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This report summarizes the results of the 2009 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) tests for grades 3-8, focusing on reading proficiency. It details the questions most commonly missed across grades, highlights proficiency rates, and emphasizes the importance of stamina in reading comprehension. Key trends are identified for each grade, with specific insights into areas needing improvement, such as inference, summarization, and text organization. The findings serve as a guide for educators and reading consultants to enhance instructional strategies and student outcomes.
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2009 DATA DAYS Donna Scherr 325 675-8680 dscherr@esc14.net Reading Consultant/Dyslexia Contact
3rd Grade • First passage: • Non-fiction • 11 Questions • 81% proficiency rate or higher on all 11 questions! So, is stamina a factor?
3rd Grade Most Missed • Most Missed Questions Region 14: #27: 56% 3.8D; syn., ant., multi-meaning; *hesitant #15: 66% 3.9H; summary; (only 1 summary on test) #14: 67% 3.9C; retell important events (6 total on test) *Paragraph 16 is mainly about- #23: 74% 3.11J; story problem/plot (2 total: 88% on other 3.11J)
3rd Grade Most Missed • Most Missed Questions Region 14: #30: 77% 3.9C retell important events *Paragraphs 6 through 8 are mostly about- #34: 77% 3.9F inference; (7 total on test) #35 77% 3.11H characterization (5 total on test) _________________________________________ #21 78% 3.11H characterization (5 total on test) #36 78% 3.10C text evidence (Only 1 on test)
4th Grade Most Missed #6 57% 4.10G; summary #26 58% 4.10I; similarities/differences across texts organization, treatment and scope * The difference between the article and the story is that the story- #38 63% 4.12A; judge logic of text * The reader can tell that Kevin is a curious person… #11 66% 4.12C author’s purpose *The author most likely wrote “The Rug Weaver” to-
4th Grade Most Missed #12 68% 4.12H characterization *How does Susan feel after watching her grandmother weave? #36 69% 4.12B recognize author’s text organization #39 71% 4.11D compare across texts ________________________________________ Remember: Students have to get: 64% correct (23/36) to pass 3rd grade TAKS (March) 70% correct (28/40) to pass 4th grade TAKS 67% correct (28/42) to pass 5th grade TAKS (March)
5th Grade Most Missed #18 56% 5.10H inference #26 64% 5.10F main idea (5 total:72%, 76%,88%,90% #37 66% 5.10G summary (2 total:70%) #41 66% 5.12B author’s text organization *This selection is organized by- #20 69% 5.12B author’s text organization (3 total; 66%, 69%, 82%) *Both authors organize their writing by-
5th Grade Most Missed Interesting, 5.12 B was passed by 82% of the students when worded this way: #6 The author organizes paragraphs 7 through 11 by-
6th Grade Most Missed #37: 60% 6.12I; author organization (2 total: 64%) *How does the author organize the selection- #8: 63% 6.10H; inference (4 total) #17: 64% 6.12I; author organization (2 total: 60%)*The author organizes this selection by-
6th Grade Most Missed #3: 65% 6.12A; author’s purpose * The author probably wrote this story to- (#16 was also 6.12A 90% Notice the different stem: *This selection is best described as- informative, humorous, persuasive or expressive)
6th Grade Most Missed #41: 67% 36.12G recognize and analyze story plot, setting, problem resolution*What is Sybil’s biggest conflict in the story? (3 total: 68%, 78%) #23 68% 36.12G recognize and analyze story plot, setting, problem resolution *Paragraphs 4 through 8 are important to the story because they- (3 total: 67%, 78%)
7th Grade Most Missed #44 60% 7.12H; pt. of view affects text (1 total) *Seeing what happens from Marissa’s point of view helps the reader understand that- #20 65% 7.12I; author’s organization * How is “All You Need Is SPAM” organized- (The other 7.12I, was #4 96%- *The author organizes this selection by-) #25 71% 7.12A; author’s purpose (1 total)
7th Grade Most Missed #32 72% 7.10F main idea (6 total:74%,80%,80%, 88%,92%) #35 72% 7.10I similarities/differences in treatment across texts (1 total) #39 72% 7.10H inference (5 total: 74%,81%,89%,96%)
Performance Standards ________________________________________ Remember: Students have to get: 64% correct (27/42) to pass 6th grade TAKS 71% correct (34/48) to pass 7th grade TAKS 69% correct (33/48) to pass 8th grade TAKS (March) 71% correct (34/38) to pass 8th grade TAKS (April)
8th Grade Most Missed #20 69% 8.10E use text structure to recall info (4 total: 82%,95%,98%) *Los Lobos recorded their first album after they- #44 72% 8.12F characterization (4 total:92%, 93%, 95%) * How does Beth feel when she learns that Jen has been counting campaign buttons?-annoyed, discouraged, betrayed, suspicious
8th Grade Most Missed #23 78% 8.11D compare/contrast across texts (4 total: 93%,94%,96%) *How are the selection and the article different? (They were able to answer (94%): Both the selection and the article suggest that music-) #30 78% 8.11C support responses with relevant text (3 total: 87%, 95%) *Which idea demonstrates that having work shown in Edith Halpert’s gallery was an important accomplishment?
8th Grade Most Missed #30 78% 8.11C support responses with relevant text (3 total: 87%, 95%) *Which idea demonstrates that having work shown in Edith Halpert’s gallery was an important accomplishment?
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Main Idea Get the Gist • Find the who or the what • Tell the most important things about the who or what • Has what • Is what • Does what • Say it in ____ words or less.
Summary • Must have the most important information from the Beginning of the Story, the Middle of the Story and the End of the Story. • Summary Gloves • http://readingquest.org/links.html • http://readingquest.org/strat/summarize.html • http://searchlight.utexas.org/ • www.fcrr.org Click on Student Center Activities on the right sidebar.
Text Structure • http://www.literacymatters.org/lessons/textstructure.htm (Handout) • http://englishonline.tki.org.nz/English-Online/What-do-you-need-to-know-and-do/English-content-language-and-literature/Reading-and-writing/Language-features/Features-of-text-forms/Narrative • http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/reading/questions.html • http://www.info.kochi-tech.ac.jp/lawrie/semanticmapindex.htm • http://knowledgeloom.org/external.jsp?url=http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/resources/learntolearn/demands.html
Text Structure • Lesson Plans on Text Structure: • http://www.geocities.com/fifth_grade_tpes/compare_contrast.html • Lesson Plans-ELAR • http://www.readwritethink.org/
Teaching Tip for Text Structure Anchor Charts of the Features of Text Structure and Organizational Ideas. http://www.jmeacham.com/centers/centers.anchorcharts.htm (Handout) http://www.cornerstoneliteracy.org/NEWSLETTER/volume_8_4/anchorcharts.html She uses ideas from the Daily Five. This appropriate for K-5 teachers.