PPT-STAAR – READING

Vocabulary Always pay attention to the context clues in a sentence The way a word is used in context may help you determine not only its denotation or meaning but also its connotation or association. ®. Program. TEA Student Assessment Division. January 2015 . Disclaimer. These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency.. If any slide is changed for local use, please remove the TEA footer at the bottom of the slide.. STAAR ReadingSelection 1Read the selection. Then choose the best answer to each question.The WellWorn Pathby David CrawleyYou scampered down this wellworn pathwhen you were just a pup. And as we grew, Leading Forward in Times of . Change. 1. 2. Goals. Accountability for the sake of STAAR. Review . the . STAAR design and standards. Connect STAAR. to the curriculum. to the data from TAKS. to units in the curriculum.  . Grade . 3-8 Standards. Now We Know Who Passed!.  . www.lead4ward.com.  . Good Morning!. The big questions…. What . do the performance categories mean. ?. What . is the phase in and how do I interpret it. BY: Kelley . Kalchthaler. & Mark GOULET. MANDATORY STAAR POLICIES. MANDATORY STAAR POLICIES. Texas Education Code section 39.023(c):. “ . A school district shall . … . adopt . a policy that requires a student's performance on an end-of-course assessment instrument for a course listed in this subsection in which the student is enrolled to account for 15 percent of the student's final grade for the course. ASSESSMENTS . OF ACADEMIC . READINESS (STAAR. TM. ) . READING. Grades 3. –. 8. English I, II, and III . . Victoria Young. Director of Reading, Writing, and . Social Studies Assessments. Texas Education Agency. Sheldon ISD. This training does not take the place of reading your TEST ADMINISTRATOR MANUAL!. Testing Dates. Monday, March 30, 2015. 4. th. /7. th. Writing Day 1. English I EOC. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. General Information. STAAR is a criterion-referenced test that measures a student’s performance in comparison to the curriculum standards, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), for each subject and grade level. . English I EOC Writing. . Not just any writing…. But STAAR Writing!. TEA Online Resources. . www.tea.state.us/student.assessment/staar. Assessed curriculum*. Blueprints*. Released Test Questions*. TETN # 33282. January 28, 2015. Student Assessment Division. Texas Education Agency. Disclaimer. These slides have been prepared by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education . Agency.. If any slide is changed for local use, please remove the TEA footer at the bottom of the . kayepricehawkins@aol.com. . www.pricelessliteracy.homestead.com. . This power point contains information and formatting written and designed by Kaye Price-Hawkins. . Please keep intact to share with others.. by Janet Hester and Lenicia Gordon. ELAR Education Specialists. The Jeff Anderson Cycle. Region 13’s . visual representation of Jeff Anderson’s . Analysis . Process . from . the book . 10 Things Every Writer Should Know.. S T AAR 101: W h a t P a r e n t s N ee d t o Know Grade s 3-5 Paren t I n f orma t i on Prese n t ed b y Bonner Elementary Con te nt S ta nd a rds - TE KS S T AAR w ill t e st the c TEA’s Student Assessment Division. Disclaimer . These slides have been prepared and approved by the Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency. . If any slide is amended or revised for use in local or regional trainings, please remove this slide as well as the TEA footer at the bottom of each slide..