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ISAT for ELL?. School District U-46 English Language Learners Program 2008. ELL Elementary School -English. ISAT. IMAGE. ISAT. Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English. Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT).
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ISAT for ELL? School District U-46 English Language Learners Program 2008 ELL Elementary School -English
IMAGE ISAT Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) The State of Illinois has pulled the IMAGE test for ELL students starting in the Spring of 2008. ELL students will now be required to take ISAT, with accommodations.
Testing? Weakness Strengths STUDENTS PARENTS TEACHERS Prescription?
March 2008 March 3 to 14
Extended Response KEY IDEAS TEXT REFERENCES CONNECTIONS/CONCLUSIONS EXTEND BALANCE
Students Across the State seem to have difficulty with items that address these topics • main idea • irony • information in charts/graphs • inference • point of view • elements of fiction • author’s message • point of view • genre • type of writing • character • mood and tone • cause/effect • fact/opinion homonyms • fable/folktale/legend/myth/fairytale/essay • organizational patterns Frameworks Issues
Grade 3 MathematicsMultiple-Choice Sample Assessment Objective 6.3.11: Model and apply basic multiplication facts (up to 10×10), and apply them to related multiples of 10 (e.g., 3×4=12, 30×4=120).
Grade 4 MathematicsMultiple-Choice Sample Assessment Objective 6.4.16:Make estimates appropriate to a given situation with whole numbers.
Grade 5 MathematicsMultiple-Choice Sample Assessment Objective 7.5.07: Solve problems involving map interpretation (e.g., one inch represents five miles, so two inches represent ten miles).
Grade 6 MathematicsMultiple-Choice Sample Assessment Objective 10.6.05: Solve problems involving the probability of a simple event, including representing the probability as a fraction, decimal, or percent.
The answer space for eachshort-response item is 1 page, and it has faint square cm grid lines. These grid lines may help students if the item requires them to show work.
The answer space for each extended-response item is 2 full pages. Page 1 has a blank area, and page 2 has faint square cm grid lines.
Accommodations Reader’s Script Glossaries Extra Time Small groups Scribes
Test Taking Strategies Get plenty of rest the night before the test. Eat a good breakfast.
Test Taking StrategiesCont. Do your best! Use pencil only. 2 #2
Test Taking StrategiesCont. 1.Where can children play basketball? Answer each question.
Test Taking StrategiesCont. 2 Remember to fill in one of the circles for each answer choice. Make sure you color in the circle completely. 2
Test Taking StrategiesCont. Guess if you do not know the answer! Watch your time and complete the test.
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March 2008 March 3 to 14
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We are here to help! If you have questions, please contact the EnglishLanguage Learners Program Wilma Valero ext. 4282 Gina Crespo ext. 5078 Patricia Makishima ext. 4279 Maribel Borja ext. 7619 Linda Razick ext. 5331 School District U- 46 (847) 888-5000