Early Development Instrument

Division Results
2012/13
Research, Assessment and Evaluation
Services
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Measuring School Readiness in Manitoba:

Developmental Health at School Entry
A census of childrens
developmental health / school
readiness
Collected by K teachers on K
students
120 questions
5 developmental areas
Biennial collection
54 waves of provincial data

(2005/06, 06/07, 08/09, 10/11, 12/13)

http://www.offordcentre.com/readiness/files/EDI_2009-2010_EN.pdf
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EDI Objectives:

Developmental health = school readiness

Assess strengths
Assess needs
Predict how children will do in school

The EDI is intended to measure childrens school

readiness at a group level it is not an individual
assessment tool.
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5 EDI Domains
1. Physical Health & Well-being
2. Social Competence
3. Emotional Maturity
4. Language & Thinking Skills
5. Communication Skills & General Knowledge

2012/13 RESULTS

How big was the sample and what was

its make-up?
BSD Sample
EDI questionnaires completed
Number of questionnaires used in analyses
Boys
Average age
EAL
Recently immigrated
Aboriginal

Number

690
634
323
5.7
91
53
75

100%
91%
51%
--14%
8%
13%

How do Brandon School Division children

compare to Manitoba children in the 5 domains
of readiness for school?

Comparison of BSD and Manitoba

Average EDI Scores
10.0
9.0

8.4

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.3

7.7 7.9

7.9

Highest possible score = 10

8.2
7.1

7.0

7.6

6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
Physical Health

Social Competence

Emotional Maturity
BSD

Language &Thinking

Communication &
Knowledge

MB
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5 Year Trend in Physical Health

10.0
9.5
9.0

8.8

8.8

8.7

8.8

8.6

8.6

2008/09

2010/11

8.5
8.0

8.5

8.3

8.7
8.4

7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0

2005/06

2006/07

BSD

2012/13

MB
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5 Year Trend in Social Competence

10.0
9.5
9.0
8.5
8.0

8.3
8.2

7.5

8.4

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.1

8.2

2006/07

2008/09

2010/11

8.3
8.0

7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0

2005/06

BSD

2012/13

MB
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5 Year Trend in Emotional Maturity

10.0
9.5
9.0
8.5
8.0
7.5

7.9

8.0

7.8

2005/06

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.8

7.9

2006/07

2008/09

2010/11

7.0

7.9
7.7

6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0

BSD

2012/13

MB
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5 Year Trend in Language & Thinking Skills

10.0
9.5
9.0
8.5

8.1

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.9

7.8

2006/07

2008/09

8.2

8.0
7.5

7.6

7.0

7.9

6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0

2005/06

BSD

2010/11

2012/13

MB
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5 Year Trend in Communication Skills

10.0
9.5
9.0
8.5
8.0

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.2

2005/06

2006/07

7.5

7.5
7.0
6.5

7.4

7.6

7.6

7.1

7.1

2010/11

2012/13

6.0
5.5
5.0

2008/09
BSD

MB
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Each of the following groups is especially

vulnerable, meaning that they have significantly
less developed school readiness skills in ALL*
domains compared with their counterparts:

Boys
Younger (children younger than 5.6 midway through Kindergarten)
EAL
Recently Immigrated
Aboriginal
* The only difference that is NOT statistically significant is recently immigrated versus not recently
immigrated children in the domain of Physical Health and Well-Being.
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Highest possible score = 10

Gender Comparisons in Each Domain

10.0
9.0

8.3 8.6

8.0

8.4
7.6

8.1
7.2

7.6

8.2
6.7

7.0

7.4

6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0

Physical Health*

Social
Competence*

Emotional
Maturity*
Boys

Language &
Thinking*

Communication &
Knowledge*

Girls
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Highest possible score = 10

Age Comparisons in Each Domain

10.0
9.0

8.3 8.5

8.0

7.9 8.1

7.6 7.7

7.7

8.1

7.0

6.9

7.3

6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0

Physical Health

Social
Competence

Emotional
Maturity

Younger than 5.6 Years

Language &
Thinking*

Communication &
Knowledge

Older than 5.6 Years

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Highest possible score = 10

EAL Comparisons in Each Domain

10.0
9.0
8.0

8.1

8.5
7.5

8.1

7.4 7.7

7.0

8.1

7.6

6.6

6.0
5.0

4.1

4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0

Physical Health

Social
Competence*

Emotional
Maturity

With EAL

Language &
Thinking*

Communication &
Knowledge*

Without EAL
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Highest possible score = 10

Immigration Comparisons in Each Domain

10.0
9.0

8.2 8.4

8.0

7.9 8.0

8.0

7.6 7.6

7.0

7.4

6.3

6.0
5.0

4.1

4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0

Physical Health

Social
Competence
Recently Immigrated

Emotional
Maturity

Language &
Thinking*

Communication &
Knowledge*

Not Recently Immigrated

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Highest possible score = 10

Aboriginal Identity Comparisons in Each Domain

10.0

8.6

9.0
8.0

7.3

8.1
7.2

6.9

7.0

8.0

7.7

7.0

6.5

7.2

6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0

Physical Health*

Social
Competence*
Aboriginal

Emotional
Maturity*

Language &
Thinking*

Communication &
Knowledge*

Non-Aboriginal
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What proportion of BSD children are very

ready and not ready in each domain?
Not Ready
Scores
Bottom
10th
Percentile

Ready

Mid-range scores
11th to 69th percentile

Very Ready
Scores
Top
30th
Percentile

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Percentage of BSD Students 'Not Ready' and 'Very Ready' in Each Domain

Social Competence

14%

Emotional Maturity

15%

Language & Thinking Skills

15%

Communication Skills

15%
0%

10%

27%

53%

20%

Physical Health

28%

58%

20%

65%

22%

63%

28%

57%
20%

Not Ready

30%

40%

Mid-Range

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Very Ready
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More than 30% very ready = a strength

More than 10% not ready = a need
Percentage of BSD Students 'Not Ready' and 'Very Ready' in Each Domain

Social Competence

14%

Emotional Maturity

15%

Language & Thinking Skills

15%

Communication Skills

15%
0%

10%

27%

53%

20%

Physical Health

28%

58%

20%

65%

22%

63%

28%

57%
20%

Not Ready

30%

40%

Mid-Range

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Very Ready
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What proportion of BSD children are very

ready in multiple domains?

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Percentage of Children Very Ready across Multiple Domains

100%
90%
80%

64%

70%
60%

55%
46%

50%

37%

40%
30%

30%
20%

20%

10%

10%

17%
3% 6%

0%

Very Ready in 1 or
more*

Very Ready in 2 or
more*

Very Ready in 3 or
more*
BSD

Very Ready in 4 or
more*

Very Ready in all 5*

MB
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What proportion of BSD children are not

ready in multiple domains?

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Percentage of Children Not Ready across Multiple Domains

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%

37%
28%

20%

21%

15%

12%

10%

8%

6%

4%

2%

2%

0%

Not Ready in 1 or
more*

Not Ready in 2 or
more*

Not Ready in 3 or
more*
BSD

Not Ready in 4 or
more

Not Ready in all 5

MB
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What are the specific skills deficits in BSD?

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Percentage of 'VULNERABLE' Children in

Physical Health & Wellbeing Sub-Domains
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%

35%

40%

26%

30%
20%
10%

7%

14%
5%

12%

0%

Physical readiness for school day*

Physical independence
BSD

Gross and fine motor skills*

MB

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Percentage of 'VULNERABLE' Children in

Social Competence Sub-Domains
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%

13% 10%

8%

12%

5%

9%

3%

3%

0%

Overall social
competence*

Responsibility and
respect*
BSD

Approaches to learning*

Readiness to explore
new things

MB
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Percentage of 'VULNERABLE' Children in

Emotional Maturity Sub-Domains
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%

47%

41%

30%
20%
10%

2%

9%

3%

8%

15% 12%

0%

Prosocial and helping

behaviour*

Anxious and fearful

behaviour
BSD

Aggressive behaviour

Hyperactivity and
inattention

MB
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Percentage of 'VULNERABLE' Children in

Language and Thinking Skills Sub-Domains
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%

26%

30%
20%

15% 14%

15% 13%

Basic literacy

Interest and memory

22%

24%

18%

10%
0%

BSD

Complex literacy*

Basic numeracy*

MB
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Percentage of 'VULNERABLE' Children in

Communication Sub-Domain
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%

38%

30%

30%
20%
10%
0%

Communication skills and general knowledge*

BSD

MB
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS

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Compared with Manitoba

Less developed school readiness overall
Disproportionately greater numbers of not
ready children in all domains
Significantly more children with multiple
challenges

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Specific Areas of Need:

Academic
Basic numeracy
Complex literacy

Other
Gross and fine motor skills
Prosocial and helping
behaviour
Communication skills

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