NEW YORK STATE ELA TEST Presented by Trina Lester Luna

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Test Overview- Grade 5 Day 1Day 2Day 3 6 reading passages 42 multiple choice questions Reading Standards 1 reading passage 7 multiple choice questions Reading Standards 2 reading passages 3 short response 1 extended response Reading and Writing Standards 3 passages 5 short response 1 extended response Reading and Writing Standards 90 minutes

Test Overview-Grades 3&4 Day 1Day 2Day 3 5 reading passages 30 multiple choice questions Reading Standards 1 reading passage 7 multiple choice questions Reading Standards 2 reading passages 3 short response 1 extended response Reading and Writing Standards 3 reading passages 5 short response 1 extended response Reading and Writing Standards 70 minutes

Reading Genres LiteraryInformationalArgument Fiction Realistic Historical Folktale Fable Myth Letter Play Non-Fiction Biography Autobiography NF story Memoir Personal Narrative Procedural All About Interview Expository with titles, subtitles and without Opinion Letters Letter Speech Advertisement Op Ed Feature articles

Test Design Grades 3 & 4Grade 5 Literary4-7 passages4-8 passages Informational4-7 passages4-8 passages

Test Design

Scoring the Test Multiple Choice Grades 3 & Questions Grade Questions Short Answer 8 2 points each Extended Response 2 4 points each

Test Prep Reading Starting March 16 th Assessment Based Transfer and apply learning from previous units Maneuver through the test Revisit reading informational, literature, argument Week of reading mixed genres Targeted small group instruction based on assessment

Test Prep Writing Start March 16 th Writing short response Reading and interpreting, making decisions about how to frame extended response questions Drafting and revising extended response questions using rubrics and checklists

What can I do at home? Read often Many genres Longer stretches of time Flexible Problem solving Good night sleep Eat breakfast Keep kids calm Do Not: Allow kids repeated practice making mistakes Read test or test prep passages over and over and answer questions

Magazines Highlights Sports Illustrated Kids National Geographic Kids (big kid version) American Girl Cricket Cobblestone (Historical)