Transcript Science TAKS Support Night

Family STAAR Support
SCIENCE
READING
MATH
Overview
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STAAR Briefing
 What’s Wilson doing to
ensure your child’s success
on STAAR?
 What can you do to help
prepare your child for
STAAR?
Wilson Academy
SCIENCE
Wilson’s Plan
Extended Week – Reading,
Math, Science
Extended Day
 Have your child explain what
they learned in science and
science lab on a daily basis
SCIENCE
Total Number of Questions = 54
STAAR Reporting Categories
Number of
Questions
#1-Matter and Energy
#2-Force, Motion, and Energy
#3-Earth and Space
#4-Organisms and Environments
Total Number Scored
8
10
12
14
44
Field Test Items
Total Number of Test Items
10
54
**STAAR Questions will cover TEKS from Grades 3-5!!
Passing Science TAKS
Students must make a 77
or better to PASS
Science STAAR!
A Minimum of
33 out of 44 CORRECT!
Parents Make a Difference
on the Science STAAR!!
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Review
STAAR Study Notes
2012 Science STAAR Test
Vocabulary and Science Concepts
Access all information on the TEA
website.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.
assessment/staar/testquestions/
Parents Make a Difference
on the Science STAAR!!
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Check Homework
 Have your child explain to you the
science concepts they learn on a
daily basis.
 Sign off on the homework
 Make sure your child is justifying
answers on homework
Parents Make a Difference
on the Science STAAR!!
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Students need:
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Good night sleep before the test
Good breakfast the morning of the test
Plenty of encouragement
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Take time during test
Double check all answers
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Do your best!
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Wilson Academy
Reading
Department
STAAR 5th Grade Reading
Reporting Categories
Reporting Categories
Reporting Category 1:
Understanding Across all Genres
Number of
Questions
10
Reporting Category 2:
Understanding/Analysis of Literary
Texts
19
Reporting Category 3:
Understanding/Analysis of
Informational Texts
17
Total Number of Questions
46
Passing Standard
31/46
READING STAAR Tested Genres
Literary
Informational
Fiction-stories
Expository-non-fiction
Literary nonfiction- biography and Persuasive-example: an
autobiography
editorial from a
newspaper
Poetry
Procedural-example: a
how-to or recipe
Drama-Reader’s Theatre (plays)
Media Literacy (embedded)
Media Literacy
(embedded)
What Can Parents do to Help?
Students should be reading a
variety of genres every day! The
STAAR test is rigorous, and requires a
tremendous amount of stamina.
Encourage your child to read every day,
and ask them a variety of questions
about what they are reading. Always ask
them to provide text evidence to support
their answer.
Wilson Academy
Mathematics Department
Math Reporting Categories
There are 5 Math Reporting Categories:
1.
Numbers, operations, and quantitative
reasoning
2.
Patterns, relationships, and algebraic
thinking
3.
Geometry and spatial reasoning
4.
Measurement
5.
Probability and Statistics
5th Grade STAAR Test
Breakdown
# of Questions
% of STAAR
Reporting
Category 1
18
36%
Reporting
Category 2
6
12%
Reporting
Category 3
7
14%
Reporting
Category 4
8
16%
Reporting
Category 5
11
22%
Total Questions
50
100%
What parents can do to help
Practice math facts every night
 Have your child make a
multiplication chart on grid paper
 Practice division
 Look a homework every night
 Ask your child about the
vocabulary they used every day
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The TEA Website
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Access past STAAR tests
STAAR Assessment Information
Detailed information on all
Objectives
 Sample test questions
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 www.tea.state.tx.us
STAAR Test Dates
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April 1, 2014 – 5th Gr. Math
April 2, 2014 – 5th Gr. Reading
April 22, 2014 – 6th Math(Retest)
April 23, 2014 – 6th Reading & 5th Science
May 13, 2014 – Math (5th Gr. Retest)
May 14, 2014 – Reading (5th Gr. Retest)
June 24, 2014 – Math (Summer Retest)
June 25, 2014 – Reading (Summer
Retest)