WELCOME

Grade 6

Mrs. Leger & Mrs. Barry

January 12, 2012

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

NOT LIKE BEFORE

FCAT test gets progressively more difficult each year

By 2014, 100% of students are expected to reach proficiency!!

FICTION VS. NON FICTION

Released Test Item6th/7th – 60% Informational

40% Literary

8th – 70% Informational 30% Literary

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)

FOUR REPORTING CATEGORIES FOR FCAT READING

1.Vocabulary2.Reading Application3.Literary Analysis4.Informational Test/Research

Process

VOCABULARY - MANIPULATING LANGUAGE• Words and Phrases in Context

• Analyze words/text

• Conclusions/inferences

• Context

• Figurative Language

• “Charge”

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?

READING APPLICATION

• Author’s purpose

• Main Idea/details

• Cause and effect

• Organizational patterns

• Comparing and contrasting items in different texts

LITERARY ANALYSIS – FICTION/NONFICTION

• Elements of fiction• Authors use of allusions and

descriptive language • Text features

INFORMATIONAL TEXT/RESEARCH PROCESS• Text features

• Synthesizes information (within text)

• Strong vs. weak argument

• Validity/accuracy of information

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

CLASS PLACEMENT

• Placed by Reading levels 1-5

• All 6th graders take Reading

• All levels 1 have two reading classes per day

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

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!!

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.

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.

NOW, TO…..MATH FCAT

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

6th

Grade

Fractions, Ratios,

Proportional

Relationships and

Statistics

Expressions

And

Equations

Geometry and Measurement

40% 40% 20%

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

GRIDDED RESPONSE QUESTION

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.

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/#

FOR COPIES OF THIS PRESENTATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE WWW.PINESCHARTER.NET.

West Campus General Tab

FCAT Family Night PowerPoint Presentation

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION, AND DEDICATION.

TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS!

MATH FCAT

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

6th

Grade

Fractions, Ratios,

Proportional

Relationships and

Statistics

Expressions

And

Equations

Geometry and Measurement

40% 40% 20%

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

GRIDDED RESPONSE QUESTION

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.

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.

TESTING DATES

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/#

FOR COPIES OF THIS PRESENTATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE WWW.PINESCHARTER.NET.

West Campus General Tab

FCAT Family Night PowerPoint Presentation

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION, AND DEDICATION.

TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS!

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.

THANK-YOU FOR COMING!!