FCAT Data: Fifth Grade

1. FCAT Data: Fifth Grade

2. Math and Science

3. Math/Science Interim Assessments • The Math and Science interims are an integrated assessment designed to help monitor students’ attainment of the benchmarks. • Students take a Baseline at the beginning of the year, a Fall and Winter Interim and a post-test. • The Math interim assesses benchmarks only taught during the 9 weeks. Different benchmarks are assessed each 9 weeks. • The Science interim assesses ALL Science benchmarks taught throughout the year.

4. Math Year-AT-A-Glance

5. Math

6. SCIENCE Year-AT-A-Glance

7. science

8. Online resources http://www.hmhco.com/gomathacademy/ https://www.khanacademy.org/ http://www.fcatexplorer.com/ https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/index.htm http://www.explorelearning.com/

9. Reading

10. AR is a computerized reading test that monitors independent reading levels • AR tests are to be taken on a regular basis • Students are required to earn a certain amount of points for each 9 weeks • Students must earn 85% or above to be considered proficient • Students should check out both fiction and non-fiction books Accelerated Reader

11. STAR Reading is a comprehensive computerized reading assessment that adjusts the questions’ complexity based on student’s answers • Students take the STAR Reading test every 9 weeks to monitor progress • STAR Reading Growth Reports show the increments of progress and grade level in which the child can read independently. STAR Reading

12. The Reading interims are an integrated assessment designed to help monitor students’ attainment of the benchmarks. • Students take a Baseline at the beginning of the year, a Fall and Winter Interim and a post-test. • The Reading Interim assesses ALL Reading benchmarks taught throughout the year. Reading Interim

13. What can you do to help your child? • Check your child’s AR Level - it should be on a 5th grade level • Check homework for strategies • Check agendas for notes

14. Parents, students, and teachers need FCAT data to provide information about the students’ mastery of skills. • The utilization of the data by the public to understand the “educational health” of students and to hold schools and districts accountable for student progress. Purpose of the FCAT 2.0

15. Reading Assessment

16. Reporting Categories

17. FCAT 2.0 Reading Content

18. FCAT 2.0 Reading Content

19. FCAT 2.0 Reading Content

20. FCAT 2.0 Reading Content

21. FCAT Reporting Categories for Reading 50% will be Informational Text and 50% will be Literary Literary passages provide entertainment or inspiration and include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Informational passages are subject-matter centered and the language may be used to solve problems, raise questions, provide information, or present new ideas. The context of these passages includes everyday life outside of the classroom.

22. Fiction • Short Stories • Poetry • Historical Fiction • Fable • Non-Fiction • Biographical and autobiographical • sketchers • Diaries, memories, journals and • Folk Tales & Tall Tales • Legends • Myths • Fantasy • Drama • Excerpts form longer works • letters • Essays (personal and classical • narratives • Critiques Types of Literary Text

23. Primary • Sources/Nonfiction • • Historical documents • • Essays • • Letters, journals and diaries • Secondary • Sources/Nonfiction • • Magazine articles • • Newspaper articles • • Editorials • • Encyclopedia articles • Functional Materials • • Consumer Documents • (warranties, manuals, contracts, • applications) • Embedded in text (tables, charts, maps, graphs, illustrations, • photographs, captions, text boxes) Types of Informational Text

24. Focus Calendars • Differentiated Instruction • Learning Centers • Weekly Benchmark Testing • District Interim Assessments • FCAT Task Cards Aligned with the NGSSS • Tutoring Program FCAT 2.0 Preparation

25. Technology Resources for FCAT 2.0 Preparation

26. Smart Seven Strategies • Step 1: Read and Box the title. • Step 2: Number the paragraphs and/or text features. • Step 3: Read each paragraph and/or text feature. Stop and think about what you’ve read. • Write 1 to 3 key words in the margin for each paragraph. • Step 4: Read each question and underline 1 to 3 key words that \connect back to the text. • Step 5: Read each answer and put or beside each answer choice. • Step 6: Prove your answer. • Step 7: Mark your answer.

27. Reading Plus (login.readingplus.com) • FCATExplorer.com • Readworks.org • Freerice.com • Sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary Websites to Utilize at Home