Sawgrass Bay Elementary School Florida Standards Assessment Parent Night English Language Arts 3rd Grade Sawgrass Bay Elementary School

What is the Florida Standards Assessment? ”The FSA” A test that was designed to serve Florida students by measuring education gains and progress. Measures student performance based on the Florida State Standards. Information from the assessment is used to drive student instruction.

What will the FSA look like for my child? English Language Arts 2 Test Days April 10th & 11th 2 Test Sessions 80 minutes each session Session 1: 31 Session 32: 60 Four total test days. Recommend that students are here ON TIME each test day. Make up days are available, but students will be testing in an unknown setting, with an unknown proctor. Tests are broken up into two sessions each and are TIMED.

FSA English Language Arts Test Breakdown 15-25% Key Ideas and Details Language and Editing 20-30% Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 25-35% Craft and Structure

FSA Questions Types English Language Arts Multiple Choice Items Two Part Multiple Choice Multi-Select Items Open Response Items Multi-Part Items Editing Tasks

What does the FSA look like?? English Language Arts Stop and review the FSA Sample Reading Test to review question types.

Florida Standards Assessment Portal http://fsassessments.org/

Reading Passages

Multiple choice Then click “Yes, start my test

Two part multiple choice

Open response

Multi select question

Editing task

What can I do at home? Use Technology. Read together EVERY night. Ask you child questions. Make sure your child is using TEXT EVIDENCE. Review your child’s homework. Read with your child EVERY night, at least 20-30 min. Read different types of books and informational text with your child. Ask your child questions about what he or she is learning in class. Ask your child to find answers to questions in the text of books, newspaper articles, manuals, etc. Make sure you child is going back into the text to answer reading comprehension questions.

Before the FSA… The night before the FSA: The morning of the FSA: Make sure your child gets enough sleep. The morning of the FSA: Eat a normal breakfast. Talk your child. Arrive at school early.

Questions. Email me at motylm@lake. k12. fl Questions? Email me at motylm@lake.k12.fl.us Additional resources can be found on the school website on the Literacy Coach page.