Florida Standards Assessment for ELA (English Language Arts) 3rd Grade Clermont Elementary 2018

Purpose of the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Ensures that the State of Florida is providing every child the opportunity to learn and succeed in college, career, and in life. This assessment method allows teachers to emphasize critical thinking, which will provide our students with even greater opportunities to live and learn in Florida. The overall goal of increasing the complexity of the standards is to help our students have the ability to be the best in the nation and provide a strong workforce wherever they choose to go in America!

3rd Grade FSA ELA Multiple Texts- 100-700 words. 56-66 Items, varying question types Informational and Literary (50%-50%) Wide array of topics Multimedia elements

Content Assessed on FSA ELA 50% Informational- non-fiction, informative, charts, graphs, timelines, etc. 50% Literature- fiction, stories Key Ideas and Details- 15%-25% Craft and Structure- 25%-35% Integrations of New Knowledge- 20%-30% Language and Editing- 15%-25%

Question Types Multiple Choice Multi select Two Part Questions Editing Tasks

Range of Reading and Text Complexity

Foundational Skills and Other Standards Phonics and Word Recognition Fluency Writing Standards Speaking and Listening Language Standards- 15-25% Language and Editing

Achievement Scores for FSA ELA Level 3- Considered Satisfactory

Third Grade Promotion Requirements STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR THIRD-GRADE READING Florida law [section 1008.25(5), Florida Statutes (F.S.)] says that third graders who score at Level 1 in reading on the statewide Florida Standards Assessment-English Language Arts (FSA-ELA) must be retained (not promoted to fourth grade). However, children who demonstrate the required reading level through a state-approved alternative standardized reading test or through a student portfolio can be granted a good cause exemption and be promoted to fourth grade. A student will only be retained in third grade once. If your child scores at Level 1, you will be notified by the school that your child will not be promoted to fourth grade until he or she achieves the required reading level. Students who are retained must be given intensive instruction in reading to help them catch up. You will be given information about the intensive instruction that will be provided to help your child make progress in reading. Note: Some students with disabilities, some English language learners (ELL) and some students who have already been retained can receive a good cause exemption and be promoted even though they are not reading at the required level. If your child is not eligible for the good cause exemption, you will be notified as to why your child is not eligible. Please refer to page three of this document for additional information.

What are we doing to prepare your child? We meet with teachers weekly to discuss student data and data trends We have a full-time resource teacher, Mrs. Ward, who works only in 3rd grade classrooms We provide free after-school tutoring for struggling students We identify students in the lowest quartile of our data to provide MTSS interventions, either at the Tier 2 or Tier 3 level Professional Development

Resources for 3rd Grade FLDOE.org- parent guide specifically for 3rd grade FSAssessments.org Raisethebarparents.org Achievethecore.org ReadingRockets.org Lumoslearning.com

Read, Read, and Read Some More! The substantial relationship between parent involvement for the school and reading comprehension levels of classrooms is obvious, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Where parent involvement is low, the classroom mean average (reading score) is 46 points below the national average. Where involvement is high, classrooms score 28 points above the national average - a gap of 74 points. Even after controlling for other attributes of communities, schools, principals, classes, and students, that might confound this relationship, the gap is 44 points.

Florida Standards Assessment for ELA (English Language Arts) 4th and 5th Grade Clermont Elementary 2018

Purpose of the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Ensures that the State of Florida is providing every child the opportunity to learn and succeed in college, career, and in life. This assessment method allows teachers to emphasize critical thinking, which will provide our students with even greater opportunities to live and learn in Florida. The overall goal of increasing the complexity of the standards is to help our students have the ability to be the best in the nation and provide a strong workforce wherever they choose to go in America!

When is the FSA? March 5- Writing- 4th and 5th grade April 18-19- ELA- 5th grade April 25-26- ELA- 4th grade

FSA Writing Students are given multiple sources of information to read- articles, charts, graphs, etc. Students receive a prompt that is either informational/explanatory or opinion Students have two hours to read the articles, read the prompt, plan and organize their essay, write their essay and review what they have written to make any necessary changes. Write Score, Write From the Beginning and Beyond, Model Lessons UCF Writing Buddies for 4th grade

Computer-Based Wide array of topics Multiple Texts- 100- 700 words. Multimedia elements IEP accommodations 56-66 Items, varying question types CBT Worksheets Practice Test Session Informational and Literary (50%-50%)

Content Assessed on FSA ELA 50% Informational- non-fiction, informative, charts, graphs, timelines, etc. 50% Literature- fiction, stories Key Ideas and Details- 15%-25% Craft and Structure- 25%-35% Integrations of New Knowledge- 20%-30% Language and Editing- 15%-25%

Question Types Multiple Choice Multi select Graphic Response Items- drag and drop Two Part Questions Editing Tasks

Achievement Scores for FSA ELA Level 3- Considered Satisfactory

What are we doing to prepare your child? We meet with teachers weekly to discuss student data and data trends We have a full-time resource teacher, Mrs. Musick, who works only in 4th-5th grade classrooms, as well as teaching assistants We provide free after-school tutoring for struggling students We identify students in the lowest quartile of our data to provide MTSS interventions, either at the Tier 2 or Tier 3 level Write Score, Write From the Beginning and Beyond, Model Lessons Professional Development

Resources for 4th and 5th Grade FLDOE.org- parent guide specifically for 3rd grade FSAssessments.org Raisethebarparents.org Achievethecore.org ReadingRockets.org Lumoslearning.com

Read, Read, and Read Some More! The substantial relationship between parent involvement for the school and reading comprehension levels of classrooms is obvious, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Where parent involvement is low, the classroom mean average (reading score) is 46 points below the national average. Where involvement is high, classrooms score 28 points above the national average - a gap of 74 points. Even after controlling for other attributes of communities, schools, principals, classes, and students, that might confound this relationship, the gap is 44 points.