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WELCOME
Grade 6
Mrs. Leger & Mrs. Barry
January 12, 2012
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HOW IS READING APPROACHEDAT PPCMS-WEST CAMPUS?Decision-based data
Class placement
Technology
Best practices teaching methodology
School- wide reading program
Content area teachers emphasize reading
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NOT LIKE BEFORE
FCAT test gets progressively more difficult each year
By 2014, 100% of students are expected to reach proficiency!!
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FICTION VS. NON FICTION
Released Test Item6th/7th – 60% Informational
40% Literary
8th – 70% Informational 30% Literary
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6TH GRADE ONLINE ASSESSMENT
• No note taking, writing in the margins
• No underlining, circling key terms
• Highlight and strike through feature
• Need to develop strategies such as thinking aloud
• Use online textbooks, research, reading for leisure (nooks, Kindle, ereader)
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FOUR REPORTING CATEGORIES FOR FCAT READING
1.Vocabulary2.Reading Application3.Literary Analysis4.Informational Test/Research
Process
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VOCABULARY - MANIPULATING LANGUAGE• Words and Phrases in Context
• Analyze words/text
• Conclusions/inferences
• Context
• Figurative Language
• “Charge”
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VOCABULARY – MULTIPLE MEANINGS
• Who’s in charge?
• He was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor
• “Charge!” ordered the general at the battle.
• “Cash or charge?” asked the waitress.
• Is your battery charged?
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READING APPLICATION
• Author’s purpose
• Main Idea/details
• Cause and effect
• Organizational patterns
• Comparing and contrasting items in different texts
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LITERARY ANALYSIS – FICTION/NONFICTION
• Elements of fiction• Authors use of allusions and
descriptive language • Text features
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INFORMATIONAL TEXT/RESEARCH PROCESS• Text features
• Synthesizes information (within text)
• Strong vs. weak argument
• Validity/accuracy of information
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RELEASED TESTS
Our only primary source for predicting what kinds of questions are asked.
State Releases FCAT tests for different grade levels.
8th grade was released in 2005
6th was release in 2006
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CLASS PLACEMENT
• Placed by Reading levels 1-5
• All 6th graders take Reading
• All levels 1 have two reading classes per day
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TECHNOLOGY
• Reading Counts/SRI
• Students on average will read 20 grade level novels and be tested this year
• FCAT Explorer/FCAT Focus
• All students will have completed the online State preparatory guide by testing date
• Study Island
• Ace Reader
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READING COUNTS IS HW• Reading a Novel is REAL Homework!!
• Review textbooks when a student “has no homework”
• Model reading books at home
• Discuss literature and world events
• Make Connections!!
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HOW CAN YOU HELP? Visit the library regularly to borrow books,
do research, and use computer resources. Make sure your child has regular place for
study and time to study. Ask your child daily about schoolwork and
activities. Have family time to talk about books and
take turns reading out loud. Ask and help your child write notes and
letters.
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HOW CAN YOU HELP?
• Limit television viewing and video game playing• Plan time for homework daily; if no homework, time should be spent reading.
• Plan time at the library to increase awareness of materials available.
• Ask your child to review a movie or book for you, either verbally or in writing.
• Develop a family newsletter or family history. Have your child interview older family members to find out how times have changed.
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NOW, TO…..MATH FCAT
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FCAT MATH TEST DESIGNTwo 60 minutes sessions on the
same day.
Approximately 60-65 questions
Two types of questions:Multiple choiceGridded response
Reference Sheet ProvidedCan not use a calculator Not a computation test
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6th
Grade
Fractions, Ratios,
Proportional
Relationships and
Statistics
Expressions
And
Equations
Geometry and Measurement
40% 40% 20%
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Nathan paid $2 for each of the 3 books he bought at a bookstore. He can use the expression 3 x 2 to find the total amount he paid for the 3 books. Which of the following is equal to 3 x 2 ?
3 + 3 + 3 2 + 2 + 2 3 + 2 + 3 2 x 3 + 3
ANSWER: B
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GRIDDED RESPONSE QUESTION
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TEST-TAKING TIPS
Get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast the morning of the test.
Underline important words.
Cross out answer choices you know are wrong.
Do the easy questions first.
Change an answer only when you are sure the first answer is wrong.
Mark an answer for every question
Be sure each answer is marked in the right place.
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HELPFUL WEBSITESMATH
WWW.CONNECTED.MCGRAW-HILL.COM (TEXTBOOK WEBSITE)
HTTP://FCAT.FLDOE.ORG/
WWW.FCATEXPLORER.COMWWW.STUDYGUIDEZONE.COM/FCATTEST.HTM
STUDYISLAND.COM
READING
HTTP://WWW.EDINFORMATICS.COM/TESTING/TESTING.HTM
WRITING
HTTP://WWW.CREATIVEWRITINGPROMPTS.COM/#
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FOR COPIES OF THIS PRESENTATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE WWW.PINESCHARTER.NET.
West Campus General Tab
FCAT Family Night PowerPoint Presentation
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION, AND DEDICATION.
TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS!
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MATH FCAT
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FCAT MATH TEST DESIGNTwo 60 minutes sessions on the same day.
Approximately 60-65 questions
Two types of questions: Multiple choice Gridded response
Reference Sheet ProvidedCan not use a calculator Not a computation test
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6th
Grade
Fractions, Ratios,
Proportional
Relationships and
Statistics
Expressions
And
Equations
Geometry and Measurement
40% 40% 20%
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Nathan paid $2 for each of the 3 books he bought at a bookstore. He can use the expression 3 x 2 to find the total amount he paid for the 3 books. Which of the following is equal to 3 x 2 ?
3 + 3 + 3 2 + 2 + 2 3 + 2 + 3 2 x 3 + 3
ANSWER: B
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GRIDDED RESPONSE QUESTION
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TEST-TAKING TIPS
Get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast the morning of the test.
Underline important words.
Cross out answer choices you know are wrong.
Do the easy questions first.
Change an answer only when you are sure the first answer is wrong.
Mark an answer for every question
Be sure each answer is marked in the right place.
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HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD PREPARE FOR THE MATH FCAT.Make sure your child is completing his or her homework.Calculate tips and total bill while dining out.Compute gas mileage. Figure out percentages while shopping: taxes, sales,
discounts, rebates. Practice math facts every day. (Great websites
available)While cutting up a pizza, a pie, or a cake, talk about
fractions. Discuss conversions using household items, i.e., 2 liter
bottles/gallon of milk. Point out graphs and charts in newspapers and discuss
the findings and how displayed.
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TESTING DATES
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HELPFUL WEBSITESMATH
WWW.CONNECTED.MCGRAW-HILL.COM (TEXTBOOK WEBSITE)
HTTP://FCAT.FLDOE.ORG/
WWW.FCATEXPLORER.COMWWW.STUDYGUIDEZONE.COM/FCATTEST.HTM
STUDYISLAND.COM
READING
HTTP://WWW.EDINFORMATICS.COM/TESTING/TESTING.HTM
WRITING
HTTP://WWW.CREATIVEWRITINGPROMPTS.COM/#
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FOR COPIES OF THIS PRESENTATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE WWW.PINESCHARTER.NET.
West Campus General Tab
FCAT Family Night PowerPoint Presentation
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION, AND DEDICATION.
TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS!
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HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD PREPARE FOR THE MATH FCAT.Make sure your child is completing his or her homework.Calculate tips and total bill while dining out.Compute gas mileage. Figure out percentages while shopping: taxes, sales,
discounts, rebates. Practice math facts every day. (Great websites
available)While cutting up a pizza, a pie, or a cake, talk about
fractions. Discuss conversions using household items, i.e., 2 liter
bottles/gallon of milk. Point out graphs and charts in newspapers and discuss
the findings and how displayed.
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THANK-YOU FOR COMING!!