WASL

1. WASL Everything You Need to Know

2. What is the WASL? • The Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) measures student learning of skills and knowledge important to our children’s success in school and life. Educators use WASL results to improve teaching and to do a better job of meeting every student’s academic needs. • The WASL is used to meet state and federal testing requirements. Reference: OSPI

3. Why do I have to take the WASL? • Students must have a certain level of skill in reading, writing and math to be eligible to graduate. • Washington’s 1993 education reform law was passed because our schools were awarding high school diplomas to students who couldn’t read, write or do math well enough to survive in the job market or college.

4. What happens if I miss a day? • You will fail that section of the test. • There are NO MAKE-UP's for this testing window. • Of course there are other opportunities to make up the test.

5. What happens if I don’t pass?

7. What is a COE? • Collection of Evidence • Students compile a set of classroom work samples with the help of a teacher. • Example: Read a passage, write and essay using prompts.

8. What type of reading is on the WASL? • On the Reading WASL text/story/passage/selection/ poem all refer to the material you are reading on the Reading WASL.

9. What type of text? • Informational… true information… usually science or social studies topics • Literary…reads like a story… poem, story, literary biography

10. What types of questions are there? • Multiple choice • Short answer • Extended response

11. Multiple Choice • Worth 1 point each • Half of the test questions are multiple choice. • Read all the choices before choosing your answer. • Go back in the text to find the correct answer.

12. Multiple-Choice • 8 Which sentence best describes why the ornithologists want to protect the wild turkeys? • A. Wild turkeys are interbreeding with domestic animals • B. Wild turkey eggs have special incubation needs. • C. Wild turkey habitats are declining. • D. Wild turkeys abandon their nests. • How to Handle Multiple-Choice: • Read the question • Underline what is being asked and think about it (click) • Read all answer choices • Re-read the choices and eliminate them using the text

13. Short Answer Why does the tortoise “begin his trek back toward the Mohave”? Include two details from the poem in your answer. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you see a question with 9 lines use 4 details from the text.

14. Extended Response What problem do the ornithologists experience in the story? What are three events that contribute to the resolution of the problem? Include information from the story in your answer. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you see a question with 18lines use 6details from the text.

15. Wrap-Up Activity On a your exit/enter slip write down any questions that you have. Write down the most important piece of information that you learned today. Keep this sheet of paper in your folder to use tomorrow.