NC EOG Information Session

1. NC EOG Information Session WHES 3rd Grade - 2019

2. Welcome!! Thank you for coming! We are so glad you are here! Please take 5 minutes to complete the math and reading questions you were handed when you walked in.

3. When are the EOGs? End of Grade testing will occur during the last 10 school days. • Regular Administration: • Reading: June 4th • Math: June 6th • Read to Achieve Retest: June 10th

4. Which EOGs Will My Child Take? • English Language Arts/Reading • Mathematics: • Calculator Inactive and Active

5. Mathematics EOG • 46 multiple-choice questions, 120 minutes to complete • Digital format –taken on Chromebooks • Aligned to the North Carolina Mathematics Standard Course of Study. • The mathematics test will consist of two parts: calculator inactive and calculator active. • Students are allowed to use calculators during the calculator active part of the test only.

6. Weight Distribution

7. ELA/Reading EOG • 52 multiple-choice questions, 180 minutes to complete • Digital format –taken on Chromebooks • Aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA/Reading • Students read authentic selections and then answer questions related to the selections. • The reading selections are comprised of literary and informational selections based on the Common Core. • Knowledge of vocabulary is assessed indirectly through the application and understanding of terms within the context of the selections and questions.

8. Weight Distribution

9. EOG Achievement Levels

10. Read to Achieve The goal of the Read to Achieve program is to ensure that every student reads at grade level by the end of third grade. Major Components include: • K-3 Diagnostic Reading Assessment • Mandatory retention (label) of third graders not performing on grade level • Optional Summer Reading Camp • Fourth Grade classes with interventions and monitoring Students who do not pass the reading EOG, nor meet a good cause exemption will be invited to attend a free, district sponsored reading camp during summer break.

11. Good Cause Exemptions Students need to meet at least one of the following good cause exemptions: • Limited English Proficient Students with less than two school years of instruction in ESL Program • Students with disabilities whose individualized education program indicates (i) the use of NCEXTEND 1 alternate assessment, (ii) at least a two school year delay in educational performance, or (iii) receipt of intensive reading interventions for at least two school years • Students who have (i) received reading intervention and (ii) previously been retained more than once in kindergarten, first, second or third grades.

12. Good Cause Exemptions • Students who demonstrate reading proficiency appropriate for third grade students on approved alternative assessments (Reading BOG / Reading 3D TRC level / iReady score) • If students do not show proficiency in any other mentioned area, students will have the opportunity to take the Read to Achieve Test on June 10 (This is also offered at reading camp and again in early Fall of next year!)

13. Sample Test Items/Mock Test The purpose of this activity was for you to see, first hand, the types of questions and in-depth thinking that will be expected from your child on the EOG assessments. Reading 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. A Math 4. A 5. C 11. B 12. D Questions require students to dig deeper, make inferences, and apply knowledge and skills learned in class!

14. Preparing for the EOG: It’s a Team Effort! Parent Student Teacher/School

15. Parents play a key role in preparing students for state assessments. During this testing period, parents are encouraged to: • Make sure students are in school during review and testing sessions. Avoid doctor or dental appointments on review or test dates • Encourage students to listen carefully to all test-taking directions given by the teacher and to ask questions about any directions that are unclear . • Encourage students to do their best. • Take practice tests. EOG practice tests are available online. Go to http://dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/testing/releasedforms • Request that your child go to bed early the night before EOG tests begin. • Prepare a good breakfast for children on test day and arrive at school on time.Breakfast will be provided for all students who need to eat when they arrive at school. Hunger can detract from a good test perforamce. • Remind your child to answer all test questions and not leave any blank, even if they unsure about the answer.

16. Math Strategies to Help Your Child at Home • Work with your child to ensure that they are fluent in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. • Work with them on weak areas in mathematics. • Encourage your child to ALWAYS show his/her work on math problems. • Students should check for reasonableness and use inverse operations to check their answers. • Have students think about what the problem is asking them to do. Have them verbalize this to you. • Students should underline/circle key numbers and words in mathematical problems.

17. CUBES – Math Strategy

18. Reading Strategies to Help Your Child at Home • Make sure that your child is reading nightly! • Use question stems from the CCS Elementary Parent Resources webpage to help guide your questioning. • Have your child explain to you how they know an answer is correct. Encourage them to use evidence from the text as proof. • Build vocabulary by encouraging your child to use context clues from the sentence. • Encourage students to look for clues when they encounter unfamiliar words in text.

19. UNWRAP – Reading Strategy

20. Extra Practice • Math and Reading Practice • 1 packet per month • When the packet is completed and turned in, a new one will given.

21. Wrap-Up Q & A Please add your questions to our Parking Lot. We will send home answers in next week’s Wednesday Folder.