Put every child on the path to kindergarten preparedness with myIGDIs (Individual Growth and Development Indicators). Early literacy assessments (English and Spanish), early numeracy, and whole child multidomain measures help educators quickly and accurately evaluate development, intervene early, and provide all learners with targeted support for success—including during preschool readiness assessment periods.
Help students develop the skills that lead to kindergarten success
Equip every child with the foundational literacy, numeracy, and social‑emotional skills they need for kindergarten success and beyond—supported by assessments and early learning tools designed to promote growth.
What educators are saying
We were looking for an assessment that was fast, predictive of later academic success, and sensitive to growth. We selected myIGDIs because it was supported by research and very similar to assessments used by elementary schools implementing MTSS with older children.
Support kindergarten success with early assessment
Meet myIGDIs [2:16]
Support every student’s learning journey
myIGDIs’ one-on-one administration format fosters meaningful, positive interactions between students and teachers—giving educators the data they need to help students develop critical foundational literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills and build confidence for future learning. These measures support developing literacy and early numeracy from the very start.
Pave the way for kindergarten success
How myIGDIs works
Empower young learners to build the skills they need for kindergarten success with myIGDIs—a suite of early childhood education tools designed for early educators. These assessments provide quick, reliable insights into preschoolers’ literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional development. Seasonal benchmarks help teachers monitor progress, identify needs, and plan targeted instruction, so every child stays on track for a strong start in kindergarten.
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Assess
Educators administer brief (10 minutes per child) assessments to measure early literacy, early numeracy, and social-emotional skills, delivered 1:1 using flashcards (or iPad app for early literacy only).
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Know
Analyze data provided on easy-to-interpret reports to help determine if students are meeting seasonal benchmarks or if more support is needed.
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Plan
The data allows educators to determine next steps and plan instruction and interventions to meet every child’s learning needs.
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Monitor
In addition to seasonal screening, teachers can use progress monitoring measures to track students’ growth and gauge effectiveness of instruction and make adjustments as needed.
Give preschool students their best possible start
Build strong foundations through early insights
Designed for early childhood educators, myIGDIs delivers the insights you need to assess risk, determine instructional or intervention support levels, and build strong foundations in developing literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills.
Strengthen early learning outcomes
myIGDIs delivers accurate, actionable data on preschool students’ literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional development. These insights help administrators allocate resources effectively, enhance program quality, and ensure confident, well-prepared students are ready for future success.
- Elevate preschool effectiveness
- Support your RTI or MTSS initiative
- Celebrate student success
Empower instruction with actionable insights
myIGDIs equips teachers with clear, reliable data to support instruction, monitor progress, and nurture every child’s growth in literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills.
- Support students’ foundational learning
- Prepare all students for kindergarten
- Boost student confidence
Partner with families to support child development
myIGDIs fosters collaboration by providing families with meaningful insights into their child’s development, helping them stay engaged and support learning at home.
- Understand their child’s performance
- Engage in at-home learning activities
- Celebrate their child’s growth
Built on a strong research foundation
Developed by researchers, trusted by educators
myIGDIs is grounded in decades of research and proven results, delivering trusted insights that drive better outcomes for young learners.
Recommended research and resources on preschool assessment
Best practices for monitoring progress in preschool children
Two co-creators of myIGDIs discuss professional standards for measuring early academic achievement, especially language and literacy skills, among preschool children.
A measurement framework for RTI/MTSS in early childhood
The University of Minnesota research team describes work leading to the development of the current generation of IGDIs, and how scores are used in decision making for RTI/MTSS.
Supporting data-based decision making
myIGDIs is designed to be both rigorous and easy to use. Here, University of Minnesota researchers discuss how to meet these two objectives so that teachers can make good data-based decisions.
Development of Spanish-language IGDIs
Read an in-depth discussion of the design and validation processes for myIGDIs early literacy measures in Spanish.
Track the development of critical foundational skills
Give preschool students their best start
Discover how myIGDIs measures for early literacy and early numeracy—along with ProLADR observational tools for social-emotional and related skills—help you track the development of critical foundational skills and prepare all students for kindergarten.
Early Literacy (English)
- A direct-child approach to monitoring English language and literacy development, these measures are available for either dual iPad or paper administration.
- Clear instructions, student prompts, and scoring information mean you can administer early literacy measures in about 10 minutes per child.
Measures
- Picture Naming (oral language)
- Rhyming (phonological awareness)
- Alliteration (phonological awareness)
- Sound ID (alphabet knowledge)
- “Which One Doesn’t Belong?” (comprehension)
Early Numeracy
- Timed curriculum-based measures assess the development of early mathematics and number sense for children one or two years before entering kindergarten.
- Clear instructions, student prompts, and scoring information mean you can administer early numeracy measures in about 10 minutes per child.
Measures
- Oral Counting
- Number Naming
- Quantity Comparison
- 1-to-1 Correspondence Counting
ProLADR multi-domain
- Gather information about a child’s development across multiple domains, including social-emotional competencies, based on the child’s behavior in their natural environment.
- Check progress over time with indicators that are appropriate for children one and two years before kindergarten.
Measures
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- Social & Emotional
- Creativity & the Arts
- Physical & Motor
- Language & Literacy
- Cognitive
- Approaches to Learning
Early Literacy (Spanish)
- Measures are developed in Spanish (not translated from English) to track the development of Spanish language and literacy skills in bilingual, dual-language, and English Learner students.
- Clear instructions, student prompts, and scoring information mean you can administer early literacy measures in Spanish in about 10 minutes per child.
Measures
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- Identificación de los Dibujos/Picture Naming (oral language)
- Verbos Expressivos/Expressive Verbs (oral language)
- Primeros Sonidos/First Sounds (phonological awareness)
- Identificación de los Sonidos/Sound ID (alphabet knowledge)
- Identificación de las Letras/Letter ID (alphabet knowledge)
Developing Early Readers
Elevate young learners by combining precise assessments with ongoing support to ensure students build the foundational skills necessary for future success.
Funding is available for myIGDIs
From federal and state funds to corporate grants, learn more about resources that can help with the purchase of myIGDIs.
Expand your foundational skills toolkit
Get the most out of myIGDIs
Learn more about myIGDIs with materials designed to give you an inside look at how myIGDIs supports literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skill development.
Brochure
Support kindergarten success with early assessment
Explore how myIGDIs measures areas critical to pre-literacy development and growth.
Blog post
Use MTSS in preschool to improve outcomes
Two early learning experts explain how to use data and tiered supports to best serve young learners.
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