Florida Standards Assessment Parent Night Mater Academy Elementary

Florida Standards Assessment Parent Night Mater Academy Elementary January 9, 2019

What is the Florida Standards Assessment? “The FSA” Florida’s K-12 assessment system measures students’ achievement of Florida’s education standards, which were developed and implemented to ensure that all students graduate from high school ready for success in college, career, and life. Assessment supports instruction and student learning, and test results help Florida’s educational leadership and stakeholders determine whether the goals of the education system are being met. .

When will my child take the FSA? 3 rd Grade 4 th Grade 5 th Grade ELA April 3 & April 4, 2019 (80 minutes each) WRITING April 3, 2019 (120 minutes) MATH May 6 & May 7, 2019 (80 minutes each) ELA May 1 and May 2, 2019 (80 minutes each) MATH May 6 & May 7, 2019 (80 minutes each) *ALL Tests will be Paper-Based SCIENCE May 8 & May 9, 2019

FSA Questions Types English Language Arts • • • Editing Task Choice Editing Task Hot Text Open Response Multi-select Evidence-Based Selected Response (Two Part) • Graphic Response Item Display Math • • • Editing Task Hot Text Open Response Multi-select Graphic Response Item Display • Equation Editor • Matching Item • Table Item *Please refer to FSA Test Design Summary and Blueprint for more information

Writing = One Session of 120 Minutes

Writing Continued https: //fsassessments. org/assets/documents/pr actice-tests-paper/FSA_4 W_Practice. Test_approved. pdf

FSA English Language Arts Test Breakdown Grades 3 -5 Langua • 15 -25% ge and Editing Key Ideas and Details Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Craft and Structure • 15 -25% • 20 -30% • 25 -35% ease refer to FSA ELA Test Design Summary for more informati

ELA= 2 Sessions of 80 Minutes Each Multiple Choice

ELA Reading 2 Part Questions

Text Evidence Questions

Graph Questions

Paired Text Questions

Multi-Answer Questions

FSA Question Examples

FSA Mathematics Test Breakdown Grade 4 Operatio ns & Algebraic Thinking Numbers and Operations in Base Ten • 21% Numbers and Operations Fractions Measurement, Data, and Geometry • 21% • 25% • 33% ase refer to FSA MATH Test Design Summary for more informat

FSA Question Examples

FSA Question Examples

FSA Question Examples

FSA Question Examples

Florida Standard Assessment Portal http: //www. fsassessment. o rg

What are we doing to help your child prepare for the FSA? Weekly lab time to complete i-Ready Differentiated Instruction Modeling and sharing activities to practice the skills and question types on the test. FSA-style Homework FSA-style Assessments Writing Prompts & Conferencing

What can you do at home? i-Ready Read together EVERY night Use FSA Task Cards Ask your child questions while and after reading Make sure your child is using TEXT EVIDENCE Review multiplication and division tables Review your child’s homework

What should we do… The night before the FSA: • Make sure your child gets enough sleep The morning of the FSA: • Eat a normal breakfast • Talk with your child • Arrive at school on time

FSA Tutoring FSA ELA & MATH January 7, 2019 - March 21, 2019 Mondays & Wednesdays – 7: 15 AM to 8: 15 AM Tuesdays & Thursdays - 3: 15 PM to 4: 15 PM *Selected students only (Students were be chosen for tutoring based on the previous year's SAT/FSA scores and/or i. Ready AP 2 scores) *5 th Grade Science- Forthcoming

i. Ready • Students must be completing 45 minutes of Reading and 45 minutes of Math WEEKLY • Students will be graded on completion * i-Ready Lab will be available to all students on Fridays from 7: 15 AM-8: 00 AM starting on January 11 th

Visit our class website for additional information and resources Questions? Email me: christinahernandez@materelementary. com jmilian@materelementary. com