ECLAS-2 tracks students' development of early literacy knowledge and skills. The assessment is designed to show educators where a child is making progress and where he or she may need further instruction. The ECLAS-2 kit is based on nationally recognized end-of-year benchmarks, or standards, that every child should meet in Kindergarten and Grades 1, 2, and 3. These benchmarks are grounded in research and reflect the current New York State literacy standards.ECLAS-2 is administered in grades 1– 3 in fall and spring. Kindergarten students may take the assessment for the first time in fall (along with students in grades 1– 3) or during a special Kindergarten-only administration in winter. We strongly encourage, but do not require, schools to assess Kindergarten students again in spring in order to have multiple data points that can be used to measure student progress and the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction.
El Sistema de Observacion de la Lecto-escritura
EL SOL is an early literacy assessment for students in Spanish bilingual classrooms. EL SOL is administered during the same windows as ECLAS-2.
The Early Performance Assessment in Language Arts (E-PAL) is an optional continuation of the ECLAS-2 kits for grades 2 and 3. It provides information about student writing in response to literature. E-PAL is complementary assessment that can be used in conjuction in ECLAS-2 or any K– 2 benchmarking assessment. E-PAL does not meet Periodic Assessment requirement as a stand alone program.
ECLAS-2 results are now available in ARIS. If you are having difficulty accessing reports, please contact the ARIS Help Desk at at 1-866-562-6618.
Contact the Periodic Assessment Team by email to order ECLAS-2 replacement materials. Please include the type and quantity of materials requested (e.g., kits, checklists, folders, readers).