1. Feb 26 th and 28 th, 2013 P.S. 174 Q

2. State Test Information: Students  Students in third through fifth grade will take the NYS ELA and Mathematics exam.  Certain English Language Learners are exempt from the NYS ELA. If you have questions about exemption please contact your child’s classroom or ELL teacher.  Fourth grade students will take a state science exam. An additional workshop will be held to provide information.

3. State Test Information: Dates  ELA April 16 th, 17 th, and18 th  Math April 24 th, 25 th, and 26 th

4. State Test Information: Timing English language Arts English Language Arts GradeBook Estimated Time of Completion Maximum Time of CompletionDay Administered 3150 Minutes70 Minutes1 250 Minutes70 Minutes2 3 450 Minutes70 Minutes3 Total Estimated Time:150 Minutes 4150 Minutes70 Minutes1 250 Minutes70 Minutes2 3 450 Minutes 3 Total Estimated Time:150 Minutes 5 170 Minutes90 Minutes1 270 Minutes90 Minutes2 3 450 Minutes90 Minutes3 Total Estimated Time:190 Minutes

5. ELA State Test: Question Breakdown Grade Three

6. ELA State Test: Question Breakdown Grade Four

7. ELA State Test: Question Breakdown Grade Five

8. Key Common Core ELA Changes  Fifty percent nonfiction text and fifty percent literary text  Education officials have said the new tests will include longer passages of higher complexity and rigor  Tests are expected to be more challenging

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10. Sample Question

11. State Test Information: Timing Mathematics Mathematics GradeBook Estimated Time of Completion Maximum Time of Completion Day Administered 3150 Minutes70 Minutes1 250 Minutes70 Minutes2 350 Minutes70 Minutes3 Total Estimated Time:150 Minutes 4150 Minutes70 Minutes1 250 Minutes70 Minutes2 3 90 Minutes3 Total Estimated Time:170 Minutes 5 150 Minutes90 Minutes1 250 Minutes90 Minutes2 370 Minutes90 Minutes3 Total Estimated Time:170 Minutes

12. Math State Test: Question Breakdown Grade Three

13. Math State Test: Question Breakdown Grade Four

14. Math State Test: Question Breakdown Grade Five

15. Difference in Math Exam

17. Links  http://engageny.org/resource/test- guides-for-english-language-arts- and-mathematics http://engageny.org/resource/test- guides-for-english-language-arts- and-mathematics  http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/Co mmonCoreLibrary/default.htm http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/Co mmonCoreLibrary/default.htm