SAT Presentation - Spanish Lake Elementary

STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TESTPARENT MEETING

SPANISH LAKE ELEMENTARY GRADES K, 1 & 2

PRESENTED BY: CAROLINA TORRES & MARTHA VARGAS

PARENT GUIDE TO SAT-10

Test Dates: April 10th & 11th, 2012 (make-up 4/12 & 4/13)

SAT 10 - Reading Comprehension and Mathematics: Problem Solving subtests – 1st and 2nd only.

SESAT 2 – Kindergarten - Reading and Math

It is critical that all students be present on the day of the test. The students will feel more comfortable in their own homeroom with their homeroom teacher.

TESTING SCHEDULE

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WHAT IS THE SAT - 10

The SAT–10 is used to measure student achievement in reading and mathematics in grades K-2.

The SAT–10 Multiple choice Data used to compare student nationwide

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SCORES?

Two types of scoresPercentile scores

Range from 1% - 99% (50% is national average)

Stanine scores Range from 1 (low) to 9 (high)

KINDERGARTEN SESAT 2

SENTENCE READING SUBTEST MEASURES STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO COMPREHEND SINGLE, SIMPLE SENTENCES AND TWO RELATED SENTENCES.

CONTENT CLUSTER: PREDICTABLE TEXT

CONTENT CLUSTER: ONSET-RIME

CONTENT CLUSTER: SIMPLE SENTENCE

FIRST GRADE READING SAT

Two Sentence StoriesClozeShort Passages with Questions

LiteraryInformationalFunctional

TWO SENTENCE STORIES

CLOZE

SHORT PASSAGE WITH QUESTIONS

SECOND GRADE READING SAT

Types of text:• Literary• Stories, fables, fairytales

• Informational• Science, Social Studies, material found in textbooks

• Functional• Text about everyday life situations

LITERARY

INFORMATIONAL

FUNCTIONAL

USING THE SAT-TASK CARDS

TIPS TO HELP YOUR CHILD’S TEST SCORES Read for at least 20-30 minutes a day. Get a good night's sleep the night before test day. Eat a nutritious breakfast before school. Bring a sweater! Make sure that your child is in school on testing dates. Encourage your child to listen carefully to all test-taking

directions given by the teacher and to ask questions about any directions that are unclear.

Encourage your child to do his/her best!!!!

EVERYDAY READING OPPORTUNITIES: Cereal Box Newspaper Fast food paper bag Phonebook Addressed & stamped envelope Recipe or easy mix boxes “Waiting room” magazine with educational emphasis Card or board game Book in Spanish Street signs & billboards

www.explorereadingandmath.org (tonight’s presentation will be posted)

Educational websites for primary grades:

www.tickettoread.com www.riverdeep.dadeschools.net www.starfall.com

Thank you for attending! If you have any other questions feel free to contact us.

HELPFUL WEBSITES: