FSA Parent Night 2/3 Learning Community Parent Night February, 2015

FSA 0 Administration Dates 0 Reading –March 31 st and April 2 nd 0 Math –April 7 th and April 9 th

Florida Statute 0 If a student does not score at least a level 2 on the FSA, they are to be mandatorily retained. [Florida Statute § (5)(c)4] 0 Options for a “Good Cause Promotion” 0 Already been retained in elementary AND have an IEP or 504 with a demonstrated reading difficulty 0 Scoring at the 45%ile or above on SAT-10 in reading comprehension SBE Rule 6A (1)(a) 0 Benchmark Portfolio – ongoing from the beginning of the year

SAT-10 Options 0 Administration of the SAT-10 will occur the week after Spring Break until April 17 th 0 Administration of SAT-10 – End of 3 rd Grade Summer Reading Camp (mandatory attendance)

Recap 0 If your child scores to the equivalent to a level 1 on FSA Reading, they will have 3 chances to achieve a good cause promotion: 0 Score at the 45%ile or above on the spring administration of SAT-10 (Form A) 0 Score at the 45%ile or above on the end of summer administration of the SAT-10 (Form H) 0 Have a satisfactory Benchmark Portfolio 0 Evidence that all benchmarks assessed by FSA are met by receiving a grade of 70% or better. 0 All work must be done independently. 0 All passages used must match FSA standards in length, genre & complexity

FSA Preparation 0 Making Meaning + Making Meaning Vocabulary 0 Combining our regular reading comprehension practice with test taking strategies 0 Stamina Building 0 SAT 10, Gates, FAIR 0 Familiarity with the Question Style 0 FSA Homework (3 rd grade only)

Comprehension Practice 0 Developmental Studies Center 0 Making Meaning & Making Meaning Vocabulary 0 HeadSprout Reading (Tiered Support) 0 Find the Fact! 0 Clue Words 0 Mostly About 0 Vocabulary 0 FSA style practice (3 rd grade only) 0 Daily Conferring

Test Taking Strategies 0 No more “read the question first” 0 Focused reading with text marking 0 Prove it! 0 RULE: 0 R: Read the passage! 0 U: Underline key details 0 L: eLiminate the wrong answers 0 E: Evidence, go find it!

Stamina Building 0 Start with one passage and questions, then build to two passages and questions 0 Help children recognize when their thinking goes astray 0 Not to worry about time, just stay focused! 0 Daily IDR time 0 Home Reading

Familiarity with Question Style 0 FSA uses known words, prompts and style for each kind of question 0 Example: “Select the sentence from the article that demonstrates...” “What does the author suggest by the phrase...” “Part A: Select the statement that describes the main idea of the article. Part B: Select a sentence from the article that best supports your answer.” 0 Help students become familiar with what the question is asking them to do.

FSA Homework- 3 rd Grade Only 0 Goes home every Monday, due the following Monday morning with reading log. 0 Counts towards minutes of reading 0 Great opportunity to increase their understanding through having discussions with your student at home! 0 Feel free to make the corrections at home!

Working at Home 0 Website (FSA Portal) 0 fsaassessments.org 0 Homework 0 Math Practice 0 Reading Practice 0 Ask us!

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