for each grade will be downloaded.
- These csv reports are updated once every 24 hours at 9 PM ET, with the last updated timestamp captured in the downloaded file name.
What you need to know about the switch from BOY to MOY:
- Any student who logs on and plays EarlyBird from November 27 - March 10, 2024 will be taking the MOY game board.
- You can still view BOY results on the classroom dashboard and individual student page. Review how to toggle between assessment periods here.
PreK game board updates at MOY:
- First Sound Matching is added to our PreK game board in MOY. In this subtest, students listen to the first sound of a word and then identify a word with the same first sound.
- Given our user's feedback, the MOY game board has been updated to separate the Letter Name and Letter Sound subtests, and to start with the shorter Vocabulary subtest to help young children get familiar with using the app more quickly.
- Review the PreK MOY Gameboard and subtest order here.
Kindergarten game board updates at MOY:
- Students who have completed RAN (rapid automatized naming) in the Beginning of Year (BOY) assessment period will not be required to complete RAN again, and the subtest will not appear on the gameboard in locked mode. The RAN subtest will only appear for students who have not yet completed it or if their score was marked invalid at BOY.
- Given our user's feedback, the MOY game board has been updated to separate the Letter Name and Letter Sound subtests, and to start with the shorter Vocabulary subtest to help young children get familiar with using the app more quickly. We have also bumped Following Directions to a bit earlier in the game board.
- Review the Kindergarten Gameboard and subtest order here.
First Grade game board updates at MOY:
- Letter Name and Letter Sound are not available on the MOY game board, but you can access progress monitoring scoring sheets through our Next Steps resources.
- Students who have completed RAN (rapid automatized naming) in the Beginning of Year (BOY) assessment period will not be required to complete RAN again, and the subtest will not appear on the gameboard in locked mode. The RAN subtest will only appear for students who have not yet completed it, or if their score was marked invalid at BOY, including those who failed the practice test.
- Review the First Grade MOY Gameboard and subtest order here.
Thank you for your partnership
We are continuously improving our product, with some of the best ideas coming from our customers. Thank you to the districts who have shared feedback with our teams!
If you’re willing to speak to our Product team about your EarlyBird experience or would be open to an onsite visit, please email grace.gee@earlybirdeducation.com or let your Customer Success Manager know.
Additional Questions?
- Visit the Knowledge Nest
- Join the Literacy Team at Office Hours on Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30 ET or Fridays, 8:30-9:30 ET. You can also find this Zoom link on the dashboard login page.
- Contact support@earlybirdeducation.com