K+-+5+ELA

=K - 5 ELA Findings= Grade 3 ELA Book 1 - http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/ela3bk1.pdf Grade 4 ELA Book 1 - http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/ela4bk1.pdf Grade 5 ELA Book 1 - http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/ela5bk1.pdf
 * Link to Grade 3-5 ELA NYS Assessments**

1. Of the questions that students struggled with, what skill(s) did they need to be successful? (Examples – Vocabulary, Negatives, Discriminators, Multiple Step, Chart or Graph, etc.) 2. Based upon your curriculum map, do you cover the key idea and performance indicator for these difficult questions? Place your findings under the appropriate test area title listed below.
 * ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS**


 * Grade 3 ELA Findings**

Didn't read whole question. Passage wording misleading Vocabulary
 * Discriminators** (most, best, most likely) 5 questions


 * Grade 4 ELA Findings**

MC2 focused on story and not chart Mc6 response A - viewed picture as entertaining MC7 choice A was the most recognizable quote from the story, and first in process of elimination MC 17 answer was closely linked to the title MC 18 didn't differentiate between the paragraphs MC 19 they saw it as a "body repair" issue similar to the question prior MC 20 they focused on the second part of the statement rather than think it through MC 25 they chose the right action, but didn't choose the correct motive MC 26 they had sequencing issues - picked an answer out of order MC 27 they didn't properly discriminate the term "most" MC 28 they relied on the title


 * Grade 5 ELA Findings

The following questions were predominately missed regionwide.**


 * 1) 9 Driscriminator "most likely" all are true so it is difficult to decide on what is better.
 * 2) 10 genre - defining it and giving examples
 * 3) 16 background knowledge w/ identifiying literary elements
 * 4) 19 setting "mostly" not reading critically
 * 5) 20 context clues to define unfamiliar words - unfamiliar vocabulary
 * 6) 27 editing - grammar and punctuation