ACADEMIC PARENT TEACHER TEAM APTT MEETING SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

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IS GONE IS NEW

PBT = PAPER BASED TEST CBT = COMPUTER BASED TEST

WHAT OUR STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO DO… Open response – Students must state/type their response in their own words, citing evidence from the text. Hot Text – Students will be asked to select two or more words/phrases/sentences provided from text within a paragraph by highlighting or clicking over the text. Multiple Choice – Students will have standard four choice questions as well as ones with more than four answer choices. Students may be asked to select more than one answer.

OPEN RESPONSE

HOT TEXT

MULTIPLE CHOICE

TWO PART QUESTIONS

YOUR CHILD’S DATA Input your child’s data for reading and math onto the APTT Meeting #1 Form to take home and review strategies that will help your child grow.

READING FLUENCY Instructional level expectation for fluency for third grade. Words correct per minute— timed one minute, subtract miscues. SeptemberJanuaryMay Advanced101 and higher111 and higher131 and higher On Level Below84 and under94 and under114 and under

85 was the target for September

Student Confidential Number Correct Number or words read in 1 minute Sept. Goal 85 WPM Grade Level Expectation by May Reading Fluency

STAR TESTING

WHAT IS STAR ENTERPRISE? Based on Core Progress learning progressions Aligned to state standards and CCSS Linked to state proficiency tests Computer adaptive test (CAT) 34 items

BENEFITS OF STAR TESTING  Immediate results  Great reports  Questions get easier or harder depending on the student answers  Students can test up to once a week to monitor progress and growth

REPORTS GIVE GREAT FEEDBACK FOR INSTRUCTION TELLS WHICH STUDENTS STILL NEED WORK ON THIS STANDARD

REPORTS GIVE GREAT FEEDBACK FOR INSTRUCTION I CAN TELL WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON PERIMETER

GIVES SAMPLES OF QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE

SCALED SCORE Since the testing software can create many different test forms and reports, the data on the STAR test is converted to a scaled score that ranges from 0 to The score is also based on the difficulty of the test questions and the student's patterns of right or wrong answers.

Student Confidential Number Scaled Score September Target 357 Star Reading

Student Confidential Number Scaled Score September Target 500 Star Math

PARENT ROLE Repeated readings are the best way to improve fluency. Read a passage with your child. Help them with words they are struggling with then have them read the passage again. Start with on-level text then gradually increase complexity.

INTERMEDIATE GRADING Move to letter and percentage grading Standards-based report cards A % B 80-89% C 70-79% D 60-69% F 59% and below

RESOURCES  Great math resource  Set up by standards  Allows students to work on that standard at the level they are currently on.  Login information will be ed to you

IXL  Math and Reading resource  Set up by skills  Allows students to work on specific standards  Login information will be ed to you

DYNAMATH MAGAGINE  Math Resource  Aligns to Common Core  8 issues  $7.00

SETTING GOALS Please take time to review the Goal Setting form with your child and complete together.