Is your child ready for READ-3? PARENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT SESSION BY KARYNN KATZ, PARENT INVOLVEMENT EDUCATOR FEBRUARY 19, 2015 * 12PM & 6PM COLD SPRING SCHOOL

Importance of Basic Reading Skills o Reading and Comprehension are the foundations for all academic learning. o In grades kindergarten through third, students are primarily learning to read. By the fourth grade, all students should be reading to learn. o Students who cannot read proficiently by grade 4 will struggle to attain reading skills while trying to master advanced content. 2

What is IREAD-3? o IREAD-3 is a standardized assessment that is administered to students enrolled in grade 3. o Achieving proficiency on IREAD-3 fulfills the requirements of Public Law 109, designed to ensure that students can read before the fourth grade. o Every accredited school in the State of Indiana is required to administer the IREAD-3. 3

When is IREAD-3? o IREAD-3 is administered following the ISTEP+ Applied Skills Assessment and before the Multiple Choice Session of ISTEP+. o We will administer the practice test on March o IREAD-3 will be March

What does IREAD-3 assess? o Based on the Indiana Academic Standards, IREAD-3 specifically measures foundational reading standards through grade 3. 5

What does IREAD-3 assess? (Blueprint) 1.Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary Development  Questions may include identifying beginning, middle and ending sounds, identifying synonyms and antonyms, and using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words in a text.  25-35% of the test 6

What does IREAD-3 assess? (Blueprint) 2.Comprehension and Analysis of Nonfiction and Information Text  Questions may include comparing and responding to grade-level informational text by making connections and/or predictions while reading, and identifying important information within text (e.g., problem and solution, cause and effect, main idea.  30-40% of the test 7

What does IREAD-3 assess? (Blueprint) 3.Comprehension and Analysis of Literary Text  Questions may include comparing and responding to grade-level literary text by recalling and/or describing story elements (e.g., plot, character traits and development, problem and solution), and identifying theme and narrator of different literary genres.  30-40% of the test 8

IREAD-3: PASS Pass students demonstrate proficient understanding when reading and responding to grade-level literary and informational texts. Scholars identify and comprehend most new variations of word meaning and new text-based vocabulary. *see handout for specific examples 9

IREAD-3: DID NOT PASS Did Not Pass students demonstrate limited understanding when reading and responding to grade-level literary and informational texts. Students have difficulty identifying and comprehending new variations of word meanings and new text-based vocabulary. *see handout for specific examples 10

Good Cause Exemptions 1.Students who have previously been retained two times prior to 4 th grade. 2.Student with disabilities whose Case Conference Committee has determined that promotion is appropriate. 3.English Learner students whose Individual Learning Plan (ILP) Committee has determined that promotion is appropriate. 11

Sample IREAD-3 Items – Word Analysis  The following IREAD-3 sample items illustrate the type of WORD ANALYSIS items that assess scholars’ analyses of beginning, middle, and ending sounds.  A sample item precedes each set of items.  The teacher reads aloud to students the directions for the sample item only.  Once scholars have answered the sample item and asked any questions, the scholars must answer all questions in this section on their own. 12

Sample IREAD-3 Items – Word Analysis WORD ANALYSIS: BEGINNING SOUNDS 1)Look at the words for Number 1. Find the word that has the same beginning sounds as “grass…grass.” Fill in the circle that goes with the answer you choose. *Teacher reads aloud the bolded question. Scholar must read answers silently. o gray o guest o glove 13

Sample IREAD-3 Items – Word Analysis WORD ANALYSIS: ENDING SOUNDS 1)Look at the words for Number 2. Find the word that has the same ending sounds as “rain…rain.” Fill in the circle that goes with the answer you choose. *Teacher reads aloud the bolded question. Scholar must read answers silently. o sting o done o tiny 14

Sample IREAD-3 Items – Synonyms, Antonyms & Homographs SYNONYMS Once the teacher has read aloud the directions for completing the items in this section and reviewed the sample item, scholars will answer each item on their own. Scholars will need to choose the word that means the same, or about the same, as the underlined word. 1) Was sad o angry o careful o excited o unhappy 15

Sample IREAD-3 Items – Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Read “Snow Hopper.” Then answer numbers 10 &11. 10) The author writes that no one knows for certain where snow fleas go. Which of these words means the opposite of certain? o clear o unsure o worried 16

Sample IREAD-3 Items – Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension 11) Which of these sentences from the passage best tells where snow fleas search for food? o “Lift you hand up, and snow fleas jump off.” o “They look like grains of pepper popping up and down.” o “When the hooks open, the tails spring out, and the snow flea leaps up.” o “In the winter, snow fleas chew dead leaves and plants buried beneath the snow.” 17

Common Questions about IREAD- 3 Which students are required to take the IREAD-3 assessment? All students who take ISTEP+, including those who have been in the country less than one year. When will IREAD-3 results be received? IREAD-3 results are expected back to our school by the first week of April. What happens if my child does not pass IREAD-3? They will be provided with an opportunity for additional remediation and an additional online IREAD-3 testing opportunity during the summer. Will only IREAD-3 results count in determining promotion to grade 4 or will ISTEP+ count as well? Only IREAD-3 is used to determine retention/promotion decisions for regular education students. Special Education students may qualify for a waiver if decided by a case conference committee. 18

Common Questions about IREAD- 3 What are “Good Cause Exemptions?” Students may be determined to be eligible for promotion to 4 th grade only if they are Special Education scholars or have already been retained two times in the school career. Which students must participate in the summer retest session? The IREAD-3 Summer Retest is for Grade 3 students who: Did not pass IREAD-3 in March and have received additional remediation since the test Were absent during the March testing window and need to take the IREAD-3 so they can be promoted to grade 4 OTHER QUESTIONS? 19