January 27, 2026
NAEP Practice Test items are available today! Released items from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are now available as Instructional Mini Tests found within the Interim tab. These Mini Tests are available in Reading and Mathematics for Grades 4 and 8.
The NAEP…
January 27, 2026
The new Mini Test Items Spreadsheet allows an educator to sort and filter a list of Mini Test items by a particular data element (standard, item type, Lexile measure, complexity, release date, etc.). In this…
January 12, 2026
We are pleased to announce the release of new Instructional Mini Tests now available in Kite Educator Portal.
What’s new
- ELA: 33 new Mini Tests
- Math: 8 new Mini Tests
You can view all available Instructional Mini Tests by subject and grade…
January 5, 2026
The ELA Spring Interim Instructional Mini Pre-Tests are now available in Educator Portal. There is one ELA Spring Interim Instructional Mini Pre-Test for each tested grade. These tests contain:
- Two passages-based blocks of items
- One literary passage and one informational…
December 5, 2025
The KAP Summative Blueprints for ELA, Math, and Science are now available on the KAP website. To locate the Blueprint documents either use the search bar at the top of the page or navigate to the Summative assessment option and select the Assessment Development tab.
The Blueprint documents…
November 10, 2025
Newly Released Instructional Mini Tests
ELA: 39 New Mini Tests
Math: 36 New Mini Tests
Science: 4 New Mini Tests
You can view all Mini Test that are available in Educator Portal by subject and grade in the following documents:
•…
October 20, 2025
Newly Released Instructional Mini Tests
ELA: 35 New Mini Tests
Math: 15 New Mini Tests
Science: 13 New Mini Tests
You can view all Mini Test that are available in Educator Portal by subject and grade in the following documents:
•…
October 16, 2025
You can now create your own Custom Instructional Mini Test with existing Mini Test questions. The existing Mini Tests are primarily grouped and organized by standards; this Custom Instructional Mini Tests option allows educators to create tests with a mix of standards.
To get started, you…
October 1, 2025
To strengthen security protection for our users and apps, Kite uses Multifactor Authentication (MFA) when logging into Kite Educator Portal. MFA adds an important layer of security by requiring a two-step verification process, reducing…
September 30, 2025
Newly Released Instructional Mini Tests
ELA: 42 New Mini Tests (Grade 3 with 19 Mini Tests, Grade 4 with 10 Mini Tests, and Grade 5 with 13 Mini Tests)
Math: 10 New Mini Tests (Grade 3 with 6 Mini Tests, Grade 4 with 3 Mini Tests, and Grade 5 with 1 Mini Test)
You can view all…