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Get your groans and moans out of
your system now so you can pay
attention! We need to go over a
few things before you take the
FCAT! Hopefully the LOL Cats will
make you LOL along the way!
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You have been and will continue
to be working on every single
skill tested on the FCAT reading
test all year. In fact, you have
been working on FCAT reading
skills in every class you have
taken since you have learned to
read! Even when you are not
directly talking about FCAT, if
you are working hard in classes
you are being prepared!
That is soon!
o Computer-based
o Two 70 minute sessions
o Two ½ days
o Mon/Tues OR Wed/Thurs
o Media center or O-wing
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electronic devices
allowed. Your test will be
invalidated if you have it
in your possession while
you test! There will be a
place to store your stuff.
 Nothing at the computer
with you.
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will have access to
several tools on the
computer:
 Elimination
Choice (X
through answers)
 Highlighter (highlight
text in the passage or
question)
 Eraser (erase what you
have highlighted)
 Notepad (take notes on
what you have read)
 Help (explains tools)
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Don’t worry- the tools are very
easy to use! And we will practice
using the tools immediately before
you take the test when you are
already on the computer.
Want more practice? Come to the
media center during after school or
during lunch and Mrs. Murray will
show you the tools.
OR watch this tutorial from any
computer at home or at school. It
is linked on the media center
website or you can view it here:
http://flassessments.com/htmlredirects/StudentTutorials/FCAT/G
r9-10Reading/tutorial.html
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While that is probably true, you
still need to put in 100% effort
and not be over confident. Why?
We had an average of 100
students drop from a level 4 or
5 last year because they chose
to put in minimum effort rather
than show what they are
capable of. Some of them did
NOT pass! Those dropped scores
impact things like your ELECTIVE
classes (art, P.E., computers,
music, etc.)!
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Everyone’s first goal is
to show growth. YOU
ARE ALL CAPABLE OF
THIS! You do this by:
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Your goal is to stare that
test into submission!
Maintaining a 3,4, or 5
(NOT dropping from a 5
to a 4 or a 4 to a 3!)
Increasing an
achievement level
(moving from a 2 to a 3,
etc.)
Making more than one
year’s growth within a
level 1 or 2!
Your secondary goal is to
score a 3 or higher, but if
that doesn’t happen this
year, as long as you are
increasing each year you
are headed in the
direction you need to go!
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You should take the test very seriously, but know that if you
have been applying yourself in your classes, we have been
preparing you, so you do not need to worry.
All year you have been working on your reading
comprehension. Every time you read something in ANY of
your classes, whether it is a textbook, article, novel or
website, you are working on your reading comprehension .
If you work hard and do your best, we will be able to help
you pass the FCAT!
 Remember
that some anxiety is a GOOD thing
because it means that you care about the
outcome of the test and are motivated to do
your best! We have confidence that if you use
what you have been taught, are an active
reader, and don’t give up on yourself, you will
be fine!
The good thing about FCAT is
that it is not a memory test, it is
a skill test, so there is nothing
really to study and remember, it
is all about applying yourself in
that moment. That SHOULD
lessen your anxiety!
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reading test is basically
an open book test. If you do
not read actively, REREAD,
and go back and look at the
passages when you are
answering questions, it is
difficult to improve your
score.
 To be an ACTIVE reader
means that you engage with
the text.
 Choose your attitude. If you
decide a passage will be
boring you will be bored and
not score as high!
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Most students will score higher if
they take their time even if they run
out of time AS LONG AS THEY ARE
TRULY USING EVERY MINUTE, not
running out of time because they
stared into space or put their head
down!
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That doesn’t mean go so slowly that
you only answer questions for one
passage. It means work steadily and
don’t speed through.
Test Expectations
• Do your
personal best
• Read the
passages twice
• Check your
answers
• Work for at
least 45 of the
70 minutes of
the allotted
time
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