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2013 NYS ELA & MATH Common Core Tests Information for Parents

2013 NYS ELA & MATH Common Core Tests Information for Parents. Presented by Stacey Guadalupe Staff Developer, Museum Magnet School. Grade 3-8 students. NYS ELA exams: April 16-18 NYS MATH exams: April 24-26. What is the ELA exam?. ELA stands for English Language Arts

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2013 NYS ELA & MATH Common Core Tests Information for Parents

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  1. 2013 NYS ELA & MATH Common Core TestsInformation for Parents Presented by Stacey Guadalupe Staff Developer, Museum Magnet School

  2. Grade 3-8 students • NYS ELA exams: April 16-18 • NYS MATH exams: April 24-26

  3. What is the ELA exam? • ELA stands for English Language Arts • It’s a reading, writing and thinking test administered by the New York State Department of Education • It measures how students are meeting specific ELA Common Core Standards

  4. What is the MATH exam? • It measures students’ performance on the Math Common Core Standards • It includes math computations & word problems. • Students must “show their work”

  5. What are the Standards? • Standards are learning outcomes • What students should: • KNOW (knowledge or content) • DO (skills)

  6. What is the Common Core? • ELA (English Language Arts) & Math standards • Elementary school - high school • Adopted by NYS in July 2010

  7. What’s the big deal about the Common Core? • They are for college & career readiness. • They are aligned with international benchmarks. • They have been adopted by 45 states, the District of Columbia & 4 territories thus far.

  8. What the Common Core does not define: • How teachers should teach • All that can or should be taught • The interventions needed for students well below grade level • The full range of support for English language learners and students with special needs • Everything needed to be college and career ready

  9. Who takes the NYS ELA & Math exams? • All students in grades 3-8*. • This includes students with an IEP (individualized instruction plan) or are in a Special Ed. class. However, they will have extended time.

  10. What is on the ELA exam? For all grades – Over the course of 3 days: • Multiple choice questions • 37 questions for grades 3&4 • 63 questions for grades 5-8 • 8 Short response questions • 2 Extended responsequestions (essays)

  11. What is on the ELA exam? For all grades – Over the course of 3 days: • Literary & Informational Text reading passages • Grades 3-4: about the same number of fiction & nonfiction • Grades 5-8: More nonfiction

  12. What is on the MATH exam? For all grades – over the course of 3 days: • Multiple choice questions (61-68 questions) • Short response questions (5-6 questions) • Extended response questions (3-4 questions)

  13. How is the tests scored and what do the scores mean?The results are reported as 4 performance levels.

  14. How do parents find out about test scores? • Preliminary “cut” scores – met/did not meet standard -- are released in June • Summer school & hold over decisions are made in response to cut scores • Students attending summer school re-take NYS exams • In August, final NYS test scores released • Parents can log onto ARIS for scores • In September, parents receive a test report

  15. How are test results used? • To guide classroom instruction. • Schools use the results from the NYS Test to help them make decisions about promotion to next grade. • For placement in extra help programs during school, after school or during summer school.

  16. What can families do to help support students with the exams? • Make sure students are reading everyday at home – fiction AND informational text • Have children come to school everyday and on time (including the extra support for at-risk students for 37.5 minutes at the beginning of the day). • Communicate with your child’s teacher.

  17. What can families do to help support students with the exams? • Have your students do SUCCESS MAKER at home (especially during the Spring Recess) • Success Maker is an online technology ELA & Math skills program designed for student’s individual learning paths.

  18. On the day of the exam make sure your child has: • Had a good night’s sleep • Eaten breakfast • Has their eyeglasses

  19. Teachers College research indicated that students have to read at least 8 hours a week(in school and at home) to get high level 3 and level 4 on the ELA exam.

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