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"The Dyslexic Reading Teacher Sean Taylor" Literacy for me was almost an unrealized unattainable dream! As a dyslexic learner I was unable to read, write, or decode words as a child, p,d,b and q were all the same letter. Many classroom teachers assumed I would never read or write due to the severity of my dyslexia and this made me feel worthless. I am a dyslexic reading teacher that has built a reputation for finding innovative ways "FREE" to teach reading to all students!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Grade 3 FSA FCAT 2.0 practice test 3rd, FCAT 2.0 Reading Test 3rd Grade, FCAT 2.0 test prep

Grade 3 FSA FCAT 2.0 Use the 3rd grade FCAT Practice Test below to help 3^rd, 4^th , 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th Grade students pass the FCAT 2.0 assessment. FCAT practice reading and math test all grades.

FSA FCAT 2.0 assessments is a comprehensive reading and math test that students must pass to go on to the next grade in the State of Florida. High stakes testing is not going away, it is just becoming more rigorous with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Please use these FCAT 2.0 reading test to help you and your students practice for the FCAT 2.0 2015-2016 testing window.

FSA FCAT 2.0 Practice Test below to help 3^rd, 4^th , 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th Grade students pass the FCAT 2.0 assessment. FCAT practice reading and math test all grades.

GRADE 6 FSA FCAT 2.0 assessments is a comprehensive reading and math test that students must pass to go on to the next grade in the State of Florida. High stakes testing is not going away, it is just becoming more rigorous with the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Please use these FCAT 2.0 reading test to help you and your students practice for the FCAT 2.0 2015-2016 testing window.

FCAT 2.0 Reading Testing

FSA, FCAT 2.0 and EOC READING TEST 2016 Schedules, test samples and test prep | FLORIDA STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM 2015–2016 SCHEDULE

FSA FCAT 2.0 READING TEST 2016 Assessment Schedules FSA K-12 Reading Assessments | FSA Statewide Assessment Schedules contain testing dates and or testing windows for other statewide assessments, such as FSAA, ACCESS for ELLs 2.0, and NAEP.

2016-17 Statewide Assessment Schedule (PDF)
2015-16 Statewide Assessment Schedule (PDF)

FCAT TEST PREP GAMES

Mr. Taylor's Kid Friendly Academic Vocabulary

Third Grade

atlas

A book of maps or a book of tables, charts, pictures on one subject.

Mr. Taylor has a world atlas in his classroom.

abbreviation

A shorter form of a word or phrase, i.e. AZ for Arizona.

The abbreviation for the United States of America is U.S.A.

adverb

A word that modifies a verb by identifying time, place, speed, etc.

Quickly is an adverb in the sentence "Jose quickly finished his homework. "

antonyms

A word opposite in meaning to another word.

Cold is the antonym of hot.

apostrophe

The mark used to show a letter or letters have been left out of a word or phrase or to show ownership.

Example of letters left out: You've is short for "you have" and an apostrophe shows that "have" is missing two letters.

Example of ownership: Mr. Taylor's class reads several books each year.

Example of ownership: The apostrophe in the sentence "Mr. Taylor's class reads several books each year." shows the class belongs to Mr. Taylor.

bias

One meaning of "bias" is to like or dislike one thing over another.

Claudia has bias for chocolate over all other candy.

chronological order

To arrange events in the order they occurred.

In chronological order, our class has computer lab on Monday, music on Tuesday, gym on Wednesday, library on Thursday, and art on Friday.

complete sentence

A complete sentence includes at least a subject and a verb.

"Claudia ran." is a complete sentence.

context clues

Words, phrases or sentences around a new word that helps the reader make a logical guess about the meaning of the new word.

Use context clues to figure out what a new word means.

contraction

A word or phrase shortened by leaving out one or more letters or sounds.

"You'll" is the contraction of "you will."

compound word

A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word.

The words "shoe" and "string" are joined to form the compound word "Shoestring."

biography

The history of a persons life.

If you become famous, someone will write your biography.

describe

To tell or write about something.

Please describe your backpack.

declarative

A sentence that makes a statement.

"The earth is round." is a declarative sentence.

dictionary

A book of alphabetically listed words with their meanings and other information.

Students need a dictionary when they go to college.

exclamatory

A sudden, angry outcry; to cry out; shout; or speak suddenly in surprise, etc.

"Lillian, be quiet! shouted her mother is an exclamatory phrase.

fact

Something that really happened; truth; actuality; things as they exist.

It is a fact that the moon revolves around the earth.

fairy take

A fairy tale is a type of short story with fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, dwarves, giants or gnomes, and usually magic or enchantments.

The story "Jack and the Beanstalk" is a fairy tale.

folk tale

A story or legend originating and traditional among a group of people (folk = people), especially one forming part of the spoken tradition of the everyday people.

The stories about Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are folk tales.

interrogative

Asking a question.

"Do you like chocolate ice cream?" is an interrogative.

index

One meaning of "index" is an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., together with page numbers where they can be found--usually placed at the end of a book.

In this book, the index says there is information about the moon on pages 31 and 73.

instructions

Education; teaching; lessons or a list of steps to be followed to complete an assignment.

(1) Every teacher at Rio Vista gives instructions to their students. (2) It is hard to use a TV remote without reading the instructions.

main characteristics

The most important things that identify a person, plant, object--or anything in the universe.

The main characteristics of most cars are four wheels, a body where the driver and passengers sit, a steering wheel, an engine, and headlights and taillights.

nonfiction

Books and stories which only include real people, animals, plants, science, events, etc.

A book about birds in Tucson is a nonfiction book.

main idea

The main idea of a passage or reading is the the most important thought or message. (In contrast to the term topic, which refers to the subject under discussion.)

The main idea of Mr. Taylor's instructions is that it is important to follow directions.

multi-meaning words

Words which have more than one meaning.

Multi-meaning words will have the different meanings listed and numbered (1, 2, 3, etc.) in the dictionary.

opinion

A person's belief based on what seems true, or probable; a person's judgment.

Many people have the opinion that French cooking is the best in the world.

organization

A group of persons organized for some specific purpose, such as a club, business, team, etc.

The Rio Vista band is an organization of students with an interest in music.

personal narrative

A story that tells a story based on a personal experience of the writer.

Jasmine wrote a personal narrative about a trip to visit her grandmother.

plural

More than one of something.

The plural of bone is bones.

plot

The arrangement of the main events in a book, story, poem, or film, also known as the "story line."

The plot of most mysteries starts with a murder.

point of view

A way of viewing things; an attitude or the position from which something is observed or considered; a

standpoint.

It is Mr. Taylor's point of view that students must be held responsible for completing their work.

possessive

The form of a word that shows ownership.

The possessive form of John is John's. For example, to say John owns the airplane, you would say "It is John's airplane."

predicate

In a sentence, the verb (action word) or the verb and words that describe the verb.

"Runs fast" is the predicate in the sentence "Magaly runs fast."

prefix

A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning.

In the word "unhappy," "un-" is the prefix.

prefixes

Prefixes are placed at the beginning of words to change their meanings.

The prefixes we will see often are "pre-" (before), "post-" (after), "un-" (opposite of), "anti-"(against), "hemi-" (half), "non-" (absence of), "out-" (exceeding), "trans-" (across), etc.

The sentence "John was unhappy in preschool" has two prefixes.

punctuation (commas)

Special marks in sentences or phrases that make the sentences or phrases easier to understand. Some common punctuation marks are: . , ' ; ? !

The comma ( , ) tells where to pause or take a breath.

root word

A word that can start to build the meaning of many words.

"Corn" is the root word of : popcorn; cornflower; cornmeal; cornbread; and cornmeal: all the words mean something about corn.

run-on sentence

A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses (i.e., complete sentences) are joined without appropriate punctuation ( ; ) or a conjunction (and, for, nor, but, or, yet and so).

"Sydney and Sabrina were in the band Sydney played the saxophone Sabrina played percussion" is an example of three run-on sentences.

introduction

The introduction is at the beginning of a story and it tells you what the main idea(s) will be; it lets you

"meet" the main idea.

An introduction to your teacher lets you meet.

singular

In grammar, the form of a word that says there is only one of something.

In the sentence "There was only one Juliana in the class, but there were two Gabriels," Juliana is singular and Gabriels is plural.

sign

The word "sign" has many meanings. Among them are: to write your name (signature); a symbol with a specific meaning ( $ meaning dollars); and hand gestures that give information (sign language).

When you vote in any election, you have to sign your name.

story elements (character, setting, plot)

The who, what, where and why--the parts that make up a story.

In Harry Potter, the main characters are Harry, Hermione, and Ron; the setting is Castle Hogwarts; and the plot is to learn to be wizards and keep Harry safe from Voldemort.

schedule

The way things are planned to happen in our lives, schools, or work.

Sometimes Mr. Taylor's class schedules a trip to the gem and mineral show in February.

subject

The person, place or thing that does the action in a sentence.

In the sentence "Michael finished his report before lunch," "Michael" is the subject, and "finished" is the action (verb).

suffixes

Letters or syllables added to the end of a word to change its meaning.

Suffixes such as "-ish" and "-er" can be added to the word "small" to change its meaning to smallish and
smaller.

summarize

To state briefly; to shorten to its most important parts.

Mr. Taylor asked us to summarize the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone.

supporting details

They come after the topic sentence, making up the body of a paragraph. What do they do? They give details to develop and help the reader better understand the topic sentence (main idea).

If your topic sentence is "Harry Potter has a special wand," you could add supporting details about the wand, such as where he got it, what it's made of, and why it's a special wand.

synonyms

Different words that have the same meaning.

Synonyms of "bend" are curve and twist.

verb (types and functions)

A word that in a sentence that tells you the action (bring, read, walk, run, learn), or a state of being (be, exist, stand).

In the sentence "Anthony ran his race and is now standing next to the track," "ran" (the action) and "standing" (state of being) are both verbs.

Fourth Grade

acronym

A word that is made by putting together parts of other words.

The word "radar" is an acronym that was built from "radio detecting and ranging"

( "ra + d + a + r" ).

adjective

A word or phrase that modifies (describes) a noun .

The word "brilliant" is an adjective in the sentence "Yatzari is a brilliant student". "Brilliant" describes the noun "student".

adverb

A word that Modifies (describes) a verb.

"Suddenly" is an adverb in the sentence "Anthony suddenly remembered his homework assignment". "Suddenly" describes the verb "remembered."

almanac

A book that gives useful information about a particular subject; sometimes published in a month-by-month order.

For example, a gardening almanac might tell when to plant different flowers and vegetables.

analogy

A phrase or sentence that shows how different things may be alike in some ways.

"A human heart is like a pump" is an analogy. The heart and pump are alike in one way: they each pump something.

anthology

A book that is a collection of different writers' works (essays, stories, poems, etc.).

"Mr. Taylor had so many interesting stories to tell. One day he was going to publish his collection as 'An Artist's Anthology.' "

antonym

A word that has an opposite meaning.

An antonym of "hot" is "cold"; an antonym of "fast" is "slow".

aphorism

A short, clear, wise statement that tells an opinion or a saying that many people believe is true.

An aphorism about a famous musician is the sentence "Irving Berlin has no place in American music - he IS
American music."

audience (as listeners and readers)

A group of people that gather to see or hear a performance - when the performance is an "out-loud" reading, the performers are the readers and the audience are the listeners.

For example: "Mr. Taylor and Maria were taking turns reading 'The Chamber of Secrets' to the class. The audience was very quiet as the readers reached a scary part of the story."

author's purpose

The reason for writing - to inform, to question, to entertain.

"Fernando worked hard on his first prompt. His author's purpose was to entertain his readers with his funny story."

autobiography

The story of someone's life, written by that person.

"Mr. Taylor had given the students their first assignment of the year: a one-page autobiography."

bibliography

A list of the books and materials consulted; appearing at the end of the text.

"Leslie was sure to include her bibliography at the end of her science report."

brochure

A booklet or pamphlet that describes a subject; often an advertisement.

"Mrs. Kuhn carefully read the brochure that announced the opening of the University Science Fair."

caption

A short description or title of an illustration in a text.

"Gloria had written the caption ' What I Want to be When I Grow Up ' under her drawing of a jet pilot ."

Test Prep Vocabulary Games

Alien Vocabulary Game (Tier 3 Testing Words) (or Chutes and Ladders) Use this free tier 3 academic vocabulary game to build test readiness. The game is designed to be a fun way to build academic vocabulary using a game students already know. A number of "CAMO Aliens" (ladders) and "Blues Aliens" (or "chutes") are pictured on the board, each connecting two specific board squares. The object of the game is to navigate one's game piece from the start (bottom square) to the finish (top square), helped or hindered by CAMO Aliens and Blues Aliens, respectively. Any time you land on an alien you have to draw a new card! If you land on the CAMO Aliens and answer the vocabulary question correctly you beam to the next highest CAMO Alien plus the move allowance on the card. If you land on the Blue Alien and get the question wrong you beam down to the next lowest Blues Alien. If you are on a Blue Alien and answer correctly you stay put until your next turn.

The game is a simple race to the top using the RBC Vocabulary Flash Cards, and is popular with children.

Complete Vocabulary Game Card Set

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Vocabulary Game RULEs

Alien Vocabulary Game Board

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HARD GAME CARDS
Power Words 4th Grade Reading Vocabulary
Power Words 4th Grade Reading Vocabulary II
Literary Device
Idioms
Metaphor and Simile
Poetry

Science Vocabulary Cards
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Grade 3 FSA FCAT 2.0 practice test 3rd, FCAT 2.0 Reading Test 3rd Grade, FCAT 2.0 test prep

FCAT 2.0 Reading Testing

FCAT TEST PREP GAMES

FCAT TEST PREP GAMES

Test Prep Vocabulary Games

The game is a simple race to the top using the RBC Vocabulary Flash Cards, and is popular with children.

Complete Vocabulary Game Card Set

NO EXCUSES TESTING VOCABULARY

Vocabulary Game RULEs Alien Vocabulary Game Board

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