EQAO Information Night
(Education Quality and Accountability Office)
Eagle Plains Public School
Agenda
 General Information about EQAO
 Sample EQAO Questions
 EQAO Website
 Helpful Tips for Parents
 Questions and Answers
What is EQAO?
Standardized assessment based on the
Ministry Expectations, administered by the
Province in Grade 3 and Grade 6
The Assessments cover;
READING
WRITING
MATHEMATICS
It assesses a student’s learning up to their
current grade level (Grade 6 EQAO assesses
the learning done between Grades 4-6)
It is a way to check students’ preparedness
for the Grade 9 Assessment in
Mathematics and the Grade 10 Ontario
Secondary School Literacy Test
Differences Between a Classroom
Assessment and EQAO Assessment
Classroom Assessment
EQAO Assessment
 assessment for learning
 based on where the student
is with respect to the Grade
3 or 6 Ontario Curriculum
expectations
 a variety of accommodations
based on student needs greater teacher support
 a variety of tools, strategies,
approaches and formats
 assessment of learning
 based on the Grade 3 or 6
Ontario Curriculum
expectations
 limited accommodations
based on EQAO criteria
 written responses only
 independent demonstration
 prescribed timed tasks
EQAO at Eagle Plains
The assessment is completed over 3 - 4 days.
 Gr. 3 week of May 25th
 Gr. 6 week of June 1st
The total assessment is 6 - 8 hours long.
 2 hours per day (approximately)
Students complete;
 2 language books.
 1 mathematics book.
Your child will write the assessment in
his/her classroom with their classroom
teacher.
Grade 3
Types of Reading Questions
 Vocabulary
 Parts of story
 Phonological
 Author’s style
awareness
 Retelling
 Parts of speech
 Conventions
 Non-fiction
 Making
connections
 Inferring
 Opinion vs. fact
 Theme, style and
genre
What is EQAO Looking for in Reading?
higher-order thinking
comprehension of details and main ideas
justification - finding proof
think and search - locating information
drawing conclusions and making inferences
Making relevant connections-text to text, text
to self, text to world
developing supported opinions
What is EQAO Looking for in Reading?
critical thinking and analysis
understanding author’s intentions
vocabulary and meaningful substitutions
Big Idea and Life Lessons
After reading a short story...
What EQAO is Looking for in WRITING
thorough planning
complexity of ideas
flow, sequence
level of detail/description
sense of audience, voice, purpose, form
vocabulary, sentence structures
conventions, paragraphs
Writing Assessment
EQAO Grade 3
Mathematics Assessment
The first section of the booklet will consist of 6 or 7
questions, which are multiple choice. Students are not
allowed to use manipulatives to answer these questions.
The second part of section 1 and section 2 consist of
short answer problem solving questions and multiple
choice, where students are allowed to use calculators
and manipulatives.
Mathematics Assessment
Grade 3
The test covers all strands of the mathematics curriculum which are:
 Number Sense and Numeration – representing and comparing
numbers, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing,
representing money amounts, counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, 25’s,
and 100
 Geometry – comparing angles to a right angle; 2D and 3D shapes;
movement on a grid map; and flips, slides and turns
 Patterning and Algebra – number patterns, attribute patterns,
using tables to record patterns, equations
 Data Management – graphing and probability
 Measurement – measuring distance; telling time to the nearest 5
minutes and relating units of time; temperature benchmarks; area
and perimeter; mass, and capacity of objects;
Sample Math Questions
Grade 6
Reading Skills Assessed
 Understanding explicitly stated
information and ideas
 Understanding implicitly stated
information and ideas
 Making connections between information
and ideas
 Understanding in literary, graphic and
informational texts
Grade 6 Reading Skills
 Demonstrate understanding in literary,
graphic and informational texts
 Recognize text features and stylistic
elements and demonstrate how they help
communicate meaning
After reading a short story...
Grade 6
Writing Skills Assessed
 using knowledge of form and style
spelling, grammar, punctuation
 develop and organize content
 apply knowledge of language conventions
and present written work effectively
Grade 6 Writing Assessment
WWW.EQAO.COM
Parent Resources
Last 5 years of assessments
Example of the New Layout
Parent/Student Tips
You can encourage your grade 3 student by :
take advantage of the on-line math skills
in Prodigy
 Sit with your child and experience the
literacy skills to be
learned with RAZ-Kids
Parent/Student Tips
Grade 6 student Math support:
www.mathfrog.ca
 Mathfrog supports students and parents
Parent/Student Tips
You can support your child by :
Ensuring he/she has adequate sleep
before the test
Providing proper nutrition
Sending a water bottle with your child
Encouragement – talk with your child
about what they did
What will be reported on for
the EQAO Assessment?
Individual Student Report:
Overall results for reading, writing and
mathematics
Comparative data showing individual
student results in relation to school, board
and provincial results
A copy of this presentation is available
as a link on the Eagle Plains Home page.
Thank you for supporting
our school and our students!
Questions and answers...