Title: ISAT READING 20082009
1ISAT READING2008-2009
2TEST SESSIONS
- Session 1
- 6 Short Passages (Literary
- Informational Poems)
- 30 Multiple Choice Questions
- SAT 10 (Norm-referenced Questions)
3TEST SESSIONS
- Session 2 3 will
- have this format
- Each session has 2 passages of more equal
length - 10 multiple choice questions each 1
extended-response item - One of these sessions will be a pilot.
4FRAMEWORKS
- Session 2 3
- Test questions are written by Illinois teachers
to align to Framework Objectives.
5Framework IssuesStudents Across the State seem
to have difficulty with items that address these
topics
- Homonyms
- Fable/folk tale/legend/myth/
- fairy tale/essay
- Organizational patterns
- Mood and tone
- Point of view
- Irony
- Genre
6Literacy at Home
- Spend at least 20 minutes a day reading to
- or with your child.
- Have your child retell a story to you or a
- sibling.
- Read newspaper and magazine articles.
- Discuss main
- idea authors purpose and vocabulary.
7Main Idea
- What is the story about
- What are the big ideas in the paragraph or
passage - What were the main points of the program (TV)
8Summarizing
- Write a paragraph telling the main points of a
story passage or TV show. In addition to the
main points the paragraph should include
supporting details.
9Functional Passages
- Recipes
- Directions
- Maps (Newspaper-weather maps internet)
- Charts/Graphs (Newspaper-Sports section surveys)
- Advertisements for upcoming events (circus ice
shows games etc)
10Vocabulary
- Speak to your child using the same words as you
would use with other adults - Dont underestimate their ability to understand
- Review affixes/word parts and their meanings
11The Best Practice
- Read
- books
- Read
- magazines newspapers
- Read
- directions recipes
12What is ReadingExtended Response
Third-Eighth grade students in the state of
Illinois are currently asked to write two
extended-responses to reading questions as part
of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test
(ISAT). Extended-response items require
students to demonstrate an understanding of a
passage by explaining key ideas using textual
evidence and by using this information to draw
conclusions or make connections to other
situations.
13ReadingExtended Response
Students ability to make analogies and
synthesize information on this portion of the
ISAT reading test makes up 10 of their final
score. Students papers are scored on a four
point scale. Children must score a three or a
four to meet the standard.
14Reading Extended Response Sample Questions
- How have pigs been useful animals throughout
history Explain your answer using information in
the article and your own ideas. - Explain how and why the peoples feelings about
the dolphin change in the story. Use information
from the story and your own ideas to support your
answer. - Extended Response questions are directly related
to a specific text that the students have read.
15Important Aspects of a Student Response to an
Extended Response
- Dont just write a summary or a retelling of the
passage. - To demonstrate a thorough understanding of the
text a student needs to infer. - To infer is to build meaning.
- Build meaning by connecting what you know with
the text.
16Important Aspects of a Student Response to an
Extended Response
- Address the question and address the requirements
of the rubric. - Be sure you have written enough.
- To move beyond a summary or retelling work with
students on self-questioning strategies - How can I connect to what the author is telling
me to understand something better - What does this author want me to understand
- What do I need to remember to make sense of this
text - How has this author changed what I understand
17WRITING
- Grade 3 Expository (1 session)
- Grade 5 Expository (1 session)
- Grade 6 Narrative Persuasive
- (2 sessions)
- Grade 8 Narrative Persuasive
- (2 sessions)
18WRITING
- Time for each Session
- 45
- Minutes
- (10 extra if needed)
19EXPOSITORY WRITING
- Presents factual information
- Explaining defining describing informing
- Providing supporting reasons examples facts
- Maintaining a clear focus
- Ending with an effective conclusion
20NARRATIVE WRITING
- Tells a story in logical order by
- Using specific details to explain one event
- Including the authors reactions
- Moving through time
- Writing a beginning middle end
21PERSUASIVE WRITING
- Takes a position for or against a topic
- Maintaining the clear position throughout
- Using facts examples to support the position
- Convincing the reader to believe or act
- Including an effective conclusion
22 23Talk to your child aboutMultiple Choice
Questions.Direct them to
- Ask for help if they do not understand the
directions. - Read the question and all answer choices before
marking anything.
24Multiple Choice QuestionsTell your child
- Do not change their answers unless they are very
uncertain about their first answer choice. - Try to answer every question. Make the most
intelligent guess they can.
25Pace ThemselvesDirect your child to
- Not spend too much time on any one question. Do
their best and then move on. - Answer the easiest questions first but be sure
to go back to those questions they skipped.
26Talk to your child aboutThe Process of
Elimination
- After they have been through all of the questions
once go back and find questions they have some
knowledge about and eliminate choices that they
know are incorrect.
27Talk to your child aboutThe Process of
Elimination
- If they can eliminate two wrong answers their
chance of choosing the right answer is greater.
28Skip Return CheckTell your child
- If they finish early check to make sure they
have answered all questions.
29Communication is KEY!
- Make sure they understand what the question is
asking. - Be sure they are responding to the question that
is being asked.
30Reading Passages
- If the test requires your child to read passages
and then answer questions about what they read
read the questions first.
- By doing this they will know what
- they are looking for as they read.
- This also helps them go faster on
- the test.
31Math Computation
- When using scratch paper on a math test double
check to make sure that they have copied the
problem correctly from the test booklet!
32Math Computation
- Line up place value correctly on their scratch
paper (thousands hundreds tens ones) or the
answer will be incorrect.
33Math Computation
- If their answer does not match one of the
choices reread the problem recopy the numbers
and try solving it again.
34Its About Time
- Dont spend too much time rewriting or obsessing
about neatness.
35Final Tips
- DO NOT LEAVE ANYTHING BLANK
- Fill in bubbles fully write neatly and erase
stray marks. - Double-check the test number in your test booklet
against the answer sheet every few questions to
be sure you havent gotten on the wrong number.
36Thank you Mr. Know-it-all!
- Remember its okay not to know everything
unlike class tests these tests will have some
questions designed to challenge the limits of
your knowledge at a grade level above your
current grade.
37Literacy at Home
- Spend at least 20 minutes a day reading to or
with your child. - Have your child retell a story to you or a
sibling. - Read newspaper and magazine articles. Discuss
the main idea authors purpose and vocabulary.
38Math at Home
- Have your child(ren) assist you when you are
preparing a meal that requires that you use a
recipe. - While shopping at the grocery store encourage
your child(ren) to determine the cost of the
entire bill before you reach the cashier.
39Twas the Night Before Testing
- Talk to your child(ren) about any concerns that
they might have about the test.
- Keep conflicts to a minimum
40The Morning of Testing
- Start your childs day as you always do.
- Have your child eat a good breakfast (not too
heavy a heavy breakfast can make you sleepy) - Think Positive!
41READING IS THE GATEWAY TO ALL OTHER
LEARNINGBARACK OBAMA
- Develop a passion for learning. If you do you
will never cease to grow. - Anthony J. DAngelo The College Blue Book
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