3rd Grade CRCT April 11th – 17th

1. 3rd Grade CRCT April 11th – 17th

2. What does CRCT stand for? Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests Designed to measure how thoroughly a student has learned a particular body of knowledge.

3. What is on the CRCT? • Reading, English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies

4. Requirements • 3rd grade students must earn a score of 800 on the Reading portion of the CRCT. • CRCT reports student achievement in terms of performance levels:Exceeds The Standard (850-950)Meets The Standard (800-849) Does Not Meet The Standard (650-799)

5. Promotion and Retention • Students in the 3rd grade must pass the reading section of the CRCT in order to be promoted to the 4th grade. • Students who do not pass the reading section will participate in a Year-End Focus program that will be held here at the school during the school day after test scores have been received. • Student will then be allowed to re-take the section(s) of the test that are required. • If a student does not pass the re-test, then a committee consisting of the parent, teacher, and administrator meet to discuss the possibility of retention.

6. Reading Section of the CRCT Questions fall into three domains: • Reading Skills and Vocabulary Acquisition • Literary Comprehension • Reading for Information

7. Reading Skills and Vocabulary Acquisitions • This section tests the students ability to read, interpret, and apply difficult text and new vocabulary in a variety of text.

8. Skills in this Section • Using words with more than one meaning. • Using homophones, synonyms, and antonyms. • Defining words with prefixes and suffixes. • Using context to define words.

9. Questions in this domain can look like this • In the passage, the word prefer means… • Which word means the opposite of eager? • What is the root word in disagree? • Which of the following is the correct definition of bundle in the sentence below? • Which word is a homophone for would?

10. Suggestions for Practice at Home • Use a word in a sentence that the student is not familiar with. Ask them to define the word based on the words around it. • Say a word and have the student give synonyms and/or antonyms. • Give the student a multi syllable word and ask them to identify the root word, prefix, and suffix. • Give the student a root word such as wash, and ask them to make new words using suffixes and prefixes. (rewash, washable)

11. Literary Comprehension • This section tests student’s ability to comprehend and analyze elements of literary works, such as short stories, fairy tales, fables, folktales, and poetry.

12. Skills in this section • Making predictions • Determining author’s purpose • Summarizing text • Recognizing plot, setting, characters and events in a story • Determining and explaining cause-and-effect

13. Questions in this section can look like this: • What is the main idea of this paragraph? • This section is most about… • What do you expect Mary to do next? • What conclusion can you draw from the information in the first paragraph? • Which part of the story shows it is make-believe?

14. Suggestions for practice at home • Look around the room and identify any cause and effect: EX. The dog is barking because someone knocked on the door. • After watching a favorite TV show, discuss the characters, setting, and events that took place. Discuss the problem in the show and how it was resolved. • Read fairy tales, and folktales and discuss what makes them one.

15. Reading for Information • This section tests student’s ability to read, recall, analyze information from nonfiction articles, biographies, subject-area texts, and reference sources.

16. Skills in this section • Differentiating fact from opinion • Making predictions • Summarizing text content (main idea and supporting details.) • Interpreting illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs, and graphic organizers

17. Questions in this section can look like this • The author’s purpose for writing this passage is to… • Is this statement fact or opinion? • You can tell the passage is nonfiction because… • How many rivers are shown on the chart?

18. Suggestions for practice at home • Practice reading charts, diagrams or graphs from magazines or newspapers. • Read a biography & an autobiography together and discuss the difference. • Bake something together and ask questions about the recipe

19. Suggestions for Parents •Talk daily with your child about the work he/she is completing in the classroom and the work assigned for homework/study•Read with your student and discuss what you have read•Work closely with your child’s teachers•Set a goal with your child to improve his/her lexile • 3rd grade (500 – 800)

20. CRCT Resources • www.georgiastandards.org Lists the standards for your child’s grade level Click on “Parents” tab Click on “Testing Resources” Under CRCT Resources –click on “CRCT Study Guides” • Go to your child’s class website for additional CRCT practice links. http://teacherweb.com/GA/InmanElementary/HarperMitchell http://teacherweb.com/GA/InmanElementary/AkinsWatts/

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