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FCAT 2.0 F.Y.I.

FCAT 2.0 F.Y.I. MARCH 15, 2014. Who is tested? 2012 FCAT 2.0 Test Dates . FCAT Reading April 14 th & 15 th (Grades 3, 4, 5) FCAT Math April 21 st & 22 nd (Grade 3, 4) April 28 th – May 1 st (Grade 5) FCAT Science April 21 st & 22 nd (Grade 5) .

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FCAT 2.0 F.Y.I.

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  1. FCAT 2.0 F.Y.I. MARCH 15, 2014

  2. Who is tested? 2012 FCAT 2.0 Test Dates • FCAT Reading • April 14th& 15th(Grades 3, 4, 5) • FCAT Math • April 21st& 22nd(Grade 3, 4) • April 28th – May 1st (Grade 5) • FCAT Science • April 21st & 22nd (Grade 5)

  3. Types of Test Questions • Reading • Multiple choice • Math • Multiple choice grade 3 • Multiple choice and gridded response grades 4 & 5 • Online testing for grade 5 • Science • Multiple Choice

  4. FCAT 2.0 Reading • The FCAT 2.0 Reading assessments in grades 3-10 include reading passages from the public domain, such as historical documents and works by classical authors.(e.g. Bill of Rights, Twain, etc.) • FCAT 2.0 Reading tests will ONLY have multiple-choice items. • The FCAT 2.0 Reading assessments in grades 3-10 will include a great number of test items that require reasonable inferences and reasonable prior knowledge.

  5. FCAT 2.0 Reading Reporting Categories for Grades 3-5

  6. Length of Texts

  7. Types of Reading Text

  8. How you can help at home… • Reading aloud with your child and asking questions along the way. • Shareinteresting articles, recipes, brochures, graphicnovels, etc. • Use reading website links from school website. • Review weekly reading tests at home with your child. • Allow time for FCAT Explorer (3rd and 4th grade)

  9. FCAT 2.0 Math • Next Generation Sunshine State Standards • Multiple Choice (MC) Items • Gridded responses in 4th and 5th grades • 3rd and 4th grade students answer in test book • 5th grade students will test online

  10. Gridded Response Examples (4th and 5th)

  11. MATH FCAT 2.0

  12. How do I help with Math at home? • FCAT Explorer (5th Grade) • Think Central Resources (Online Intervention, Destination Math, Mega Math) • I-Ready • Reflex • Check your child’s homework • Communicate with your child’s teacher

  13. Math At Home… • Have children work with money, tell time, and practice measuring objects for length, capacity. • Help your child skip count by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s from a given number forward and backwards. • Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts with your child. • Identify geometric figures together. • Keep a math journal with your child • Play games with your child (chess, checkers, backgammon, etc.) • Read and interpret graphs in newspapers, and magazines • Discuss sports statistics • Read math-related children’s literature • Read and interpret maps • Review the work of your child. • Talk to your child’s teacher on a regularly • Have your child explain how they solved their homework problems • Review the math your child’s math notebook • Offer praise, and comments for work well done and encouragement to succeed

  14. Math at Home…(Cont.) • Make a Schedule (Time/Organization) • Cook (Measure/Set the Oven/Use a Timer/Divide in Portions) • Grocery Shop (Round/Estimate/Size Things Up/Make a List) • Fill Out Order Forms • Start a Savings/Checking Account (Credit/Debit) • Make a Budget • Make a Math or Spending Journal • Make a List • Record the Temperature (Make a Chart/Make a Graph) • Record Heights and Weights of Family Members (Make Charts/Graphs) • Read Maps (Road/Subway/Bus/Atlases/Neighborhood) • Estimate and Measure (Rooms/Heights/Things Around the House) • Estimate (Quantities/Distance/Time/Money) • Guessing Games (Heights/Number of Items/Time of Day) • Put Together Puzzles/Connect the Dots/Crosswords • Play Games (Checkers, Dominoes, Chess, Monopoly, etc.) • Look for Patterns • Sort (Toys/Buttons/Blocks/Shells/Rocks) • Use Math Words (Sum/Total/Difference/Product, etc.) • Use a Calculator • Read Labels (10% Fat/16 ounces/3 grams) • Look for Numbers, Graphs, etc. in Newspapers & Magazines • Order a Math Magazine (Zillions) • Talk Math With Your Child • Why do you think that? • Explain

  15. Science FCAT (5th Grade) • All questions are multiple choice. • Will require knowledge of standards from grades 3-5. • Encourage the use of FCAT Explorer for science practice (5th grade).

  16. Science FCAT Complexity and Reporting Categories

  17. Steps to Better Test Taking • Name • Memory Dump • Mnemonic devices • Acronyms, silly sentences, pictures, Thinking Maps • Preview test • Say affirmations • Develop plan • Budget your time • Read directions carefully for clarification • Answer all questions • Easiest ones first • Then difficult ones • Review test • Did I answer all the questions? • Did I bubble correctly? • Change an answer ONLY if you are sure • Use all allotted time

  18. Multiple Choice • Read the whole question. • Read all possible choices. • Cross out incorrect answers. • Treat options as true/false questions. • There is only one correct answer. • Use clues within the question to jog memory. • If you choose to skip a question, mark the question with an (* or ?) so you will remember to come back to that question. • Eliminate similar answers.

  19. Preparing For Test Day • Get to bed early. • Make sure they have eaten breakfast or arrive to school on time to eat in the cafeteria. • Encourage them to do their best on the test.

  20. Thank You!

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