1. Reading What does rigor look like on the new SOL Test?

2. Grade 3 Blueprint Summary Reporting CategoryGrade 2 Reading SOL Grade 3 Reading SOL Number of Items Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials 2.5c 2.6 a-c 2.7 a-c. e 2.10 a-d 3.3 b 3.4 a-d, f-g 3.7 a-b 7 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional text 2.8 a, c-i3.5 c-j, l17 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 2.9 a-b. e-g3.6 a, c-i16 Excluded from Testing2.5 a- b 2.6 d 2.7 d 2.8 b, j 2.9 c-d, h 3.3 a 3.4 e 3.5 a-b. l. m 3.6 b, j-l Operational Items = 40 Field Test Items = 7 Total Number = 47 SOL SubsumedKindergarten and Grade 1 Reading SOL Test may contained paired texts. Some questions will require the student to draw from/ compare information in the two texts. http://www.mcps.org/LangArts/LangArtsCurr/http://www.mcps.org/LangArts/LangArtsCurr/ (New Curriculum/Pacing Documents)

3. Grade 3 Blueprint Comparison New Reporting Category 2012-13 New Number of Items Old Number of Items Old Reporting Category 2011-12 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials. 78 Use word analysis strategies and information resources Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts. 1727 Demonstrates comprehension of printed materials. Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. 16 Total Operational Items4035 2012 Cut Score = 23 out of 35 items2011 Cut Score = 25 out of 35 items 2013 Cut Score = ? out of 40 items

4. Grade 4 Blueprint Summary Reporting CategoryGrade 2 Reading SOL Number of Items Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials 4.4 a-c, e7 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional text 4.5 a-e. g-j17 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 4.6 a-h16 Excluded from Testing4.4 f 4.5 f. k-l 4.6 i-l Operational Items = 40 Field Test Items =7 Total Number =47 Test may contained paired texts. Some questions will require the student to draw from/ compare information in the two texts. http://www.mcps.org/LangArts/LangArtsCurr/http://www.mcps.org/LangArts/LangArtsCurr/ (New Curriculum/Pacing Documents)

5. Grade 4 Blueprint Comparison New Reporting Category 2012-13 New Number of Items Old Number of Items Old Reporting Category 2011-12 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials. 78 Use word analysis strategies and information resources. Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts. 1727 Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials. Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. 16 Total Operational Items4035 2012 Cut Score = 22 out of 35 items2011 Cut Score = 24 out of 35 items 2013 Cut Score = ? out of 40 items

6. Grade 5 Blueprint Summary Reporting CategoryGrade 2 Reading SOL Number of Items Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials 5.4 a-e, g8 Demonstrate comprehension of fictional text 5.5 b-c, e-k15 Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts 5.6 a, c-j17 Excluded from Testing5.4 f 5.5 a, d, l-m 5.6 b, k-m Operational Items =40 Field Test Items =10 Total Number =50 Test may contained paired texts. Some questions will require the student to draw from/ compare information in the two texts. http://www.mcps.org/LangArts/LangArtsCurr/http://www.mcps.org/LangArts/LangArtsCurr/ (New Curriculum/Pacing Documents)

7. Grade 5 Blueprint Comparison New Reporting Category 2012-13 New Number of Items Old Number of Items Old Reporting Category 2011-12 Use word analysis strategies and word reference materials. 710 Use word analysis strategies and information resources. Demonstrate comprehension of fictional texts. 1730 Demonstrate comprehension of printed materials. Demonstrate comprehension of nonfiction texts. 16 Total Operational Items40 2012 Cut Score = 27 out of 40 items 2011 Cut Score = 28 out of 40 items 2013 Cut Score = ? out of 40 items

8. Key MCPS English/Language Arts Documents MCPS English/Language Arts Webpage http://www.mcps.org/LangArts/LangArtsCurr/ Pacing at a Glance for Grade 3-5 This document identifies reading, writing, spelling, and vocabulary concepts by 9-weeks. SOL Pacing Guide with Framework Detail This document uses VDOE and MCPS curriculum targets to explicate the reading, word knowledge, and writing grade-level targets. SOL Vocabulary for Grades 3-5 This document lists essential process skill, genre, content, and text question vocabulary. Pacing Guide by Houghton Mifflin Theme No changes have been made to this document which has existed since adoption. Houghton Mifflin Theme Based Curriculum This document has existed since adoption. Old standards have been removed. The Pacing at a Glance and SOL Pacing Guides provide SOL alignment. Traditional Tales Teacher Reference While traditional tales are a target genre in Grade 3, the document provides information that may be useful to all teachers.

9. Multiple Choice and Technology Enhanced Items

10. Higher Order Multiple Choice and Technology Enhanced Items http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/english/reading/guides/gr_3_reading.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/english/reading/guides/gr_4_reading.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/english/reading/guides/gr_5_reading.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/english/reading/guides/gr_3_reading.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/english/reading/guides/gr_4_reading.pdf http://www.doe.virginia.gov/testing/sol/practice_items/english/reading/guides/gr_5_reading.pdf Drag and Drop Drag and drop items contain draggers and drop zones Draggers are answer options that are moved to drop zones in response to the question. Drop zones are areas of an item where draggers will remain once moved there. A student response by moving one or more draggers from one place on the screen into a drop zone(s) elsewhere on the screen. The student will click on the dragger and keep the button down while moving the dagger to the desired location where it will remain. Students can still move the dragger once it has been dropped into the drop zone. Hot Spot Hot spot items contain hot spot zones which represent student answer options. Hot spot zones are answer options which may be objects, graphic elements, locations on a number line or coordinate plane, or text labels which are selected in response to a question. Unlike a traditional multiple-choice item where only one answer option is correct, hot spot items my require the student to select one or more hot spot zones (answer options) in order to correctly answer the item. The student selects a hot spot by clicking on it. On a coordinate plane or number line item, a point will appear when the hot spot is selected. When the student makes a selection in other hot spot items, there will be an indication on the screen confirming the option has been selected. For example, after the student clicks on an option, the hot spot zone selected will be highlighted or outlined in a different color, clearly indicating that answer option has been chosen.

11. Technology Enhanced Click on the two correct answers in the gray shaded area. Light blue box outlines the answer as the student hovers over it. After the student selects the answer by clicking on it, the outline color changes to orange. To remove the selection, students click on the orange box. Which word means the same as Suddenly in paragraph 1? A amazingly B quickly C curiously D excitedly Which two words from the story have the same meaning? A problems, troubles B late, fast C judges, friends D gathered, made

12. Made to Hunt A cheetah’s coat is also very useful. The coat is tan with black spots. This coloring allows a cheetah to blend in with the tall, brown grass in Africa. Other animals do not see it hiding, so a cheetah can sneak up on rabbits, birds, and other animals. Previous MC The cheetah’s coat is MOST useful because it – Akeeps the cheetah cool after a long run Blets the cheetah move with great speed Chelps the cheetah hide in the grass Dprotects the cheetah from the sun

13. Drag and Drop Can change their minds and move items back and forth. If only put in one response, will show as answered on Review Screen. Signal words are important to pay attention to and to understand how they link ideas—how the ideas are related to each other.

14. The chart shows some information for the article. Which of these belongs in the empty box? A The number of cheetahs in Africa becomes smaller. B Zookeepers start catching cheetahs. C Ranchers ask wildlife experts for help to find new land. D People in Africa hunt lions and hyenas.

15. Grade 5 Which sentence contains an underlined word with a root word that means to see? The standards and their application in SOL testing use “root word” in two different ways. In this example, “root word” is used as “base word,” meaning words that exist on their own as a recognizable word in the English language. For example, "inspect" is the base word of inspection, inspected, inspecting and inspector. So far this is the only way I’ve seen “root” used in Grade 3. By Grade 5, “root word” takes on a different meaning. Root words are portions of a base word that do not stand alone and have no meaning by themselves in the English language and are usually derived from Greek or Latin. Continuing the previous example, the root word of "inspect" is the Latin word "spec" meaning see.

16. Higher Order Question Requires the student to analyze how the author has crafted a portion of the selection Application of knowledge of plot structure F & P About the text question

17. Higher Order Requires the student to synthesize information over several paragraphs to make an inference. F & P Beyond the Text Question

18. Higher Order Question Requires interpretation Application of understanding about character development F & P Beyond the Text question

19. Old Format

20. Higher Order Question Requires the student to analyze how the author has crafted a portion of the selection Application of knowledge of plot structure F & P About the text question

21. New Type of Question Format

22. Technology Enhanced Click on the two correct answers in the gray shaded area. Light blue box outlines the answer as the student hovers over it. After the student selects the answer by clicking on it, the outline color changes to orange. To remove the selection, students click on the orange box.

23. Higher Order Question Requires the student to understand the relationship of an idea and supporting details.

24. Reverse question. Could restructure this format in TEI Drag and Drop Can change their minds and move items back and forth. If only put in one response, will show as answered on Review Screen.