Third Grade Parent MeetingMs. LauricellaMrs. Serrano

ERB

•Educational Records Bureau•CTP4 (Comprehensive Testing Program)•It is an achievement test to assess how

much students are learning•Dates of testing April 10 – 30th

Preparation at home…

•Time management•Consistency•Timed activities•Comfortable pressure•Reading Instruction

MathNov./ Dec.

•Basic Computation•Addition•Subtraction•Multiplication•Division•Comparing numbers•Problem solving•Reading graphs; bar graphs, pie graphs •Patterns

ReadingNov./ Dec.

•Reading comprehension•Reading passages that are of interest and

some that are not to their liking (variance)

•Reading the questions first and underlining clue words

•Reading the passage •Going back to the text to answer the

questions

Reading Nov./ Dec.

•Reading for meaning•Literal and inferential questions•Cause and effect•Sequence in a story/passage•Main idea•Author’s Purpose•Setting, plot, climax, conflict, character

traits and conclusion

Test Taking Skills

•Building momentum/stamina•Moving forward if it gets too difficult•Applying what they already know•Think/ understanding the problem•Multiple choice strategies•Building confidence