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Welcome to
Grade
Parent Night
2014- 2015
READING
• ELA grades are 50% Reading, 10% Spelling, 10% Language,
30% Writing
• Reading Grades come from Cold Reads, Essential Questions,
and skill based Tests.
• Interactive Read alouds vary in length of time from 4 days to 18
days.
• Read more challenging material closely
• Increase academic vocabulary
• AR
•Talk about text
•Read non-fiction
texts aloud or with
your child
•Demand evidence in every day
discussions / disagreements
•Read aloud or read the same
book and discuss with evidence
•Have fun with nonfiction in front of them
Ways to help your child
at home.
Writing
Focusing on three types of writing
•Informative
•Opinion
•Narrative
•Daily/Journal Writing
Discuss Writing using text evidence
Write Score
•Useful Math Websites
•ixl.com
•sumdog.com
•Multiplication.com
•Math4kids.com
MATH
•High Yield Routines
•Basic Facts
•Various Ways to be assessed
•Multiple choice, multi select, Hot
Spots, extended response
•GoMath Series
Science
•Taught as
informational text in
reading
•Students will
participate in hands on
activities and inquiry.
Social Studies
•Taught as informational
text in reading
•Using Social Studies
Weekly
•Focus is on Florida
History.
•National Geographic
Science Book
Social Studies
Weekly
DEA Testing
Progress Monitoring Tool
A.I.R.
American Institutes for Research
March 2–13, 2015
FSA (Florida Standard Assessment) Grade 4 English Language Arts Writing
Component
March 23–April 10, 2015
FSA (Florida Standard Assessment) English Language Arts and Mathematics
Florida Assessment Portal
Technology
•Focus
•Thinkcentral.com
•ixl.com
•sumdog.com
•Multiplication.com
•Math4kids.com
•Logins 10 digit username Password is
wmmddyear
Conferences