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Preparing for the 4th Grade FCAT

Learn about the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) 2.0 and how it measures student progress toward meeting higher standards. Find out when the test will be given and what your child can score on the FCAT Writes, Reading, and Math sections.

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Preparing for the 4th Grade FCAT

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  1. Preparing for the 4th Grade FCAT

  2. What is the FCAT 2.0? • The Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test is part of Florida’s overall plan to increase student achievement by implementing higher standards. The FCAT 2.0 also measures student progress toward meeting the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) benchmarks. • Common Core Standards implemented 2014-2015 school year.=

  3. When will the FCAT test be given? • FCAT Writes • February 26, 2013 • FCAT Reading and Math • April 15-26, 2013 • Assessment schedule has been posted at: http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-5063/fcatscheduleb.pdf Rubric can be found on: languageartsreading.dadeschools.net

  4. FCAT Writing

  5. What can my child score on the FCAT Writes?

  6. Types of Topics/Prompts • Expository • Explain • Beginning, Middle, End • 60 minutes • Rough Draft • Narrative • Tell a story • Beginning, Middle, End • 60 minutes • Rough Draft

  7. FAQ • Who scores the test? • How are the scores calculated? • What is the passing score? • Can fourth grade students be retained for not passing this test? • Can students use visual aids, dictionaries, and notes?

  8. What are the Scorers looking for?

  9. How can you help your child??? • The better the reader, the better the writer • Journal Writing • Review their writing home learning using rubric • Encourage mature vocabulary • Correct grammar, spelling, and capitalization on all assignments. • Example- Reading Log

  10. FCAT READING

  11. What can my child score on the FCAT?

  12. How the Test is Designed • FCAT DESIGN (90 min/ with short stretch break) • Multiple Choice (MC) = 1pt. - 1 min each • Combination of Fiction (fables), Non-Fiction and Poetry (compared) • Reference research (graphs, pictures, maps, charts, captions, footnotes) • Identify, understand and apply the use of figurative language.

  13. Meet the Benchmarks Cause/Effect Main Idea/Relevant Supporting Details Text Features Vocabulary Compare/Contrast (Similarities/Differences) Author’s Perspective/Point of View Chronological Order Theme/Topic * Elements of Story Structure Text Structure/Organizational Patterns Descriptive, Idiomatic & Figurative Language * Informational Text

  14. Figurative Language

  15. How can you help your child??? Read books with your child aloud Ask questions of the 5 W’s and How Monitor student book choice ( AR level and genres) Assign activities that will have your child graphing, classifying, predict, estimating, comparing, identifying patterns, interpreting, and summarizing material

  16. FCAT MATH

  17. How the Test is Designed? • Multiple Choice • Diagrams • Conversions • Rulers • No calculators • Gridded Responses

  18. Gridded-response items appear in Grade 4 for the first time

  19. Gridded Response

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  21. Rulers will be provided for use on the second session

  22. Megan’s father won first place in a bicycle race. The race was divided into equal sections, each measuring exactly 7 miles in length. Which number could be the total number of miles of the race? A. 17 B. 28 C. 43 D. 54

  23. Meet the Strands Number Sense, Concepts and Operations Measurement Geometry and Spatial Sense Algebraic Thinking Multi-Step Word Problems

  24. Number Sense

  25. Geometry and Spatial Sense

  26. Geometry and Spatial Sense

  27. Algebraic Thinking • Michèle is paid $2.00 for each hour she watches her younger brother. She then spends $3.00 of her total earnings. • Let h represent the number of hours Michèle watched her brother. • Which expression below could be used to show how much money she will have left? • h - 3 • h ÷ 2 • 2 – 3b • (2h) - 3

  28. How can you help your child??? Review multiplication facts Bake with your child (use metric units and customary) Incorporate estimation when shopping with your child Use the online E*text book Go Math! Have students underline and circle key words and concepts when completing assignments Always show work

  29. Parent/Student Resources http://www.fldoe.org http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestingCalendar/TestingCalendar.asp http://www.infoplease.com/homework/ http://www.riverdeep.dadeschools.net http://www.explorelearning.com http://www.aplusmath.com http://www.tickettoread.com http://www.fcatexplorer.com

  30. Questions and Comments

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