LISA MULLINS COORDINATOR, ELA/SOCIAL STUDIES (903) ELA UPDATE 1 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

SSIG Consolidated Report Report is now available in eGrants. Report is due September 30, 2010 Even if a district didn’t receive SSIG Funds, the Consolidated Report must be submitted to report early assessment information. The SSIG Application is due October 15, 2010 Note changes in reporting for (refer to August 6 th letter) 2 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced, displayed, modified or distributed without the express prior written permission of the copyright holder. For permission, contact

Student Success Initiative A district should provide accelerated instruction for students in grades 3-8 The accelerated instruction should identify the needs of the student and be specific and prescriptive July 1 st TEA letter – “accelerated instruction must occur after each administration of the test, including the third administration.” Deadline for submitting an expedited waiver to adjust the timeline for accelerated instruction for school year is September 30, Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) Grades 3-8 Reading Grades 4 and 7 Writing English I, II and III 4 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

STAAR Timeline Spring 2011  Grades 3-8 reading field test embedded in TAKS  Grades 4 and 7 writing stand-alone field tests in early April  English I - first operational assessment  English II and III – stand alone field tests Spring 2012  First STAAR assessments – all courses/grades  English I counts toward graduation for first time 9 th graders  TAKS ELA tests continue for grade 10 and exit level 5 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

New Assessment Design STAAR 3-8 and High School Linked to college and career readiness TEKS eligible for assessment split into two categories  Readiness standards, defined as those TEKS considered necessary for success in the current grade/course and important for preparedness in the grade/course that follows % of assessments items  Supporting standards, defined as those TEKS which are important to teach but which will receive less emphasis by being assessed across years/administrations – 35-40% of assessments skills 6 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

English I, II and III Advanced high school course readiness measure for English I and II College and career readiness measure for English III Scores reported separately for reading and writing Students retest only in the section they fail 7 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

Reading Test Design Grades 3-8 and High School Literary strand: fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry and drama (drama begins at grade 4) Informational strand: expository and persuasive (persuasive begins at grade 5) Fiction and expository reading are considered readiness genres from grade 3 through HS Literary nonfiction, poetry, drama and persuasive reading are considered supporting genres Procedural elements embedded in informational pieces and media literacy embedded in either literary or informational pieces 8 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

Reading Test Design Grades 3-8 and High School Word count attached to overall test rather than to individual pieces, as in TAKS Maximum word count increases from grade to grade but is consistant at high school Number of pieces included on a test can vary from year to year, dependent on length (e.g., at grade 5, 3- 4 individual pieces and one pair) Different numbers of questions attached to different- length pieces 9 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

Reading Test Design Grades 3-8 and High School Pairs can mix strands and genres Literary – Literary (e.g. fiction-poetry, literary nonfiction-drama, fiction-literary nonfiction) Informational – Informational (e.g. expository- expository, expository-persuasive) Literary - Informational (e.g. fiction-expository, poetry-expository, literary nonfiction-persuasive) 10 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

Writing Test Design Grades 4 and 7 and High School Assessments at grades 4 and 7 administered over two days; writing component of English I, II and III administered on Day 1 of test (with reading component on day 2) Field test embedded for grade 7 and English I, II and III Abbreviated stand-alone field test for grade 4 every three years 11 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

Revision and Editing Grades 4 and 7 and High School Revision and editing assessed separately, with increased focus on revision as students become more experienced and skilled writers For Grade 4, 32% of multiple-choice score from revision and 68% of score from editing For Grade 7, 40% of multiple-choice score from revision, and 60% of score from editing For English I, II and III, 50% of multiple-choice score from revision and 50% of score from editing 12 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

Revision and Editing Grades 4 and 7 and High School Revision focused on effectiveness: introduction (controlling ideas) and conclusion, organization, progression, development, language/word choice, and sentences. Editing focused on correctness (conventions) Example of high school revision question: Steven wants to more effectively establish the controlling idea in his paper. Which revision of sentence 5 can help him accomplish his goal? 13 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

Revision and Editing Grades 4 and 7 and High School Dictionaries allowed on entire test including revising and editing in HS ELA Glossary idea in grades 3-5 reading Grades 6, 7 and 8 - dictionaries  7 th grade writing  6 th and 8 th grade reading 4 th Grade – no dictionaries on writing assessment Will be able to use hand held, hard copy, Spanish and English versions of dictionaries 14 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

Composition Grades 4 and 7 and High School Students will write two one-page compositions addressing different types of writing Grade 4 – personal narrative and expository Grade 7 – personal narrative (with extension and expository) English I – literary and expository English II – expository and persuasive English III – persuasive and analytic Compositions will be weighted equally No “gatekeeper” (automatic fail for a 1) 15 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.

September Postings on STAAR STAAR overview Test blueprints Assessed curriculum documents called reporting categories (no longer called objectives) as well as readiness and supporting standards Schematics 16 Copyright 2010 by Region 7 Education Service Center. All rights reserved.