NEW YORK STATE ELA TEST 2014 2015 Presented

NEW YORK STATE ELA TEST 2014 -2015 Presented by Trina Lester Luna

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Test Overview- Grade 5 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 6 reading passages 1 reading passage 3 passages 42 multiple choice questions 7 multiple choice questions 5 short response 1 extended response Reading Standards 2 reading passages Reading and Writing Standards 3 short response 1 extended response Reading and Writing Standards 90 minutes

Test Overview-Grades 3&4 Day 1 5 reading passages Day 2 1 reading passage 30 multiple choice 7 multiple choice questions Reading Standards 2 reading passages 3 short response Day 3 3 reading passages 5 short response 1 extended response Reading and Writing Standards 70 minutes

Reading Genres Literary Fiction • Realistic • Historical • Folktale • Fable • Myth • Letter • Play Non-Fiction • Biography • Autobiography • NF story • Memoir • Personal Narrative Informational • • Procedural All About Interview Expository with titles, subtitles and without Argument • • • Opinion Letters Letter Speech Advertisement Op Ed Feature articles

Test Design Literary Informational Grades 3 & 4 4 -7 passages Grade 5 4 -8 passages

Test Design Concepts Key Ideas and Details (Standards 1, 2, 3) Percent of Test Up to 65% Craft and Structure Up to 35% (Standards 4, 5, 6) Integration of Knowledge Up to 30% and Ideas (Standards 7, 8, 9)

Scoring the Test • Multiple Choice • Grades 3 & 4 - 37 Questions • Grade 5 - 49 Questions • Short Answer • 8 Questions @ 2 points each • Extended Response • 2 Questions @ 4 points each

Test Prep • Reading • Starting March 16 th • Assessment Based • Transfer and apply learning from previous units • Maneuver through the test • Revisit reading informational, literature, argument • Week of reading mixed genres • Targeted small group instruction based on assessment

Test Prep • Writing • Start March 16 th • Writing short response • Reading and interpreting, making decisions about how to frame extended response questions • Drafting and revising extended response questions using rubrics and checklists

What can I do at home? • Read often • Many genres • Longer stretches of time • Flexible • Problem solving • Good night sleep • Eat breakfast • Keep kids calm Do Not: • Allow kids repeated practice making mistakes • Read test or test prep passages over and answer questions

Magazines • Highlights • Sports Illustrated Kids • National Geographic Kids (big kid version) • American Girl • Cricket • Cobblestone (Historical)