Transcript Readistep Parent Information Night

New Windsor Middle School
ReadiStep Results
Parent Information Night: 2014-2015
Creating Your Pathway to the Future
http://readistep.collegeboard.org/
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Tonight’s Agenda
7:00-7:30
Welcome/Introductions in the Gymnasium
ReadiStep Presentation
7:30-8:00
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High School Transition Presentation
What is ReadiStep? What are the benefits
of taking this assessment?
 Standardized assessment administered in 8th grade
 ReadiStep measures student skills against other
students in the areas of critical reading, writing skills,
and math
 Designed to help schools/students understand what skills
and knowledge are needed to succeed in high school,
college, and career
 Provides parent insight to their child’s current academic
levels
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Why Is ReadiStep Important?
It’s the first step on your path to college and career readiness.
The College Board’s College and Career Readiness Pathway is a
series of integrated assessments that help measure students’ college
and career readiness from now through the 12th grade.
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College/Career Readiness Pathway
ReadiStep: Intervening Early — An assessment for eighth to ninth
grades, providing early feedback to help students identify the skills they
need to be college and career ready.
PSAT/NMSQT: Identifying Opportunity — An assessment for 10th –
11th grades identifying probable success in AP and areas of opportunity
for improved college and career readiness.
SAT School Day: Providing College Access — A college admission
assessment for 11th – 12th grades providing insight into the ultimate
measure of a student’s level of college and career readiness and
success upon graduation from high school.
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Creating Your Pathway to the Future:
How Can ReadiStep Help
Your Child Succeed?
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ReadiStep helps you by providing:
ReadiStep helps you by providing:
 Early indicators of students’
college readiness
 Tools to help improve
students’ skills
 Planning for the transition
to high school
 Resources to help identify
career interests
 Information to help students’ teachers adjust
instruction to meet the needs of their learners
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Understanding the Readistep Results:
Let’s take a look at your child’s scores…
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Reviewing Results
Your children receive:
 Score reports showing
performance relative to other
students similar to
your child, as well as
performance on each test
question
 Online college- and
career-planning tools
 Tools to improve your child’s
skills
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Your Scores
Score
Each score – Critical
Reading, Mathematics
and Writing Skills is
based on a scale of 1 to
7.
Percentile
The percentile
compares child’s
performance to that of
students nationwide.
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Your Scores
Score Range -shows
how much your scores
might vary if you were
to take the ReadiStep
assessment repeatedly
without learning
additional skills. In
other words, the
scores within this
range are considered
“equal” statistically.
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Your Answers
Answers
This section shows
you how your child
performed on each test
question.
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How was the College and Career
Readiness Benchmark developed?
 It is part of a series of indicators that help educators
gauge college readiness at different points in a student’s
career The ReadiStep College and Career
 It is aligned with the benchmarks for the PSAT and SAT
assessments.
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College and Career
Readiness Benchmark
 Recommended uses
 Identify students who may need extra support while
there is still time for improvement.
 Find students who may be ready for more rigorous
course work.
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College and Career
Readiness Benchmark
 Benchmark for 8th Grade
 Critical Reading - 3.8
 Math - 3.7
 Writing - 3.8
 Composite Score - 11.8
 *Composite score was computed independently of
individual section scores
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Increasing College Readiness
ReadiStep™ scores directly link to PSAT/NMSQT® and SAT® scores.
ReadiStep scores are similar to scores
on the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT, tests
students will take later in high school.
 For example, a score of 3.4 is
similar to a score of 34 on
PSAT/NMSQT or a score of 340
on SAT.
 A score of 3.4 on ReadiStep does
not mean your child will get a score of 34 of
PSAT/NMSQT or 340 on SAT.
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 As students learn, they are expected to
improve over time.
Explore Related Resources:
Students can begin to map out their
high school path — and access
customizable tools, such as:
 MyRoad™
– Helps students explore majors and
careers using a free online planning tool
 Skills Insight™
– Provides insight into their skill levels and
suggestions for improvement
Additional Information available at
readistep.collegeboard.org/student
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Creating the Pathway to the Future:
Helping Your Child Make the Most of Their
Score Report
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Creating the Pathway to the Future:
MyRoad: Exploring College
and Career Opportunities
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MyRoad: Path to College and Career
https://myroad.collegeboard.com/myroad/navigator.jsp
With the I.D. Me Personality Test, students can find their passion.
 Find college options — by
location, major, cost and more.
 Hear what people have to say
about their college and career
choices.
 Create an online portfolio for
college and career planning.
 They can track what they need
to do in high school to prepare
for college.
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MyRoad: Path to College and Career
Identify talents and interests —
what makes your child unique.
MyRoad offers:
 I.D. Me, a short, fun quiz to
define their personality type
 Careers and college major
suggestions that fit them
 Helpful resources at
myroad.com
Note: Your MyRoad access code is on the back of your score report. Log in at www.myroad.com.
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Creating the Pathway to the Future:
Helping students make their Dreams a
Reality
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Dream Big!
ReadiStep helps students imagine the possibilities.
Let’s them know they can make it happen:
 Taking rigorous courses in high school.
 Taking the PSAT/NMSQT® in 10th and 11th grade.
 Starting to explore college and career opportunities now.
 For additional information, they can look at:
readistep.collegeboard.org/student
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Things to remember…
 This is the first in a long series of steps to get you and
your child to their goals
 Students who scored well should continue on their
current track and even look to increase the rigor of your
courses.
 There is no reason to worry about your child’s ReadiStep
Score
– They still have plenty of time to get to where they want to be.
– They still have plenty of time to work with teachers and you to get
them to where they want to be.
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What’s next?
 Talk about the types of courses your child should take in
high school to prepare you for your education and career
goals.
 Consider challenging courses like honors or AP courses.
 Also, visit us online at readistep.collegeboard.org/student
for more information about improving your skills and
exploring college and career opportunities
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