Welcome to TOES Third Grade Parent Night

1. Welcome to TOESThird Grade Parent Night Navigating the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test)

2. When Does 3rd Grade Test? Reading: Monday, April 14 & Tuesday, April 15 Math: Wednesday, April 16 & Thursday, April 17 *All 4 tests sessions are 70 minuteslong

3. What Makes Up the Test? • 60% fiction, poetry, etc. • 40% non-fiction • Comprehension • Vocabulary • Context clues, prefixes/suffixes, base words, etc.

4. What Does the Test Look Like?

5. What Does the Test Look Like?

6. What Does the Test Look Like?

7. What Does the Test Look Like?

8. What Does the Test Look Like?

9. What Are the Levels of Scoring for FCAT? • Level 5 Mastery of most challenging content • Level 4 Above satisfactory level • Level 3 Satisfactory level • Level 2 Below satisfactory level • Level 1 Inadequate level of success

10. What Do the Results Look Like?

11. What Do the Results Look Like?

12. When & How Do We Get the Results? • Typically at the end of May • A phone call for Reading Level 1 scores • Letter with child’s score comes home the day we get results

13. Third Grade Promotion • In January of 2003, the Florida Legislature passed a law requiring third graders to meet the State of Florida’s expectations in reading to be promoted to fourth grade.

14. What is the Criteria for Promotion? • Students must score a Level 2 or higher on the Sunshine State Standards Reading section of the FCAT.

15. What Happens if My Child Scores a Level 1? • Good Cause Portfolio • Good Cause Exemptions • Extended School Year (ESY) & SAT 10 • Retention

16. What are Good Cause Exemptions? • Student with disabilities (IEP or 504), who received 2 yrs. intensive reading remediation AND 1 grade retention • Student w/ 2yrs. intensive reading remediation AND 2 grade retentions • LEP with less than 2 years in an ESOL program • Students with disabilities, whose IEP indicates participation in FCAT is inappropriate

17. What is ESY & SAT 10? • SAT 10 at the end of the year • Extended School Year & take SAT 10 at the end

18. How Can I Help My Child With Reading? • Read every day for stamina and fluency • Ask comprehension questions and have your child ask you questions • Practice reading multisyllabic words (longer words) • Discuss word meanings • FCAT Explorer

19. *What Do You Mean by Comprehension? • Ask literal questions (the answer can be found on the page) • Ask inferential questions (requires the student to “infer” the answer by thinking about what he/she has read) • Summarize and retell the story as you read

20. *How Can My Child Practice Comprehension? • In addition to asking… • Who, What, When, Where • Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution • Ask higher level questions… • Inferential questions (Why?) • Compare & contrast • Cause & Effect • Author’s purpose • Text features & structure

21. *Check out FCAT Explorer!

22. *Check out FCAT Explorer!

23. *Check out FCAT Explorer!

24. *Check out FCAT Explorer!

25. At home and at school our students need… • Increased time reading text • Access to books including a variety of genres • Time to independently read • Place to independently read • Ability to sustain reading for periods of 30 – 40 minutes • Read an on level chapter book a week

26. How Can I Prepare My Child For the FCAT? • Relax • Good night’s sleep • Breakfast • Stay Positive • School on time

27. We, the family of Trinity Oaks Elementary School, are dedicated to working together to create a safe, and nurturing learning environment. By empowering and celebrating our students, we foster academic, social, and emotional growth. We embrace this responsibility as a community. Questions? Thank you for coming tonight and for all you do to support your child’s education!