Transcript FSA Third Grade

Welcome to
F.S.A. 2015
What is F.S.A.?
Florida Standards Assessment
It measures individual student
achievement relative to the Florida
Standards.
The results give parents, teachers,
and schools one measure of student
learning and school performance.
What is tested?
3rd graders are only tested in Reading
and Mathematics.
Reading includes multiple
choice and short written
response.
Math is multiple choice and
supported responses.
When is F.S.A.?
Testing begins as follows:
Monday, March 16
Reading Session Part 1
80 minute session
Tuesday, March 17
Reading Session Part 2
80 minute session
Wednesday, April 1
Math Session Part 1
80 minute session
Thursday, April 2
Math Session Part 2
80 minute session
Students who are absent or late will be included in make-up
session (date to be determined).
How is it scored?
READING
Maximum Score is 5
Lowest Score is 1
3rd graders MUST score a 2 or higher, in order to be
promoted to 4th grade.
If they score a 1, then we look at their Reading
Portfolio. This is a 2nd chance for the student to
demonstrate whether or not they have mastered the
reading comprehension skills required in grade 3.
MATH
Maximum Score is 5
Lowest Score is 1
Scores on math DO NOT effect promotion to 4th grade.
How are we preparing at
school?
Explicit lessons have been provided. Practice has been given on ALL
of the reading skills tested. All skills have been taught and will be
reviewed until the administration of the tests.
They have also been taught the reading strategies (Things All Good
Readers Do), which are used in all subjects.(Predict, Make
Connections, Reread, Infer, Ask Questions, Visualize)
Lastly, students have been taught test taking strategies such as how
to read and interpret questions, how to eliminate answer choices, how
to scan/skim passages to find answers using key words in questions,
how to carefully identify fiction and nonfiction text, and how to use text
features to locate answers.
The third grade team is time testing reading passages for practice.
Is there a way to predict
success probability on F.S.A.?
In addition to teacher observation, the I-Ready Diagnostic
helps identify struggling readers.
Another tool that helps identify areas of concern with
reading comprehension is the interim assessment.
What will the Reading
section of F.S.A. look like?
Please check the Florida Department of
Education’s website. http://www.fsassessments.org/
I-Ready targets test preparation. Your child has
been assigned 30 minutes or more nightly.
What will the Math section
of the F.S.A. look like?
Take a look at the F.S. A. website :
http://www.fsassessments.org/
Your child’s math homework from their Practice
Book provides F.S.A. style questions.
I-Ready, Reflexmath.com, and Ten Marks are
indispensable tools to utilize for practice.
How to help at home?
Ask if they have finished their Cold Read. Make sure they
circle key words in questions, identify “distractors”, and go
back to the passage to underline the answer/proof that
determines the answer.
Take all opportunities to ask comprehension questions.
Use math to solve real life problems at home, and keep
drilling your child on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division facts.
Ensure your computer is working, so your child can take
advantage of all computer based resources.
Provide a quiet area for them to complete their homework.
Get them accustomed to going to sleep early and eating a
healthy breakfast.
Ensure timely arrival to school and no early dismissal.
We are on a district mandated pacing guide and
preparing for this assessment, leaving little or no time
for missed lessons.