Eagle Plains Public School EQAO Information Night (Education Quality and Accountability Office)

Agenda  General Information about EQAO  Sample EQAO Questions  EQAO Website  Helpful Tips for Parents  Questions and Answers

What is EQAO?  Standardized assessment based on the Ministry Expectations, administered by the Province in Grade 3 and Grade 6  The Assessments cover; READING WRITING MATHEMATICS  It assesses a student’s learning up to their current grade level (Grade 6 EQAO assesses the learning done between Grades 4-6)  It is a way to check students’ preparedness for the Grade 9 Assessment in Mathematics and the Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test

Differences Between a Classroom Assessment and EQAO Assessment Classroom Assessment  assessment for learning  based on where the student is with respect to the Grade 3 or 6 Ontario Curriculum expectations  a variety of accommodations based on student needs - greater teacher support  a variety of tools, strategies, approaches and formats EQAO Assessment  assessment of learning  based on the Grade 3 or 6 Ontario Curriculum expectations  limited accommodations based on EQAO criteria  written responses only  independent demonstration  prescribed timed tasks

EQAO at Eagle Plains  The assessment is completed over days.  Gr. 3 week of May 25 th  Gr. 6 week of June 1 st  The total assessment is hours long.  2 hours per day (approximately)  Students complete;  2 language books.  1 mathematics book.  Your child will write the assessment in his/her classroom with their classroom teacher.

Grade 3 Types of Reading Questions 4 Vocabulary 4 Phonological awareness 4 Retelling 4 Parts of speech 4 Conventions 4 Non-fiction 4 Parts of story 4 Author’s style 4 Making connections 4 Inferring 4 Opinion vs. fact 4 Theme, style and genre

What is EQAO Looking for in Reading?  higher-order thinking  comprehension of details and main ideas  justification - finding proof  think and search - locating information  drawing conclusions and making inferences  Making relevant connections-text to text, text to self, text to world  developing supported opinions

What is EQAO Looking for in Reading?  critical thinking and analysis  understanding author’s intentions  vocabulary and meaningful substitutions  Big Idea and Life Lessons

After reading a short story...

What EQAO is Looking for in WRITING  thorough planning  complexity of ideas  flow, sequence  level of detail/description  sense of audience, voice, purpose, form  vocabulary, sentence structures  conventions, paragraphs

Writing Assessment

EQAO Grade 3 Mathematics Assessment The first section of the booklet will consist of 6 or 7 questions, which are multiple choice. Students are not allowed to use manipulatives to answer these questions. The second part of section 1 and section 2 consist of short answer problem solving questions and multiple choice, where students are allowed to use calculators and manipulatives.

Mathematics Assessment Grade 3 The test covers all strands of the mathematics curriculum which are:  Number Sense and Numeration – representing and comparing numbers, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, representing money amounts, counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, 25’s, and 100  Geometry – comparing angles to a right angle; 2D and 3D shapes; movement on a grid map; and flips, slides and turns  Patterning and Algebra – number patterns, attribute patterns, using tables to record patterns, equations  Data Management – graphing and probability  Measurement – measuring distance; telling time to the nearest 5 minutes and relating units of time; temperature benchmarks; area and perimeter; mass, and capacity of objects;

Sample Math Questions

Grade 6 Reading Skills Assessed 4 Understanding explicitly stated information and ideas 4 Understanding implicitly stated information and ideas 4 Making connections between information and ideas 4 Understanding in literary, graphic and informational texts

Grade 6 Reading Skills 4 Demonstrate understanding in literary, graphic and informational texts 4 Recognize text features and stylistic elements and demonstrate how they help communicate meaning

After reading a short story...

Grade 6 Writing Skills Assessed 4 using knowledge of form and style  spelling, grammar, punctuation 4 develop and organize content 4 apply knowledge of language conventions and present written work effectively

Grade 6 Writing Assessment

Parent Resources

 Last 5 years of assessments  Example of the New Layout

Parent/Student Tips You can encourage your grade 3 student by :  take advantage of the on-line math skills in Prodigy  Sit with your child and experience the literacy skills to be learned with RAZ-Kids

Parent/Student Tips  Grade 6 student Math support:

 Mathfrog supports students and parents

Parent/Student Tips You can support your child by :  Ensuring he/she has adequate sleep before the test  Providing proper nutrition  Sending a water bottle with your child  Encouragement – talk with your child about what they did

What will be reported on for the EQAO Assessment? Individual Student Report:  Overall results for reading, writing and mathematics  Comparative data showing individual student results in relation to school, board and provincial results

 A copy of this presentation is available as a link on the Eagle Plains Home page.

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