CRCT April 16th

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CRCT April 16th 18th21st, 22nd
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What does CRCT stand for?

• Criterion-Referenced
• Competency Tests
• Designed to measure how thoroughly a student has
  learned a particular body of knowledge.

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What is on the CRCT?

• Reading, English/Language Arts, Mathematics,
  Science, and Social Studies

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Requirements

• 3rd grade students must earn a score of 800 on
  the Reading portion of the CRCT.
• CRCT reports student achievement in terms of
  performance levelsExceeds The Standard
  (850-950)Meets The Standard (800-849)
• Does Not Meet The Standard (650-799)

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Promotion and Retention

• Students in the 3rd grade must pass the reading
  section of the CRCT in order to be promoted to
  the 4th grade.
• Students who do not pass the reading section will
  participate in a Year-End Focus program that will
  be held here at the school during the school day
  after test scores have been received.
• Student will then be allowed to re-take the
  section(s) of the test that are required.
• If a student does not pass the re-test, then a
  committee consisting of the parent, teacher, and
  administrator meet to discuss the possibility of
  retention.

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Reading Section of the CRCT

• Questions fall into three domains
• Reading Skills and Vocabulary Acquisition
• Literary Comprehension
• Reading for Information

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Reading Skills and Vocabulary Acquisitions

• This section tests the students ability to read,
  interpret, and apply difficult text and new
  vocabulary in a variety of text.

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Skills in this Section

• Using words with more than one meaning.
• Using homophones, synonyms, and antonyms.
• Defining words with prefixes and suffixes.
• Using context to define words.

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Questions in this domain can look like this

• In the passage, the word prefer means
• Which word means the opposite of eager?
• What is the root word in disagree?
• Which of the following is the correct definition
  of bundle in the sentence below?
• Which word is a homophone for would?

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Suggestions for Practice at Home

• Use a word in a sentence that the student is not
  familiar with. Ask them to define the word based
  on the words around it.
• Say a word and have the student give synonyms
  and/or antonyms.
• Give the student a multi syllable word and ask
  them to identify the root word, prefix, and
  suffix.
• Give the student a root word such as wash, and
  ask them to make new words using suffixes and
  prefixes. (rewash, washable)

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Literary Comprehension

• This section tests students ability to
  comprehend and analyze elements of literary
  works, such as short stories, fairy tales,
  fables, folktales, and poetry.

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Skills in this section

• Making predictions
• Determining authors purpose
• Summarizing text
• Recognizing plot, setting, characters and events
  in a story
• Determining and explaining cause-and-effect

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Questions in this section can look like this

• What is the main idea of this paragraph?
• This section is most about
• What do you expect Mary to do next?
• What conclusion can you draw from the information
  in the first paragraph?
• Which part of the story shows it is make-believe?

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Suggestions for practice at home

• Look around the room and identify any cause and
  effect EX. The dog is barking because someone
  knocked on the door.
• After watching a favorite TV show, discuss the
  characters, setting, and events that took place.
  Discuss the problem in the show and how it was
  resolved.
• Read fairy tales, and folktales and discuss what
  makes them one.

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Reading for Information

• This section tests students ability to read,
  recall, analyze information from nonfiction
  articles, biographies, subject-area texts, and
  reference sources.

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Skills in this section

• Differentiating fact from opinion
• Making predictions
• Summarizing text content (main idea and
  supporting details.)
• Interpreting illustrations, diagrams, charts,
  graphs, and graphic organizers

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Questions in this section can look like this

• The authors purpose for writing this
• passage is to
• Is this statement fact or opinion?
• You can tell the passage is nonfiction because
• How many rivers are shown on the chart?

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Suggestions for practice at home

• Practice reading charts, diagrams or graphs from
  magazines or newspapers.
• Read a biography an autobiography together and
  discuss the difference.
• Bake something together and ask questions about
  the recipe

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Suggestions for Parents

• Talk daily with your child about the work
  he/she is completing in the classroom and the
  work assigned for homework/studyRead with your
  student and discuss what you have readWork
  closely with your childs teachersSet a goal
  with your child to improve his/her lexile
• 3rd grade (500 800)

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CRCT Resources

• www.georgiastandards.org
• Lists the standards for your childs grade level
• Click on Parents tab
• Click on Testing Resources
• Under CRCT Resources click on CRCT Study
  Guides
• Go to the third grade website for additional CRCT
  practice links. http//teacherweb.com/GA/InmanElem
  entary/ThirdGrade

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