1. Florida Standards Assessments
English Language Arts

2. Reading and Language Arts Benchmarks
Main Idea
Fluency
Plot Development
Authors’ Purpose
Sequencing
Compare and Contrast
Inferencing
Cause and Effect
Reading Comprehension and Mult. Representations
Phonics, Grammar, and Vocabulary
Summarization and Facts & Details
Reference and Research
Writing Process and Writing Situations (Expository, Narrative, Persuasive, and Poetry)

3. Florida Standards English Language Arts
Reading Literature (RL)
Reading Foundational Skills (RF)
Reading Informational Text (RI)
Writing (W)
Speaking and Listening (SL)
Language (L)

4. Literature Informational Text 2 types of Genre Fiction Fables
Folktales
Myths from diverse cultures
Poetry
Informational Text
Nonfiction Text
Historical Events
Text Features
Time and Sequence
Scientific Ideas and Concepts

5. Florida Standards Assessment Types of Response Mechanisms
Paper Based Test
Hot Text
Multi-Select
Multiple Choice
Open Response

6. Grade 3 English Language Arts Standards Covered
Category Percentage of Assessment
Key Ideas and Details %
Craft and Structure %
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas %
Language and Editing %

7. Testing Window 3rd Grade Reading April 9-13
Mathematics April 16-May 11
Reading Session 1 = 80 minutes
Reading Session 2 = 80 minutes
Math Session 1 = 80 minutes
Math Session 2 = 80 minutes

8. Florida Standards Assessments
Mathematics

9. Florida Standards Mathematics
Operations and Algebraic Thinking (OA)
Number and Operations In Base Ten (NBT)
Number and Operations-Fractions (NF)
Measurement and Data (MD)
Geometry (G)

10. Florida Standards Assessment Types of Response Mechanisms
Computer Based Test
Hot Text (Part A & Part B)
Multi-Select
Multiple Choice
Open Response Items
Matching Items
Table Items
Equations Items

11. Item Types: Open Response
For open response items, on both ELA Reading and Mathematics tests, be sure to write your response in the answer space provided. Any writing outside the box will not be scored.

12. Item Types: Table
For table items on Mathematics tests, you need to write the answer or answers in cells of a table. Read the instructions carefully to know how to respond. You may be required to complete the entire table or portions of the table depending on what the item asks. 8 7 5

13. Grade 3 Mathematics Standards Coverage
Category % of Test
Operations, Algebraic Thinking,
and Numbers in Base Ten 48%
Numbers and Operations-
Fractions %
Measurement, Data, and
Geometry %

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