6+-+8+ELA

=6 - 8 ELA Findings= Grade 6 ELA Book 1 - http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/ela6bk1.pdf Grade 7 ELA Book 1 - http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/ela7bk1.pdf Grade 8 ELA Book 1 - http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/elaei/08exams/ela8bk1.pdf
 * Link to Grade 6-8 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 6 ELA Findings

Grade 7 ELA Findings most difficult standard: information/understanding interpreting data/facts/ideas context clues/vocabulary words Listening skills summarizing/finding main ideas Editing skills (long passages)

Grade 8 ELA Findings most difficult standard: information/understanding context clues interpreting data/facts/ideas main ideas critical analysis