1. Mrs. Volpe Mater Academy Elementary School February 4, 2015 - Room 308
Parent Night
Mrs. Volpe
Mater Academy Elementary School
February 4, Room 308

2. What is the Florida State Assessment?
The *new* Florida State Standards call for a new assessment.
The FSA will show whether or not a student is mastering the new standards.
State Standardized Test for ELA and Math
Students are no longer taking the FCAT.

3. The Florida Standards Why Are We Changing?
Emphasize success for future college readiness
Provide more rigorous content and application of knowledge
Place emphasis on critical and analytical thinking
Establish clear, consistent guidelines for instruction throughout the state.
Students must be better prepared to compete in the global job market with a skill set and knowledge base that is changing as new technologies and careers evolve. These standards will drive this change.

4. ELA March 16-17 Math April 1-2 Paper-Based
What are the Dates?
ELA March 16-17
Math April 1-2
Paper-Based

5. How will the test affect my child?
The FSA exam is ONE of the 4 opportunities for promotion to fourth grade.
3rd Grade is a pass or fail year.
There are four opportunities that your child has for promotion to the next grade level.
-FSA
-Portfolio – series of reading passages with benchmarks to be met
-ASRA – taken the last week of school after a miniboot camp
-SAT?? – taken at the end of summer school
**Summer School will be mandatory for students that do not pass the FSA. Failure to participate will effect enrollment for the upcoming school year.**

6. 4th Grade Promotion
If a student’s reading deficiency is not remedied by the end of third grade, as demonstrated by scoring at level 2 on the FSA in reading for grade 3 the student must be retained.
Exemptions
Portfolio-
Administered during the 2nd semester
All 3rd grade students will complete portfolio
Administered in a span of several weeks. Students will complete one passage each week.
Is the 2nd opportunity for a student to be promoted to grade 4
Student must demonstrate mastery of each benchmark
ASRA-
Administered the last 2 weeks of school
Participants
Students scoring a level 1
Students without a passing reading portfolio
Represents the 3rd opportunity within the school year prior to retention

7. What does the FSA look like??
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Stop and review the FSA Sample Reading Test and the FSA Sample Math Test to review question types.

8. Which tests will my child take? How long is the FSA?
English Language Arts and Listening
2 Test Days
2 Test Sessions
80 minutes each session
56-60 Test Items
Mathematics
60-64 Test Items

9. Will my child receive any accommodations?
Students that are ESOL Levels I, II, III, or IV receive extended time.
Other students may receive accommodations on a case by case basis.

10. FSA English Language Arts Test Breakdown
Key Ideas and Details
15-25%
and Editing
Language
Knowledge and Ideas
Integration of
20-30%
Craft and Structure
25-35%
*Please refer to Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) Grade 3
Handout for more information.

11. FSA Mathematics Test Breakdown
Fractions
17%
Measurement, Data, and Geometry
35%
Operation, Algebraic Thinking, and Numbers in Base 10
48%
*Please refer to Mathematics Florida Standards (MAFS)
Grade 3 Handout for more information.

12. How can I prepare my child for the FSA?
Use Technology.
Read together EVERY night.
Use FSA Task Cards.
Ask you child questions.
Make sure your child is using TEXT EVIDENCE.
Review multiplication and division tables.
-Reading and comprehension questions can be in English OR Spanish.
Use technology to help reinforce skills being taught in the classroom.
Read with your child EVERY night, at least min.
Use the FSA Task cards to ask them questions about what is being read.
Ask your child questions about what he or she is learning in class.
Make sure you child is going back into the text to answer reading comprehension questions.
Review the TIMES TABLES and DIVISION TABLES daily. You can practice in the car, at breakfast, at the store.

13. How are we helping your child?
FSA Tutoring program
Using the computer lab weekly to complete i-Ready
Differentiated Instruction
Modeling and sharing activities to practice the skills
Students use RACE writing strategies and math strategies.
-FSA Tutoring program-Reading and Math
-i-Ready is a program that we have been using this school year to help bridge the gap in foundational skills in math and reading
-In class interventions that include: differentiated instruction – small groups and WonderWorks
-Students have a lot of modeling, and sharing activities. Students use RACE writing strategies and math strategies.

14. English Language Arts (ELA) Tips- What to do with your child
•There will be a reading portion for both the Writing and ELA portion.
•Consistent reading every night. • minutes of Reading per day! ANY Reading is good!
Ask about what they are Reading
•Ask them to explain their homework
•Focus on vocabulary in context.
•Make sure they are practicing reading and Math at home using Reading Plus, Reflex Math, and MyOn.

15. Additional recommendations…
Studies show that students who complete the following number of sessions using instructional technology are more likely to pass the FSA:
Reading Plus: 40 Sessions / Reach grade level passages.-Level C

16. Questions Types ELA For all sections on the FSA test…
•There are six different types of questions…(different from the FCAT.)
Multiple Choice
Multi-Select: More than one answer should be chosen.
Two part questions: two questions pertaining to the same topic.
Open Response: 1-3 sentences (Just enough to answer the question and support it from the text)
Hot Text: highlights the sentence
Graphics: interacting with the text

17. Example FSA ELA Questions

18. Question Types Math Ask students to show their work.
Students should be able to explain how they arrived at the final answer.
Students should closely read all word problems to better understand the task.
Students should underline, highlight, or circle key words in words problems.
Help students follow these steps:
What I need to find?
What information do I need to use?
How will I use the information?
Solve the problems
Explain your answer.

19. Example FSA ELA Questions

20. Example FSA ELA Questions
Main Idea:
PART A:
Select the statement that is the main idea of the article.
PART B:
Select the sentence from the article that supports your answer.
Character Traits:
Part A:
How does the main character feel in the paragraph below?
Part B:
Select the sentences that show this feeling.

21. Example FSA ELA Questions
2 Part and Hot Text
2 part have part A and part B
Part A: How does the main character, Eddie, feel in the paragraph below?
“Juice should be orange, purple, or red” Mary said. “It’s definitely not supposed to be green!” He knew his sister might have to be coaxed into trying the new drink. “This will be something new” Eddie told her. “It’s fun to try new things”.
 angry
 Adventurous
 Confused
 Frustrated
Part B: Which sentences show this feeling? (Hot Text)
Juice should be orange, purple, or red” Mary said. “It’s definitely not supposed to be green!” Hi knew his sister might have to be coaxed into trying the new drink. “This will be something new Eddie told her. “It’s fun to try new things”.

22. Example FSA Math Questions

23. Example FSA Math Questions
Tom planted 5 rows of flowers with 7 flowers in each row. Write a multiplication equation that shows the number of flowers in Tom’s rectangular shaped garden?
(Equation Response)
Tom told Mary he planted 48 flowers in the rectangular-shaped garden. Select the correct sentence Mary could use to describe how the flowers were planted?
(Multiple Choice Response)

24. The Night Before the FSA?
What do I do…
Make sure your child gets enough sleep.
The Night Before the FSA?
Eat a normal breakfast.
Talk to your child.
Arrive at school early.
The Morning of the FSA?

25. FSA Practice Test & Task Cards
content/uploads/2014/06/FL_PT_QuickGuide_ pdf
Reading Question Task Cards Grade 3
Cards/LAFS%20Question%20Task%20Cards%20Grade%203.pdf
The purpose of these training tests is to become familiar with the system, functionality, and item types; the tests are not intended to guide classroom instruction.  Descriptions and response instructions for each item type are included in the Training Test User Guide that may be accessed in the “Resources” pages of this portal.  Users should refer to the tutorials or the guide to familiarize themselves with the different features and response instructions for each item type.

26. FSA portal
Click on
Students and Parents.

27. Relax and Laugh

28. Questions. Email me at dvolpe@materelementary
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