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2009 TAKS Results, 3-5
20253035404550556065707580859095
100
3rd 4th 5th
2008 ESC 142009 ESC 142009 State2009 Comm
2009 TAKS Tests Results, 3-5
3rd 2008 ESC 14 96%
3rd 2009 ESC 14 93%
3rd 2009 State 93%
3rd 2009 ESC Commended
46%
4th 2008 ESC 14 86%
4th 2009 ESC 14 86%
4th 2009 State 84%
4th 2009 ESC Commended
27%
5th 2008 ESC 14 93%
5th 2009 ESC 14 91%
5th 2009 State 89%
5th 2009 ESC Commended
29%
3rd Grade
• First passage:
• Non-fiction
• 11 Questions
• 81% proficiency rate
or higher on all
11 questions!
So, is stamina a factor?
3rd Grade Most Missed
• Most Missed Questions Region 14:
#27: 56% 3.8D; syn., ant., multi-meaning; *hesitant
#15: 66% 3.9H; summary; (only 1 summary on test)
#14: 67% 3.9C; retell important events (6 total on test) *Paragraph 16 is mainly about-
#23: 74% 3.11J; story problem/plot (2 total: 88% on other 3.11J)
3rd Grade Most Missed
• Most Missed Questions Region 14:
#30: 77% 3.9C retell important events *Paragraphs 6 through 8 are mostly about-
#34: 77% 3.9F inference; (7 total on test)
#35 77% 3.11H characterization (5 total on test)
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#21 78% 3.11H characterization (5 total on test)
#36 78% 3.10C text evidence (Only 1 on test)
4th Grade Most Missed
#6 57% 4.10G; summary
#26 58% 4.10I; similarities/differences across texts organization, treatment and scope * The difference between the article and the story is that the story-
#38 63% 4.12A; judge logic of text * The reader can tell that Kevin is a curious person…
#11 66% 4.12C author’s purpose *The author most likely wrote “The Rug Weaver” to-
4th Grade Most Missed
#12 68% 4.12H characterization *How does Susan feel after watching her grandmother weave?
#36 69% 4.12B recognize author’s text organization
#39 71% 4.11D compare across texts
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Remember: Students have to get:
64% correct (23/36) to pass 3rd grade TAKS (March)
70% correct (28/40) to pass 4th grade TAKS
67% correct (28/42) to pass 5th grade TAKS (March)
5th Grade Most Missed
#18 56% 5.10H inference
#26 64% 5.10F main idea (5 total:72%, 76%,88%,90%
#37 66% 5.10G summary (2 total:70%)
#41 66% 5.12B author’s text organization *This selection is organized by-
#20 69% 5.12B author’s text organization (3 total; 66%, 69%, 82%) *Both authors organize their writing by-
5th Grade Most Missed
Interesting, 5.12 B was passed by 82% of the students when worded this way:
#6 The author organizes paragraphs 7 through 11 by-
2009 TAKS Results, 6-8
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6th 7th 8th
2008 ESC 142009 ESC 142009 State2009 Comm
2009 TAKS Tests Results
6th 2008 ESC 14 91%
6th 2009 ESC 14 93%
6th 2009 State 91%
6th 2009 ESC Commended
43%
7th 2008 ESC 14 86%
7th 2009 ESC 14 85%
7th 2009 State 84%
7th 2009 ESC Commended
27%
8th 2008 ESC 14 96%
8th 2009 ESC 14
WOW!
97%
8th 2009 State 95%
8th 2009 ESC Commended
WOW!
47%
6th Grade Most Missed
#37: 60% 6.12I; author organization (2 total: 64%) *How does the author organize the selection-
#8: 63% 6.10H; inference (4 total)
#17: 64% 6.12I; author organization (2 total: 60%)*The author organizes this selection by-
6th Grade Most Missed
#3: 65% 6.12A; author’s purpose * The author probably wrote this story to-
(#16 was also 6.12A 90% Notice the different stem:
*This selection is best described as- informative, humorous, persuasive or expressive)
6th Grade Most Missed
#41: 67% 36.12G recognize and analyze story plot, setting, problem resolution *What is Sybil’s biggest conflict in the story? (3 total: 68%, 78%)
#23 68% 36.12G recognize and analyze story plot, setting, problem resolution *Paragraphs 4 through 8 are important to the story because they- (3 total: 67%, 78%)
7th Grade Most Missed
#44 60% 7.12H; pt. of view affects text (1 total) *Seeing what happens from Marissa’s point of view helps the reader understand that-
#20 65% 7.12I; author’s organization * How is “All You Need Is SPAM” organized-
(The other 7.12I, was #4 96%- *The author organizes this selection by-)
#25 71% 7.12A; author’s purpose (1 total)
7th Grade Most Missed
#32 72% 7.10F main idea (6 total:74%,80%,80%, 88%,92%)
#35 72% 7.10I similarities/differences in treatment across texts (1 total)
#39 72% 7.10H inference (5 total: 74%,81%,89%,96%)
Performance Standards
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Remember: Students have to get:
64% correct (27/42) to pass 6th grade TAKS
71% correct (34/48) to pass 7th grade TAKS
69% correct (33/48) to pass 8th grade TAKS (March)
71% correct (34/38) to pass 8th grade TAKS (April)
8th Grade Most Missed
#20 69% 8.10E use text structure to recall info (4 total: 82%,95%,98%) *Los Lobos recorded their first album after they-
#44 72% 8.12F characterization (4 total:92%, 93%, 95%)
* How does Beth feel when she learns that Jen has been counting campaign buttons?-annoyed, discouraged, betrayed, suspicious
8th Grade Most Missed
#23 78% 8.11D compare/contrast across texts (4 total: 93%,94%,96%) *How are the selection and the article different?
(They were able to answer (94%): Both the selection and the article suggest that music-)
#30 78% 8.11C support responses with relevant text (3 total: 87%, 95%) *Which idea demonstrates that having work shown in Edith Halpert’s gallery was an important accomplishment?
8th Grade Most Missed
#30 78% 8.11C support responses with relevant text (3 total: 87%, 95%) *Which idea demonstrates that having work shown in Edith Halpert’s gallery was an important accomplishment?
Internet Links On My Website
• www.esc14.net
• Click on Reading, under Center for Curriculum and Integration and Support
• Click on Reading, Dyslexia and the Brain on the left sidebar for the upcoming Conference!
• Click on Reading and TAKS Resources on the left sidebar for Internet Links!
Main Idea
• Find the who or the what
• Tell the most important things about the who or what Has what Is what Does what
• Say it in ____ words or less.
Summary
• Must have the most important information from the Beginning of the Story, the Middle of the Story and the End of the Story.
• Summary Gloves
• http://readingquest.org/links.html
• http://readingquest.org/strat/summarize.html
• http://searchlight.utexas.org/
• www.fcrr.org Click on Student Center Activities on the right sidebar.
Text Structure
• http://www.literacymatters.org/lessons/textstructure.htm (Handout)
• http://englishonline.tki.org.nz/English-Online/What-do-you-need-to-know-and-do/English-content-language-and-literature/Reading-and-writing/Language-features/Features-of-text-forms/Narrative
• http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/reading/questions.html
• http://www.info.kochi-tech.ac.jp/lawrie/semanticmapindex.htm
• http://knowledgeloom.org/external.jsp?url=http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/learntolearn/demands.html
Text Structure
• Lesson Plans on Text Structure:
• http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/compare_contrast.html
• Lesson Plans-ELAR
• http://www.readwritethink.org/
Teaching Tip for Text Structure
Anchor Charts of the Features of Text Structure and Organizational Ideas.
http://www.jmeacham.com/centers/centers.anchorcharts.htm (Handout)
http://www.cornerstoneliteracy.org/NEWSLETTER/volume_8_4/anchorcharts.html She uses ideas from the Daily Five. This appropriate for K-5 teachers.
