1. Created by Lori Sekhr 2016 South Lake High School
FSA ELA Reading
Created by Lori Sekhr 2016 South Lake High School

2. General Testing Information
The FSA exam consists of three testing sessions.
The first session evaluates students on writing standards, the second and third evaluate reading standards.
In order to receive an FSA score, students must take all three test sessions.
The reading sessions take place on two consecutive days.
Sessions consist of a 180 minute computer based exam.
Students will have the opportunity to log-in to the testing interface for practice using the testing tools before their exam day.
You MUST pass your FSA ELA Reading Exam to graduate high school

3. Types of Texts that May Appear on the Exam
Primary Sources (historical documents, essays, letter, journals, diaries)
Articles (magazine, newspaper, editorials, encyclopedia)
Functional Materials (consumer documents, embedded graphics and text, how-to articles, brochures, schedules, web pages)
Literary Nonfiction (biographical sketches, diaries, essays, critiques)
Literary Fiction (short stories, poetry, historical fiction, fables, folk tales, legends, myths, drama)

4. What will the Reading and Language Component Most Likely Include?
Passages of words
Grade-level complexity
Hot Text—Click on words, phrases, or sentences or drag and drop items into a chart
Multiple Choice—Select the one correct answer
Multi-Select—Select all correct answers or a specified number of correct answers
Open Response—Type an answer in the box
Two-Part Hot Text-two questions, the second built on the first, often open response and hot text, multiple choice and hot text, or two open response questions
Proofreading—Click on each of five highlighted sections of text and type the section correctly

5. Hot Text
Multiple Choice

6. Open Response
Multi- Select

7. Edit Response/Proofread

8. What DOK Level Will Questions Be?
DOK Level 1: 10-20% of the questions:
recall,
restate, tell
identify
define
who, what, where, why and when
list, arrange
label
use

9. DOK Level 2: 60-80-% of the questions
Predict
Modify
Estimate
Compare
Relate
Interpret
Distinguish
Infer
Use context clues
Construct
Graph
Summarize

10. DOK Level 3: 10-20% of the questions
develop a logical argument
draw conclusions
cite evidence
investigate
critique
hypothesize
Formulate
Assess

11. FSA Achievement Levels
Inadequate:
Highly likely to need substantial support for the next grade
Level 2
Below Satisfactory:
Likely to need substantial support for the next grade
Level 3
(Passing)
Satisfactory:
May need additional support for the next grade

12. Achievement Levels continued…
Proficient:
Likely to excel in the next grade
Level 5
Mastery:
Highly likely to excel in the next grade

13. FSA Scale Scores for Achievement Levels
Grade 9 ELA
Grade 10 ELA
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3: (passing)
Level 4:
Level 5:
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3: (passing)
Level 4:
Level 5:

14. Your Assignment Today…..
Consider the reading instruction you have received and the work you have done to improve as a reader. Do you feel you are prepared to be successful on the FSA English Language Reading Exams Part I and Part II? Why or why not? In what areas do you excel? In which could you use more review and instruction? Write your response on a sheet of notebook paper. This will serve as your assignment for today and will be submitted to your English instructor.