New Blueprints for the Standards of Learning Reading Assessments based on the draft of March 2005

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New Blueprints for the Standards of Learning
Reading Assessmentsbased on the draft of March
2005
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Third Grade Reading

• Previous tests
• Word analysis - 10 items
• Printed materials - 10 items
• Elements of literature - 5 items
• Plan, compose, revise - 13 items
• Grammar 7 items
• Total 45 items

• 2006 test
• Word analysis and information resources 8 items
• Comprehension of printed materials 27 items
• Total 35 items

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Major Changes and Emphasis

• No Writing Assessment
• Reference Tools Included
• Fiction/Informational Balanced
• Poetry Minimized

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Included in Word Analysisthird grade

• Prefixes/suffixes/multi-syllabic words
• Contractions/possessives
• Abbreviations
• Synonyms/antonyms/homophones
• Phonics/language structure/context

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Included for Information Resourcesthird grade

• Tables of Contents
• Pictures and charts
• Dictionary/index/glossary/thesaurus/
  encyclopedia/on-line resources

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Included for Comprehensionboth fiction and
nonfictionthird grade

• Previewing pictures, diagrams, titles, headings
• Characters,setting, problem,solution
• Finding the main idea/summarizing
• Setting purpose for reading
• Predicting/drawing conclusions
• Organizing information logically
• Asking and answering questions
• Plots of fairy tale, myths, folktales, legends,
  fables
• Characteristics of biography and autobiography
• Comparing/contrasting of setting, character,
  events

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Subsumed Standards

• Consonants, blends, digraphs
• Vowels short, long, r-controlled
• Sentence structure/story sequence
• Locating information to answer questions

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Excluded from Assessmentbut still important for
instruction

• Fluency and expression
• Self-correction
• Connecting to previous experience
• Authors purpose
• Comparison/contrast of two people in biography
  and/or autobiography
• Technology

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Fourth Grade Reading

• New test two years of field testing
• 35 items two reporting categories
• Word analysis and information resources 8 items
• Comprehension of printed materials 27
  items

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Included in Word Analysis and Information
Resourcesfourth grade

• Use context to clarify unfamiliar words
• Explain multiple meanings of words
• Synonyms/antonyms/homophones
• Dictionary/glossary/thesaurus
• Online, print, and media resources in schools
  media center

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Included for Comprehensionof Fictionfourth grade

• Explain authors purpose
• Choice of language
• Compare fact and fantasy in historic fiction with
  other genres
• Identify major events and details
• Identify sensory words

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Included for Comprehensionof Nonfictionfourth
grade

• Use text organizers
• Ask and answer questions
• Explain authors purpose
• Make inferences and draw conclusions based on
  explicit information in texts
• Summarize
• Distinguish cause/effect and fact/opinion
• Evaluate and synthesize information

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Excluded from Assessmentbut still important for
instruction

• Relationships to previously read materials
• Identifying new information gained
• Constructing questions

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Fifth Grade Reading

• Previous tests
• Word analysis - 6 items
• Printed materials - 20 items
• Elements of literature - 16 items
• Total 42 items

• 2006 test
• Word analysis and information resources 10
  items
• Comprehension of printed materials 30 items
• Total 40 items

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Included in Word Analysis and Information
Resourcesfifth grade

• Use context to clarify unfamiliar words
• Use roots, prefixes, suffixes
• Use dictionary/glossary/thesaurus/other
• Organize information from charts, maps, graphics

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Included for Comprehensionof Fictionfifth grade

• Describe character development
• Describe plot development
• Explain conflict resolution
• Describe authors word choice and style

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Included for Comprehensionof Nonfictionfifth
grade

• Use text organizers
• Identify structural patterns
• Locate information to support inferences,
  predictions, and conclusions
• Develop notes and summaries
• Identify cause/effect relationships
• Identify comparison/contrast relationships

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Excluded from Assessmentbut still important for
instruction

• Relationships to previously read materials
• Characteristics of poetry
• Skimming and scanning materials
• Identifying new information gained

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Sixth Grade Reading

• New test two years of field testing
• 45 items two reporting categories
• Word analysis and information resources 11
  items
• Comprehension of printed materials 34
  items
• No standards excluded from the test

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Included in Word Analysis and Information
Resourcessixth grade

• Identify word origins, derivations, inflections
• Identify analogies and figurative language
• Use context to determine meaning, including
  technical vocabulary
• Differentiate between multiple meanings
• Use word reference tools
• Select informational sources

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Included for Comprehensionof Narrative and
Poetrysixth grade

• Identify narrative elements setting, character,
  plot, conflict, theme
• Predict outcomes/draw conclusions/make inferences
• Describe how word choice and imagery contribute
  to meaning
• Describe cause/effect relationships in plot
• Explain plot and character development
• Paraphrase and summarize

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Included for Comprehensionof Informational
Textsixth grade

• Ask and answer questions
• Make, confirm, and revise predictions
• Draw conclusions and make inferences
• Organize main ideas and details to summarize
• Compare and contrast

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Seventh Grade Reading

• New test two years of field testing
• 45 items two reporting categories
• Word analysis and information resources 11
  items
• Comprehension of printed materials 34
  items

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Included in Word Analysis and Information
Resourcesseventh grade

• Use roots and affixes
• Recognize analogies and figurative language
• Use print and electronic sources
• Use graphic organizers
• Synthesize information from multiple sources

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Included for Comprehensionof Narrative and
Poetryseventh grade

• Describe setting, character development, plot
  structure, conflict, theme
• Draw conclusions/make inferences
• Describe impact of word choice, imagery, poetic
  devises
• Summarize

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Included for Comprehensionof Informational
Textseventh grade

• Use text structure and signal words
• Describe how word choice and language structure
  convey viewpoint
• Distinguish fact from opinion
• Identify source, viewpoint, purpose
• Summarize
• Organize and synthesize

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Excluded from Assessmentbut still important for
instruction

• Connotations of words
• Poetic forms
• Comparison and contrast of genre
• Primary and secondary source citations

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Eighth Grade Reading

• Previous tests
• Printed materials - 21 items
• Elements of literature - 21 items
• Total 42 items

• 2006 test
• Word analysis 11 items
• Comprehension of printed materials 34 items
• Total 45 items

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Major Changes and Emphasis

• Reference Tools Excluded
• Propaganda Excluded
• Fiction/Informational Balanced
• Poetry Minimized
• This is the barrier test for the Modified
  Standard Diploma

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Included in Word Analysiseighth grade

• Identify simile, metaphor, hyperbole, and analogy
• Use context, structure, and connotation to
  determine meaning of words and phrases

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Included for Comprehensionof Narrative and
Poetryeighth grade

• Explain symbols and figurative language
• Describe inferred main ideas and themes, with
  evidence from text
• Describe how authors use characters, conflict,
  point of view and tone

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Included for Comprehensionof Informational
Texteighth grade

• Follow instructions to complete tasks
• Analyze structure and word choice
• Analyze details for accuracy and relevance
• Summarize and critique
• Evaluate and synthesize information
• Draw conclusions and make inferences

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Excluded from Assessmentbut still important for
instruction

• Comparison and contrast of poetic elements
• Comparison and contrast of styles
• Analysis of authors credentials, viewpoint, and
  impact
• Background knowledge and text structure

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End of Course Reading

• Previous tests
• Printed materials - 12 items
• Elements of literature - 24 items
• Resource materials 6 items
• Total 42 items

• 2006 test
• Word analysis and information resources 12
  items
• Comprehension of printed materials 38 items
• Total 50 items

Graduation Requirement
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Included in Word Analysis and Information
Resourcesend of course

• General, specialized and technical vocabulary
• Consequences of plagiarism
• Distinguish own ideas from those of others
• Reliable and questionable sources
• Manuals, textbooks, reports, catalogs, essays,
  speeches
• Organize and verify information
• Credit quoted and paraphrased sources
• Develop a plan for research and narrow the topic
• Support a thesis

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Included for Comprehension of Narrativeend of
course

• Identify text format, structure, organization and
  main idea/supporting details
• Distinguish literary forms
• Explain relationship between style and effect
• Explain historical influence on form, style, and
  point of view
• Make predictions, draw inferences, and connect
  prior knowledge
• Identify universal themes of different cultures
• Discuss American literature as it reflects
  themes, motifs, universal characters, and genre

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Included for Comprehension of Dramaend of course

• Describe how stage directions help readers
  understand setting, mood, characters, theme
• Explain asides, soliloquies, monologues
• Describe dramatic conventions
• Compare and evaluate adaptations and
  interpretations of a script for stage, film,
  television
• Explain verbal, situational, and dramatic irony

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Included for Comprehension of Informational
Materialsend of course

• Identify position/argument to be confirmed,
  disproved, or modified
• Analyze and apply warranties, contracts,
  technical descriptions, labels, warnings
• Compare and contrast advertisements
• Follow directions to complete an application
• Generalize/make predictions/draw conclusions

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Excluded from Assessmentbut still important for
instruction

• Staging and scripting
• Comparison/contrast plays and character
  development in plays to other fiction
• Similarities and differences in different
  literature of cultures and eras
• Comparison of rhyme, rhythm, and sound elements
  and their use to elicit emotions
• Analysis and interpretation of poetry
• American literature in historical context
• Documentation in MLA or APA
• Identification of research tools and processes
• Oral presentations and technology

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New Blueprints for the Standards of Learning
Writing Assessmentsbased on the draft of March
2005
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Fifth Grade Writing

• Previous tests
• Plan, compose, revise - 10 items
• Editing - 10 items
• Total 20 items

• 2006 test
• Plan, compose, revise - 6 items
• Editing - 14 items
• Total 20 items

Direct Writing will remain the same with 8 points
in each domain
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Eighth Grade Writing

• Previous tests
• Plan, compose, revise - 10 items
• Editing - 10 items
• Total 20 items

• 2006 test
• Plan, compose, revise - 10 items
• Editing - 14 items
• Total 24 items

Direct Writing will remain the same with 8 points
in each domain
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EOC Grade Writing

• Previous tests
• Plan, compose, revise - 16 items
• Editing - 14 items
• Total 30 items

• 2006 test
• Plan, compose, revise - 16 items
• Editing - 14 items
• Total 30 items

Direct Writing will remain the same with 8 points
in each domain
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Excluded from Assessment

• Technology
• Active and passive voice
• Sentence Diagramming
• MLA/APA citations
• Analysis of the works of others
• Poetry

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Contact information

• Barbara.Jones_at_doe.virginia.gov
• 804 225 2685
• Office of Assessment and Reporting
• Catherine.Rosenbaum_at_doe.virginia.gov
• 804 225 2665