Coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the standards were developed through a collaborative effort of concerned teachers, administrators, education experts, and parents. The purpose, according to the Initiative's website is "to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce."
To partner with educators throughout the country, KAMICO® Instructional Media provides excellent supplemental materials through our STANDARDS CONNECTION® series of Assessment and Developmental books, GAME GALLERY® games, and DATA CONNECTION® testing and data analysis software. As with all of KAMICO's materials, they are scientifically research-based and designed to challenge every student so that they can master their state's standards.
We are confident that we can help you too. Please contact us if you have any questions or need further information.
Visit our website, choose your state from the drop-down menu to learn more, read testimonials from actual educators who have successfully used KAMICO materials, and view samples of STANDARDS CONNECTION.
STANDARDS CONNECTION®Assessment Series™
Diagnostic assessments for Grades 1-12
Content Areas: math, reading, writing, social studies, and science
- 15-20 assessments per grade level and subject area
- Languages: English and Spanish
- Maximizes student achievement
- Covers a mixture of state standards on each assessment
- Validated by scientifically based research
- Filled with rich, rigorous content
- Facilitates comprehension and increased retention
- Allows quick identification of standards for which students are in need of remediation
- Identifies mastery levels
Developmental Series™
Assessments, games, activities, and investigations to develop, reinforce, and enrich skills for individual students, partners, small groups, teams, and entire classes.
Grades 1-12
Content Areas: math, reading, writing, social studies, and science
- 25-70 assessments and activities per grade level and subject area
- Each assessment covers a specific state standard
- Each game, activity, or investigation reinforces or enriches a specific state standard
- 600-1500 pages per grade level and subject area
- Languages: English and Spanish
- Validated by scientifically based research
- Created with rich, meaningful content
- Develops and extends knowledge of state standards
- Contains engaging, customized instruction
- Adjusts to meet various levels of cognitive demand
- Filled with enrichment activities to extend skill mastery and expand critical-thinking skills
- Facilitates peer interaction and communication
- Decreases student behavior problems
- Supports differentiated instruction
GAME CALLERY®
part of the Connection® series
Games, activities, and investigations to develop, reinforce, and extend student knowledge of state standards—created for individual students, partners, small groups, teams, and entire classes
Grades 1-12Content Areas: math, reading, writing, stocial studies, and science
- Languages: English and Spanish
- Over 300 titles
- Includes clear, concise directions
- Comes ready to play with all parts included—tokens, dice, calculators, rulers, etc.
- Contains colorful, engaging graphics
- Filled with enrichment activities incorporating critical thinking to extend and enhance reasoning
- Involves focused skill practice
- Promotes student collaboration and interaction
- Validated by scientifically based research
part of the Connection® series
Grades K-12Data Analysis, Tracking, and Reporting System
Sate-of-the-art technological system that disaggregates student data by individual student, class, grade, school, district, and demographic group (at risk, Title I, SES, etc.)
- Curriculum standards for each of the fifty states included in database
- Ability to align any assessment to any fo the fifty (50) states' curriculum standards
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KAMICO Representatives will be appearing at the following Conferences and Vendor Events in November.
Come by our Exhibitor booth, we would love to meet you.
@Dallas Convention Center
650 S. Griffin St., Dallas, TX
November 17-19, 2011
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
Professional Development Conference
Austin Convention Center
500 East Cesar Chavez Blvd.
November 30-December 2, 2011
Professional Development Conference
Austin Convention Center
500 East Cesar Chavez Blvd.
November 30-December 2, 2011
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