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Parent Informational Meeting

Parent Informational Meeting. January 15, 2013. Agenda. Welcome & Refreshments Lauren Campagna- ELA Assessment Saadiqa Miller- Math Assessment Patricia Lebeouf - Science Assessment Shanita Williams- RTI and Special Education Q &A. Dates of Testing. April 16-18 ELA Grades 3 rd & 4 th

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Parent Informational Meeting

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  1. Parent Informational Meeting January 15, 2013

  2. Agenda • Welcome & Refreshments • Lauren Campagna- ELA Assessment • Saadiqa Miller- Math Assessment • Patricia Lebeouf- Science Assessment • Shanita Williams- RTI and Special Education • Q &A

  3. Dates of Testing • April 16-18 ELA Grades 3rd & 4th • April 24-26 Math Grades 3rd & 4th • May 22- June 3 Science Grade 4th

  4. English AssessmentThird & Fourth Grade

  5. English AssessmentMultiple Choice Questions Multiple-choice questions are designed to assess Common Core Reading and Language Standards. Students must analyze different aspects of a given text, including central idea, style elements, character and plot development, and vocabulary. Students will select the correct response from four answer choices. Students will also be required to negotiate plausible, text-based Distractors. Each distractor will require students to meaningfully comprehend what they have read in order to discern the correct response.

  6. English AssessmentShort Answer Questions Short-response questions are designed to assess Common Core Reading and Language Standards. These are single questions in which students will be required to provide textual evidence to support their answer. These questions ask the student to make a claim, take a position, or draw a conclusion, and then provide two pieces of text-based evidence to support their answer. In responding to these questions, students will be expected to write in complete sentences. Responses should require no more than three complete sentences.

  7. English AssessmentExtended Response Questions Extended-response questions focus primarily on Common Core Writing Standards. Extended-response questions will require comprehension and analysis of an individual text. Many extended-response questions will ask students to express a position and support it with text-based details. Extended-response questions allow students to demonstrate their ability to write a coherent essay using textual evidence to support their ideas.

  8. Math AssessmentThird Grade

  9. Math AssessmentFourth Grade

  10. Math AssessmentMultiple Choice Questions Multiple-choice questions are designed to assess CCLS for mathematics. Mathematics multiple choice questions will mainly be used to assess standard algorithms and conceptual standards. Many multiple-choice questions require students to complete multiple steps. Within answer choices, there will be distractors that are based on plausible missteps.

  11. Math AssessmentShort-Response Questions Short-response questions require students to complete a task and show their work. Short-response questions will often require multiple steps, the application of multiple mathematics skills, and real-world applications. Many of the short-response questions will cover conceptual and application standards.

  12. Math AssessmentExtended-Response Questions Extended-response questions ask students to show their work in completing two or more tasks or one more extensive problem. Extended-response questions allow students to show their understanding of mathematical procedures, conceptual understanding, and application. Extended-response questions may also assess student reasoning and the ability to critique the arguments of others.

  13. Science AssessmentTest Format

  14. Science AssessmentSchedule The Science Performance Test: Wednesday, May 22--Friday, May 31 The Science Written Test: Monday, June 3

  15. Levels of Performance • Level 4: Meets the standards with distinction (85-100) • Level 3: Meets the standards (65-84.9) • Level 2: Does not fully meets the standards (55-64.9) • Level 1: Does not meet the standards (0-54.9)

  16. Process Skills • Classifying • Communicating • Comparing and contrasting • Gathering and organizing data • Generalizing, identifying variables • Inferring, interpreting data • Making decisions • Manipulating materials • Measuring • Observing • Predicting

  17. ScienceAreas of Understanding • The Physical Setting • The Living Environment

  18. Sample of Major Understandings for the Physical setting • Earth spinning once every 24 hours = Rotation • Earth moving in a path around the Sun = Revolution • The length of daylight and darkness as a function of seasons • The phases of the moon • Division of time is based on natural cycles; second, minute, hour, week, month • Weather as a condition of the outside air may be measured in terms of temperature, wind speed, precipitation, and sky condition… • Water is recycled through natural processes, such as evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, ground water… • Erosion and deposition • Extreme natural events, including floods, earthquakes, volcanic eruption, hurricanes… • Matter: States and properties observable through senses (color, density, hardness…) • Volumes/3D objects and standard units • Tools of measurement (hand lens, measuring tape, thermometer, spring scale, graduated cylinder…) • Magnetism and gravity • Energy exists in various forms, mechanic, electric, heat, sound…

  19. Web Resources for More Information • http://www.nysparents.com/nys/ela/ • http://www.nysed.gov

  20. Response to Intervention Response to Intervention (RTI) is the process used to identify and provide support to students that may be struggling in the classroom. One of the main purposes of RTI is to prevent students from being over identified for Special Education.

  21. Methods of Intervention There are several methods of Intervention: • Differentiation • Pull-outs • Afterschool Program • Saturday Academy

  22. Differentiated Instruction Differentiated Instruction (DI) is a method of instruction used in the classroom to meet the differing needs of each student in the class. When a student is struggling in the classroom, one of the things that the RTI team will investigate is whether or not the classroom teacher is making accommodations for the individual needs of the student.

  23. Pull-outs Pull-outs are used when differentiated instruction is not yielding sufficient results. The student will be assigned to a special education teacher who will work with the student individually or in small groups and assess what the personal needs are of the student.

  24. Afterschool Program The after school program here at NYFACS is currently being run by an organization named LA CASA. At this time the program focuses heavily on helping students with their homework; however, as we move closer to April, we will be transitioning our focus to test preparation.

  25. Saturday Academy The Saturday Academy is designed to help struggling students to prepare for the standardized tests in April. The classes are focused primarily on the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) of New York State. The Academy consists of one hour of math, one hour of English, and one hour of science.

  26. Special Education Evaluation Process If, through the intervention process, it is determined that the student needs to be evaluated for special education services, an initial referral is submitted to the Committee for Special Education (CSE). CSE is then responsible for evaluating, and classifying the student.

  27. References Information regarding the NYS testing was either quoted or paraphrased from the Science, ELA and Math links of the NYSDOE:  http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/

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