2018-2019Grade3

FSAParentMeeting

*  TheFloridaStandardsarethecontentstandardsthatidentifythe

expectationsforwhatstudentsenrolledinFloridaschoolsneedtoknowandbeabletodo.

*  MeasuresstudentperformancebasedontheFloridaStateStandards.

*  Informationfromtheassessmentisusedtodrivestudentinstruction.

*  TheFloridaStandards,adoptedbytheStateBoardofEducationinFebruary2014,prepareFloridastudentsforsuccessincollege,career,andlifebyemphasizinganalyticalthinking.Measures student performance based on the FloridInformation from the assessment is used to drive student instruction.

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WhatistheFloridaStandardAssessment?

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HowwilltheFSAaffectmychildfor4thgradepromotion?

FSAELA

3rdFSAELA– AdminsteredonWednesday,Thursday,April4,2019.April3andMustreceiveanFSALevel2orhigher

3rdPortfolio– AdminsteredJanuary22ndthroughMay2nd(Studentsmustdemonstratemasteryof3itemsormoreforeachofthestandardslistedinordertobeconsideredforpromotion.) I-ReadyDiagnostic#3administeredpriortotheendoftheschoolyear–readingpercentilerankscoreof50orhigher.

AlternativeAssessmentforGrade3Promotion(administeredattheendofsummerreadingcamps)-readingpercentilerankscoreof45orhigherontheStanfordAchievementTest,10thEdition(SAT-10),

Grade3Mid-YearPromotion(administeredinthefall,followingretention)–rawscorenumbercorrectof24orhigherontheIowaTestofBasicSkills(ITBS)Level10.

1.  LimitedEnglishproficientstudentswhohavehadlessthan2yearsofinstructioninan(ESOL)programbasedontheDateofEntryintoaU.S.School(DEUSS).

2.  StudentswithdisabilitieswhoseIndividualEducationPlan(IEP)indicatesthatparticipationintheFSAisnotappropriate,consistentwiththerequirementsofFloridaStatutes§1008.212.

3.  Studentswhodemonstrateanacceptablelevelofperformanceonanalternativestandardized(iReady)approvedbytheStateBoardofEducation.

4.  Astudentwhodemonstratesthroughastudentportfoliomasteryof3itemsormoreforeachofthestandardslistedinordertobeconsideredforpromotion.

5.  Studentswithdisabilitieswhotakesthestatewide,standardizedEnglishLanguageArtsassessmentandwhohaveanIndividualEducationPlan(IEP)oraSection504planpreviouslyretainedinkindergarten,grade1,grade2,orgrade3.

6.  Studentswhohavereceivedintensivereadinginterventionfor2ormoreyearsbutstilldemonstrateadeficiencyinreadingandwhowerepreviouslyretainedinkindergarten,grade1,grade2,orgrade3foratotalof2years.Astudentmaynotberetainedmorethanonceingrade3.

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Whatis“GoodCause”Exemption?

Student Assessment and Educational Testing 5

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Student Assessment and Educational Testing 7

Whatisthebreakdownofthecategory?

15-25%KeyIdeas&Details

25-35%Integration

ofknowledge

25-35%Craft&

Structure

15-25%LanguageandEditing

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Student Assessment and Educational Testing 9

www.fsassessments.org

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DOKLevel260-80%

DOKLevel1

1o–20%DOK

Level310-20%

Norman Webb Depth Of Knowledge

*  Students enrolled in a MDCPS in grades 3rd – 10

*  FSA Reading and Math - This assessments have two sessions. Students take one session per day. Students will be given 80-minutes per session to complete the test.

*  Students in 3rd grade will be assessed on text that is either informational or literary and it may cover a wide range of topics. The text may be given with questions related only to one story or the questions may be combined with another text.

*  The 3rd grade reading passages will also include the understand of multimedia elements like graphs, charts, timelines, or graphic elements.

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What students are assessed in 3rd grade?

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*  Allgrade3studentsmustcompleteaportfolio

•  Accommodationsmaybeprovidedforstudentswithdisabilities,Section504students,andEnglishlanguagelearners.

•  OnlystudentswhomaybeexemptedarestudentswithdisabilitieswhoseIEPsindicatestheyarenotparticipatingintheFSAandaretakinganalternativeassessment

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WhoparticipatesinPortfolio

*  TheguidelinesforallELLareasfollows:1.FlexibleSetting.ELLmaybeofferedtheopportunitytoreadthepassagesandrespondtothequestionsinaseparateroomwiththeESOLorheritagelanguageteacher.Becausethestudentsarenotoflegalage,parentsmustbeinformedofthisoptionandshouldbeaskedfortheirpreferencesinthetestadministration.2.AssistanceintheHeritageLanguage.Theheritagelanguageteachermayanswerstudents’questionsaboutgeneraldirectionsortestquestionsinawaythatthestudentswouldnotbemistakenlyledtoinferthecorrectanswer.3.Dictionary.ELLstudentsmusthaveaccesstoanEnglish‑to‑heritagelanguagedictionaryand/orheritagelanguage‑to‑Englishdictionary,suchasthosemadeavailabletoELLinaninstructionalsetting.However,adictionarywrittenexclusivelyintheheritageorinEnglishmaynotbeused.4.FlexibleScheduling.ELLmayreadthepassagesandanswerthequestionsduringbriefsessions,butalltheworkmustbecompletedduringthesecondsemesteroftheschoolyear.

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AccommodationsforELL

*  Thefollowingaccommodationsarepermitted,ifneeded,forstudentswithdisabilitieswithactiveIEPsorforstudentswithactiveSection504AccommodationPlans.Teachersshouldfollowtheproceduresoutlinedbelowandgivespecialassistanceonlytothosestudentswhoareeligibleforsuchassistance,asperthecurrentIEPorSection504AccommodationPlan.

*  OralPresentation:Eligiblestudentswhohavetheaccommodationdocumentedmayhavedirections,

testquestions,andanswerchoicesreadaloud.PassagesmayNOTbereadaloud.*  FlexibleSetting.Studentsmayreadthepassagesandindividuallyrespondtothequestionsina

small‑groupsettingunderateacher’ssupervision*  FlexibleScheduling.Studentsmayreadthepassagesandrespondtothequestionsduringseveral

briefsessions,aslongasalltestingiscompletedduringthesecondsemesteroftheschoolyear.*  RecordingofAnswers.Studentsmaymarkanswersonthepageswiththequestionsorindicatetheir

answerstoateacher.Theteacherwillthentranscribestudent’sresponsesontothepageswiththequestionsandwritehis/herinitialsnexttoeachtranscription.

*  MechanicalAids.Studentsmayuseamagnifyingdevice,apointer,anoncalibratedrulerortemplate,orothersimilardevicestoassistinmaintainingvisualattentiontothepassagesandthequestions.

*  AuditoryorSignLanguagePresentations.Theteachermaysign,provideoralinterpretationsof,orreadgeneraldirections.Thereadingpassagesmustbereadbythestudentusingvisualortactilemeans.

*  Dictionary.StudentswhousesignlanguageastheirprimarymeansofcommunicationmayuseanEnglish/signorsign/Englishtranslationdictionary.

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AccommodationsforStudentsWithDisabilitiesandSection504Students

*  Studentswhowereabsentonthedayapassagewasadministered

*  StudentswhoenterM-DCPSafteradministrationbegins

*  StudentswhotransferschoolswithinMDCPS

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SpecialConsiderations

*  Providesfornosocialpromotion

*  StudentsmustscoreataLevel2orhigherontheGrade3EnglishlanguageartsFloridaStandardsAssessment(FSA)

*  Grade3studentswhoscoreatLevel1maybeexemptfor“goodcause”

*  Astudentmaydemonstratereadingskillsequaltoorabovealevel2performancethroughtheGrade3ReadingStudentPortfolio

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FloridaStatute1008.25PublicSchoolStudentProgression

Grade RangeofNumbersofWords

3 100-700

4 100-900

5 100-1000

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Thelengthandcomplexityofpassages

*  Use Technology (iReady, MyOn,etc.) *  Read together EVERY night. *  Use FSA Task Cards. *  Ask you child questions. *  Make sure your child is using TEXT EVIDENCE. *  Review your child’s homework.

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What can I do at home?

*  Weekly lab time to complete i-Ready *  Differentiated Instruction *  Modeling and sharing activities to practice the skills

and question types on the test. *  Intervention in Reading and Math. *  Morning Tutoring Lab

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What are we doing to help your child?

APRIL2019Grades4-&5FloridaStandardsAssessments(FSA)EnglishLanguageArts(ELA)WritingWednesday,April3,2019.Grade3FSAELAReadingWednesday,April3&Thursday,April4,2019.SAT-10ReadingandMathematics-Tuesday,April9andWednesday,April10,2019,

May2019Grades4-5FSAELAReading-Wednesday,May1andThursday,May2,2019.Grades3-5FSAMathematics-Monday,May6andTuesday,May7,2019.Grade5ScienceWednesday,May8andThursday,May9,2019

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ImportantDates

FloridaStandardsAssessmentswww.fsassessments.orgArticleswww.readworks.orgStateAssessmentProgramGuidehttp://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7540/urlt/swapig.pdf

Links

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