Transcript CRCT Parent Presentation - Gwinnett County Public Schools

CRCT
Parent Presentation
What do I need to know to help
my child succeed on the CRCT?
What is the purpose of the
CRCT?
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The CRCT is designed to measure how
well students acquire the skills and
knowledge described in the Georgia
Performance Standards (GPS).
The assessments yield information on
academic achievement at the student,
class, school, system, and state levels.
This information is used to diagnose
individual student strengths and
weaknesses.
What content areas and
grade levels are tested?
• Georgia law, as amended by the A+ Education
Reform Act of 2000, requires that all students in
grades one through eight take the CRCT in the
content areas of reading, English/language arts,
and mathematics.
• Students in grades three through eight are also
assessed in science and social studies.
• The CRCT only assesses the content standards
outlined in the GPS.
Who takes the CRCT?
• All students in grades 1-5
What are the promotion
requirements?
State Requirements:
A score of Meets or Exceeds (800 or greater), on the reading
test is a state promotion requirement in Grade 3.
– A score of Meets or Exceeds, (800 or greater) on the
reading and math tests is a state promotion requirement
for Grade 5.
– For certain students in special education, the IEP will
determine promotion criteria.
What are the promotion
requirements?
Gwinnett Requirements:
• A score of Meets or Exceeds on the reading test, ELA test,
math test, social studies test, and science test is a GCPS
promotion requirement in Grade 4.
• A score of Meets or Exceeds on the reading test, ELA test,
and or math test, is a GCPS promotion requirement for LA
or MA transition students.
CRCT Test Dates 2010
• April 14 – 16: Grades 1 and 2
• April 19 – 23: Grades 3 - 5
Reading Skills That Are Tested
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Finding Main Idea
Recalling Facts and Details
Understanding Sequence
Recognizing Cause and Effect
Making Predictions
Finding Word Meaning in Context
Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences
Reading Pictures
Comparing and Contrasting
Drawing Conclusions and Making Inferences
Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion
Distinguishing Between Real and Make-believe
Identifying Author’s Purpose
Reading Charts, Tables, and Graphs
Based on the Georgia Performance Standards
How is the reading on the CRCT
different from everyday reading?
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The passages may look different
The passages may look longer
The passages may look harder
The passages are not all the same
Things That Are Important for
Children to Think About as They
Answer Test Questions
• Use the information in the passage to pick your
answer ( NOT your life!)
• Learn to read the questions
• Choose the Answer to the Question
• Risk an Unfamiliar Choice
• Use elimination to choose the best answer
• Check your answers
Directions Are Important!
• Sometimes the directions contain
information that answers or helps
answer a question – read or listen
carefully to directions
• Some directions may be ignored
– Reading the whole passage first may not
be the best direction.
– Remember it helps to read the questions
and then read the passage
What are some things that
may help your child?
• Read the questions first and use a scavengerhunt-type reading to look for the answers
• Find out the number of questions they can
read and remember as they read the passage
• Show them how to answer all the questions in
the book and then fill in the bubble sheet
• Teach them to mark passages for key points so
they can go back to find or check specific parts
• Use an index card to block out distracting print
and act as a placeholder
• Type favorite passages of easy text to look as
troubling and long as the test passages for
experience and confidence.
Online Resources
• http://www.georgiastandards.org
• http://www.gadoe.org/index.aspx
• https://www.georgiaoas.org
Help Your Child Prepare
• Provide a learning environment at home
(study spot, materials, schedule for
homework)
• Provide books and model reading at home
• Encourage a nutritious lifestyle (healthy diet
and exercise)
• Limit TV, electronic game time
• Have daily conversations
Testing Tips for Parents
• Keep to your regular routine: don’t
go to bed too early, get up at a
regular time not to be rushed
• Encourage your child to do her best
• On the day of the test: get good
night’s sleep, provide a good
breakfast, comfortable clothes, and
be on time
Testing Tips for Parents
• Be calm, positive (children pick up
your stress)
• Contact your child’s teacher if
there are special circumstances
(illness, family crisis)
• Remind them that the test is
important and that you believe in
them (they can do it!)
Now You Can Pass A Test!
If your child is nervous about the
exam, you should:
• A. Tell your child to give up.
• B. Tell your child that he/she will
probably fail.
• C. Tell your child that it’s normal to feel
nervous.
• D. Don’t say anything at all.
The night before the test,
you should:
• A. Let your child stay up late and watch a
movie.
• B. Make sure your child gets a good night’s
sleep.
• C. Worry that your child’s going to fail.
• D. Feed him/her cola and chips.
You should remind your child that
when taking the test, he/she should:
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A. Not go too slow or too fast.
B. Just mark any answer.
C. Spend 10 minutes on every question.
D. Pick the letter “A” because it’s always
correct.
The morning of the exam, you
should make sure your child:
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A. Has his/her baby blanket for comfort.
B. Sleeps in late to get extra rest.
C. Gets to school on time.
D. Has a good nutritious breakfast.
E. C & D
A strategy you can teach your
child if he/she doesn’t know the
answer is:
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A. Jump up and down.
B. Meditation.
C. Ask the teacher for the answer.
D. Process of elimination.
An example of process of
elimination:
After reading the passage
What flavor of ice-cream did Sarah get?
A. Cherry
B. Spinach
C. Chocolate
D. Oatmeal
If your child asks you, “What if I
don’t know the answer?”, you
should say:
• A. Leave it blank and then come back to it
later.
• B. Just leave it blank.
• C. Pick your favorite letter.
• D. Look on someone else’s paper.
If your child says, “What if I come
back to a question and I still do not
know the answer?”, you should say:
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Leave it blank.
Pick “A” because it is first.
Make your best guess.
Color in all the letters.
On the day of the test, make sure
your child:
• A. Wears his/her fanciest outfit to look
nice.
• B. Leaves his/her glasses at home.
• C. Brings some toys to play with if he/she
gets bored.
• D. Wears comfortable clothes.
You should always remind your
child to:
• A. Rush through the test to be the first
one finished.
• B. Read each question carefully.
• C. Take a nap half way through the test.
• D. Draw pictures on the test.
On the math section of the exam,
you should advise your child to:
• A. Work the problem on a piece of scratch
paper.
• B. Figure the answer in his/her head.
• C. Just guess.
• D. Make up an answer.
The day of the test, you should
say to your child:
• A. “Do your best!”
• B. “You better get them all right or I’ll
take away your gameboy.”
• C. “It’s not important so don’t worry
about it.”
• D. “I love you! Have a great day!”
• E. A & D
Way to go Parents!
You did it!
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