WELCOME
Grade 6
Mrs. Leger & Mrs. Barry
January 12, 2012
HOW IS READING APPROACHED
AT PPCMS-WEST CAMPUS?
Decision-based data
Class placement
Technology
Best practices teaching methodology
School- wide reading program
Content area teachers emphasize reading
NOT LIKE BEFORE
FCAT test gets progressively more difficult each year
By 2014, 100% of students are expected to reach
proficiency!!
FICTION VS. NON FICTION
Released Test Item
6th/7th – 60% Informational
40% Literary
8th – 70% Informational
30% Literary
6TH GRADE ONLINE ASSESSMENT
• No note taking, writing in the margins
• No underlining, circling key terms
• Highlight and strike through feature
• Need to develop strategies such as thinking aloud
• Use online textbooks, research, reading for leisure (nooks,
Kindle, ereader)
FOUR REPORTING CATEGORIES FOR FCAT
READING
1.Vocabulary
2.Reading Application
3.Literary Analysis
4.Informational Test/Research Process
VOCABULARY - MANIPULATING LANGUAGE
• Words and Phrases in Context
• Analyze words/text
• Conclusions/inferences
• Context
• Figurative Language
• “Charge”
VOCABULARY – MULTIPLE MEANINGS
• Who’s in charge?
• He was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor
• “Charge!” ordered the general at the battle.
• “Cash or charge?” asked the waitress.
• Is your battery charged?
READING APPLICATION
• Author’s purpose
• Main Idea/details
• Cause and effect
• Organizational patterns
• Comparing and contrasting items in different texts
LITERARY ANALYSIS – FICTION/NONFICTION
• Elements of fiction
• Authors use of allusions and descriptive
language
• Text features
INFORMATIONAL TEXT/RESEARCH PROCESS
• Text features
• Synthesizes information (within text)
• Strong vs. weak argument
• Validity/accuracy of information
RELEASED TESTS
Our only primary source for predicting what kinds of questions are asked.
State Releases FCAT tests for different grade levels.
8th grade was released in 2005
6th was release in 2006
CLASS PLACEMENT
• Placed by Reading levels 1-5
• All 6th graders take Reading
• All levels 1 have two reading classes per day
TECHNOLOGY
•
Reading Counts/SRI
Students on average will read 20 grade level novels and be
•
tested this year
•
FCAT Explorer/FCAT Focus
•
All students will have completed the online State preparatory guide by
testing date
•
Study Island
•
Ace Reader
READING COUNTS IS HW
•
Reading a Novel is REAL Homework!!
•
Review textbooks when a student “has no homework”
•
Model reading books at home
•
Discuss literature and world events
•
Make Connections!!
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Visit the library regularly to borrow books, do
research, and use computer resources.
Make sure your child has regular place for study and
time to study.
Ask your child daily about schoolwork and activities.
Have family time to talk about books and take turns
reading out loud.
Ask and help your child write notes and letters.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
• Limit television viewing and video game playing
• Plan time for homework daily; if no homework, time should be
spent reading.
• Plan time at the library to increase awareness of materials
available.
• Ask your child to review a movie or book for you, either verbally or
in writing.
• Develop a family newsletter or family history. Have your child
interview older family members to find out how times have
changed.
NOW, TO…..
MATH FCAT
FCAT MATH TEST
DESIGN
Two 60 minutes sessions on the same day.
Approximately 60-65 questions
Two types of questions:
Multiple choice
Gridded response
Reference Sheet Provided
Can not use a calculator
Not a computation test
6th
Grade
Fractions,
Ratios,
Proportiona Expressions
l
And
Relationshi
Equations
ps and
Statistics
40%
40%
Geometry and
Measurement
20%
FCAT
SSS
Math
Multiple
Choice
Gridded
Response
No extended
response
v
v
v
v
v
Recall
Single Unit
Conversion
One-step
problems
LOW
COMPLEXITY
Retrieve
Info
From
graph
Compute
sum,
difference,
product,
quotient
Reasoning
Formulate
problems,
given data
Multiple
Operations
MODERATE
COMPLEXITY
Use info
from graph
to solve
problems
Extend
Algebraic
Geometric
Patterns
Nathan paid $2 for each of the 3 books he bought at
a bookstore. He can use the expression 3 x 2 to find
the total amount he paid for the 3 books. Which of
the following is equal to 3 x 2 ?
3+3+3
2+2+2
3+2+3
2x3+3
ANSWER: B
Provide
Mathematical
Justification
Multiple
Steps,
Multiple
Decisions
Describe.
Analyze.
HIGH
COMPLEXITY
Explain.
Justify.
Solve
nonroutine
problems
v
v
v
v
v
GRIDDED RESPONSE QUESTION
TEST-TAKING TIPS
Get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast the morning of the test.
Underline important words.
Cross out answer choices you know are wrong.
Do the easy questions first.
Change an answer only when you are sure the first answer is wrong.
Mark an answer for every question
Be sure each answer is marked in the right place.
HELPFUL WEBSITES
M AT H
WWW.CONNECTED.MCGRAWHILL.COM (TEXTBOOK WEBSITE)
H T T P : / / F C AT. F L D O E . O R G /
W W W. F C AT E X P L O R E R . C O M
W W W. S T U DYG U I D E Z O N E . C O M / F C AT T E S T. H T M
STUDYISLAND.COM
READING
H T T P : / / W W W. E D I N F O R M AT I C S . C O M / T E S T I N G / T E
STING.HTM
WRITING
H T T P : / / W W W. C R E AT I V E W R I T I N G P R O M P T S . C O M / #
FOR COPIES OF THIS PRESENTATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR
SCHOOL WEBSITE WWW.PINESCHARTER.NET.
West Campus

General Tab
FCAT Family Night PowerPoint Presentation
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION, AND
DEDICATION.
TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE YOUR CHILD’S
SUCCESS!
MATH FCAT
FCAT MATH TEST
DESIGN
Two 60 minutes sessions on the same day.
Approximately 60-65 questions
Two types of questions:
 Multiple choice
 Gridded response
Reference Sheet Provided
Can not use a calculator
Not a computation test
6th
Grade
Fractions,
Ratios,
Proportiona Expressions
l
And
Relationshi
Equations
ps and
Statistics
40%
40%
Geometry and
Measurement
20%
FCAT
SSS
Math
Multiple
Choice
Gridded
Response
No extended
response
v
v
v
v
v
Recall
Single Unit
Conversion
One-step
problems
LOW
COMPLEXITY
Retrieve
Info
From
graph
Compute
sum,
difference,
product,
quotient
Reasoning
Formulate
problems,
given data
Multiple
Operations
MODERATE
COMPLEXITY
Use info
from graph
to solve
problems
Extend
Algebraic
Geometric
Patterns
Nathan paid $2 for each of the 3 books he bought at
a bookstore. He can use the expression 3 x 2 to find
the total amount he paid for the 3 books. Which of
the following is equal to 3 x 2 ?
3+3+3
2+2+2
3+2+3
2x3+3
ANSWER: B
Provide
Mathematical
Justification
Multiple
Steps,
Multiple
Decisions
Describe.
Analyze.
HIGH
COMPLEXITY
Explain.
Justify.
Solve
nonroutine
problems
v
v
v
v
v
GRIDDED RESPONSE QUESTION
TEST-TAKING TIPS
Get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast the morning of the test.
Underline important words.
Cross out answer choices you know are wrong.
Do the easy questions first.
Change an answer only when you are sure the first answer is wrong.
Mark an answer for every question
Be sure each answer is marked in the right place.
HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD PREPARE
FOR THE MATH FCAT.
Make sure your child is completing his or her homework.
Calculate tips and total bill while dining out.
Compute gas mileage.
Figure out percentages while shopping: taxes, sales, discounts,
rebates.
Practice math facts every day. (Great websites available)
While cutting up a pizza, a pie, or a cake, talk about fractions.
Discuss conversions using household items, i.e., 2 liter bottles/gallon of
milk.
Point out graphs and charts in newspapers and discuss the findings and
how displayed.
TESTING DATES
HELPFUL WEBSITES
M AT H
WWW.CONNECTED.MCGRAWHILL.COM (TEXTBOOK WEBSITE)
H T T P : / / F C AT. F L D O E . O R G /
W W W. F C AT E X P L O R E R . C O M
W W W. S T U DYG U I D E Z O N E . C O M / F C AT T E S T. H T M
STUDYISLAND.COM
READING
H T T P : / / W W W. E D I N F O R M AT I C S . C O M / T E S T I N G / T E
STING.HTM
WRITING
H T T P : / / W W W. C R E AT I V E W R I T I N G P R O M P T S . C O M / #
FOR COPIES OF THIS PRESENTATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR
SCHOOL WEBSITE WWW.PINESCHARTER.NET.
West Campus

General Tab
FCAT Family Night PowerPoint Presentation
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION, AND
DEDICATION.
TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE YOUR CHILD’S
SUCCESS!
HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD PREPARE
FOR THE MATH FCAT.
Make sure your child is completing his or her homework.
Calculate tips and total bill while dining out.
Compute gas mileage.
Figure out percentages while shopping: taxes, sales, discounts,
rebates.
Practice math facts every day. (Great websites available)
While cutting up a pizza, a pie, or a cake, talk about fractions.
Discuss conversions using household items, i.e., 2 liter bottles/gallon of
milk.
Point out graphs and charts in newspapers and discuss the findings and
how displayed.
THANK-YOU FOR COMING!!