Martha ValdesDivision of Bilingual Education and World Languages

June 2011

ObjectivesNext Generation Sunshine State Standards

(NGSSS)

FCAT 2.0 Reading Reporting Category 2

Text Structures/Organizational Patterns

Main Idea, Relevant Supporting Details, Conclusions/Inferences, Chronological Order

Fluency 2

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FCAT 2.0 AssessmentThe primary purpose of the FCAT

2.0 test is to assess student achievement of the higher-order thinking skills as represented in the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS).

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corestandards.org

The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (“the Standards”)

Issued by the states to create the next generation of K–12 standards

Led by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)and the National Governors Association (NGA)

To ensure that all students are college and career ready in literacy

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flstandards.org

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FCAT Reading Reporting Category 2: Reading

Application

Author’s Purpose/PerspectiveMain Idea/Relevant Supporting DetailsConclusions/InferencesChronological OrderCause/EffectText Structure/Organizational PatternsTheme/TopicCompare/Contrast

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Text Structures/Organization Patterns:

If students know what to look for in terms of text structure, they grasp the meaning more easily.

Text structure supports comprehension.

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What are the structures or patterns?

The common forms of text structure or organizational patterns found in written text include:DescriptionProblem/SolutionTime/Chronological OrderComparison/ContrastCause/EffectArgument/Support

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Organization of a Text

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Main Idea

Details

Inferences

Chronological Order

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Main Idea, Relevant Supporting Details, Conclusions/Inferences ,

Chronological Order MAIN IDEA

LA.3-5.1.7.3)  • What is the MAIN IDEA of this

story/passage/article?• What is the most important lesson

learns in the story/passage?• Why do you think this story/article has the title

“ ”?• What would be another good title for this

story?• What is the essential message in the

story/article?• Which sentence from the article tells the

author’s main message?• Which sentence best tells what the passage is

about?• What is the primary topic of the article?

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• Which sentence gives the best summary?• Which accomplishment/idea is the most

valuable?• Which statement best describes the

lesson/moral of this story?

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER(LA.3-5.1.7.3)

•What happened just BEFORE/AFTER •What happened first, last, etc. …?•What happens AFTER but BEFORE ? •What happened between and ?•What is the first step in _____?•Retell the events leading up to/following _______.•Explain the steps for _______ and the reasons why.•According to the article, what happened first?

RELEVANT SUPPORTING DETAILS

(LA.3-5.1.7.3)

•Which is a way to improve_____?•At the end of the story, where does go?•Which detail from the article helps show how _______?•Other relevant detail questions begin with:

•How?

•What happened?•What caused?

*******************************•How does support the idea that ?•Why does offer to ?

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Rigorous Planning…

Select the Literary Text

Target the Benchmarks

Choose Task Card Questions

Determine the Strategy & Graphic Organizers

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Houghton-Mifflin Grade 4

Explicit instruction is the key to the development of successful readers!

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Taking Marginal Notes to… Get the GIST!

Students make their connections visible by jotting notes on the margins of a passage or on paper as they read.

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WIN Strategy Who or What the

section is about? The most important

information about the who or what?

Written in the least number of Words.

What is Reading Fluency?

Fluency is the ability to read with accuracy, expression/phrasing and appropriate rate, to achieve comprehension.

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Fluency Strategies for ELLs

Fluency instruction must be balanced by not just focusing on reading rate but also on expression and comprehension.

Allow students to build fluency through repeated readings.

Give students a chance to practice independent level text by reading out loud.

Allow students to practice reading along with taped text.

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What does Research say about ELLs?

“If English language learners are to develop reading and writing skills that are comparable to those of their English-speaking peers, they must develop literacy skills as they continue to increase their oral English language proficiency.”

(Hickman-Davis, Kouzekanani, Linan-

Thompson, & Vaughn, 2003).

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http://www.fcrr.org/

http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_A.pdf

http://bilingual.dadeschools.net/

http://languageartsreading.dadeschools.net/

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http://www.justreadflorida.com/

http://www.justreadflorida.com/LEaRN/ 24

Concluding Thoughts“We cannot hold a torch to light another's

path without brightening our own.”

(Ben Sweetland)

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