SMART STEPS TOWARD COLLEGE
KINDERGARTEN – 5TH GRADE
CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
SMART STEPS TOWARD COLLEGE A parent plays a vital role in a child’s early development. Keep up with your child’s progress and encourage use of available resources. Here are some smart steps to ensure your child’s success inside and outside the classroom. Get ready! High school is just around the corner!
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KINDERGARTEN SMART STEPS
Designate time for reading each day Recognize rhyming words Count syllables in big words Read traffic signs aloud
READING GOALS
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BOOK LEVEL
*
STAR READING ASSESSMENT LEVEL
*
LEXILE SCORE
*
PERCENTILE IN READING (TERRA NOVA TEST)
By the end of Kindergarten, your child should be able to do the following (but is not limited to):
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Follow words from left to right, top to bottom and page by page
the letters that differ and know basic sounds of each letter
Know all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet Recognize and produce rhyming words Read common words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you) Distinguish between similarly spelled words by noticing the sounds of
Read emergent-reader and above texts with purpose
and understanding
With prompting and support, identify main characters, settings,
problems and major events in a story
Write basic words to form a complete sentence Know how to combine letters and make words
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MATH GOALS
By the end of Kindergarten, your child should have the following skills (but is not limited to):
Know number names and the count sequence
(patterning and sorting)
Tell time to the nearest hour
space (above, below, in front, behind)
Start to recognize and count money
Count to tell the number of objects Count out loud to 115 Understand addition as “adding to” Understand subtraction as “taking from” Classify and count the number of objects in a group
Describe, name and interpret relative positions in
1 Children reading at Level 6 (using the Development Reading Assessment) by the end of Kindergarten are more likely to read at advanced levels in the upper grades. Scores marked with asterisk are not applicable to this grade * Learn more: www.corestandards.org/the-standards
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1ST GRADE SMART STEPS
Designate time for reading each night and discuss what was read Practice a variety of ways to read known and unknown words Practice vocabulary lists together Have your child talk about how words are organized and used
READING GOALS
18
BOOK LEVEL
1.9
STAR READING ASSESSMENT LEVEL
*
LEXILE SCORE
70
PERCENTILE IN READING (TERRA NOVA TEST)
By the end of 1st Grade, your child should be able to do the following (but is not limited to):
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Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first
word, capitalization, ending punctuation)
Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken
single-syllable words
Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant
digraphs (two letters that represent one sound like “ch,” “sh,” “th”)
Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words
story, using key details
Write a paragraph with a minimum of four complete sentences
Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound Read grade-level and above text with purpose and understanding Describe characters, settings, problems and major events in a
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MATH GOALS
By the end of 1st grade, your child should have the following skills (but is not limited to):
Solve problems involving addition and subtraction
patterns are generated
Count by 2s, 5s, 10s
5 pencils long)
Tell and write time to the nearest hour and half hour
Extend patterns and describe how simple repeating
Understand place value Add and subtract for sums up to 20 Measure lengths and compare it to real world items (this table is
Scores marked with asterisk are not applicable to this grade * Learn more: www.corestandards.org/the-standards
Monitor your child’s performance. Ask questions. Have them tell you about their day at school. Also, check in with teachers regularly.
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2ND GRADE SMART STEPS
Designate time for reading each night
a book with them
Have your child tell a story using details about a recent activity
and discuss price as you select and pay for them
Ask your child questions before, during and after reading
Ask your child to tell you what time it is Put a daily routine to a schedule Let your child check out a small amount of groceries at the store
READING GOALS
30
BOOK LEVEL
2.9
STAR READING ASSESSMENT LEVEL
601 LEXILE SCORE
70
PERCENTILE IN READING (TERRA NOVA TEST)
By the end of 2nd grade, your child should be able to do the following (but is not limited to):
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Read grade-level and above text with purpose and understanding
between the lines”
Write two or more paragraphs using five to seven sentences
Ask and answer questions about an informational text they’ve read Recount stories and determine a central message, lesson or moral Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story Describe the structure of the story (beginning, middle and end) Ask your child to explain the meaning of a passage by “reading
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MATH GOALS
By the end of 2nd grade, your child should have the following skills (but is not limited to):
Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction
problems (such as using facts; ones, tens, hundreds)
Measure and estimate lengths in standard units (inches, feet,
centimeters and meters)
Work with time and money
different perspectives
Recognize fractions, and use a variety of strategies to solve
Use manipulatives to recognize and represent shapes from
Learn more: www.corestandards.org/the-standards
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3 RD GRADE SMART STEPS
Designate time for homework and reading each night Describe how parts of a story build on one another Share the point of view of the author of the story Use a ruler to measure items up to the nearest ½ and ¼ inch
READING GOALS
40
BOOK LEVEL
3.9
STAR READING ASSESSMENT LEVEL
801 LEXILE SCORE
Proficient or Advanced M.A.P. TEST
By the end of 3rd grade, your child should be able to do the following (but is not limited to):
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Identify and know the meaning of the common prefixes and suffixes
rate and expression, adjusting reading rate to the level of difficulty
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and
understanding, rereading as necessary
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text
Recount stories, compare and contrast, cause and effect
and sequences
Identify similes and metaphors in a story (the same or opposite)
Read more non-fiction books
Read grade-level and above text out loud with accuracy, appropriate
Refer back to the text as the basis for the answers
Use a variety of strategies to read words Write multiple paragraphs that have beginnings, middles and endings
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MATH GOALS
By the end of 3rd grade, your child should have the following skills (but is not limited to):
Represent and solve multiplication and division problems
of intervals of time, liquid volumes and mass of objects
Represent and interpret data
Understand concepts of area and perimeter
Multiply and divide within 100 Read, write and classify whole numbers and fractions Explain problem solving in computation and estimation Solve problems involving measurement and estimation
Learn more: www.corestandards.org/the-standards
Talk to teachers about your child’s progress. Assessment scores and Lexile numbers are just as important as their behavior in the classroom.
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4TH GRADE SMART STEPS
Designate time for homework and reading every day Talk to your child about his or her day Know all basic math facts (+, -, x, ÷)
READING GOALS
50
BOOK LEVEL
4.9
STAR READING ASSESSMENT LEVEL
901 LEXILE SCORE
Proficient or Advanced M.A.P. TEST
By the end of 4th grade, your child should be able to do the following (but is not limited to):
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Determine the main idea using specific details
decoding words
Read unfamiliar multi-syllabic words in context and out of
context accurately
Determine a theme of a story, drama or poem from details in
the text; summarize the text
Draw inferences and conclusions about setting, characters and events
Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in
Compare and contrast narrator’s different points of view Write a full page or more of informational text Restate the question within the answer
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MATH GOALS
By the end of 4th grade, your child should have the following skills (but is not limited to):
Use the four operations (+, -, x, ÷) with whole numbers
Draw and identify lines and angles, and classify 2-D and 3-D shapes
by properties of their lines and angles
Collect data and create tables or graphs to represent it
Be familiar with factors and multiples Generate and analyze patterns Demonstrate fluency with basic multiplication and division facts to 12s Understand decimals and how they relate to fractions Solve problems involving measurement and conversion Understand concepts of angles and measure angles
Create conclusions based on data
Learn more: www.corestandards.org/the-standards
What did you learn today? Have your child report home about what they’re learning at school.
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5TH GRADE SMART STEPS
Designate time for homework and reading every night Look for the date your child will be visiting Center Middle School Talk to your child about his or her school progress
READING GOALS
*
BOOK LEVEL
5.9
STAR READING ASSESSMENT LEVEL
1001 LEXILE SCORE
Proficient or Advanced M.A.P. TEST
By the end of 5th grade, your child should be able to do the following (but is not limited to):
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Read grade-level and above text with purpose and understanding
understanding, rereading as necessary
Quote accurately and draw inferences from a text
effect and explain author’s purpose from various genres
Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events
in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how
characters interact)
Summarize the text with details
Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and
Make and confirm predictions, draw conclusions, identify cause and
Identify literal and figurative language (similes and metaphors) Write multiple pages of informational texts
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MATH GOALS
By the end of 5th grade, your child should have the following skills (but is not limited to):
Analyze patterns and relationships
draw conclusions using graphs, tables or number sentences and
work with constant or varying rates of change
Multiply and divide up to three digits
division to multiply and divide fractions
Compare and order fractions and decimals to thousandths, give
equivalent forms of fractions, decimals and percents
Convert like measurement units within a given measurement system Geometric measurement: understand concepts of volume and relate
volume to multiplication and to addition
Solve problems using elapsed time
mathematical problems
Apply distributive and associative properties to whole numbers,
Use equivalent fractions as a strategy to add and subtract fractions Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and
Graph points on a grid to solve real-world and
Scores marked with asterisk are not applicable to this grade * Learn more: www.corestandards.org/the-standards
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GLOSSARY D.R.A. D.R.A. stands for “Developmental Reading Assessment.” At the beginning of the school year your child will read a benchmark book to the teacher and then retell the story. The teacher then scores your child on a range of skills, such as accuracy of reading, comprehension and fluency. This system starts with level A, for the easiest books, and then switches to numeric levels, running from 1 to 80. LEXILE® Students receive a Lexile reader measure as a score from a reading test — it describes his or her reading ability. Your child may receive a Lexile measure in one of two ways: by taking a school-administered Scholastic Reading Inventory (S.R.I.) assessment, specifically designed to generate a Lexile measure of reading ability or by taking a standardized leveled reading test that converts the results to a Lexile measure. Lexile also evaluates books for difficulty, with levels ranging from 200L to 1700L+ for advanced readers. M.A.P. The “Missouri Assessment Program” is a series of assessments for communication arts, mathematics and science at grades 3 to 8; and communication arts, mathematics, science and social studies in high school. These assessments are designed to see if students in Missouri are meeting the Show-Me Standards. PERCENTILE IN READING A percentile rank is a score that tells the percent of students in a group with a lower score on the test than your child. This score shows your child’s rank in that group. Percentile ranks range from 1 to 99. SCHOLASTIC READING INVENTORY Scholastic Reading Inventory (S.R.I.) Enterprise Edition is a reading assessment program which provides immediate, actionable data on students’ reading levels and growth over time. S.R.I. helps educators differentiate instruction, make meaningful interventions, forecast growth toward grade-level state tests, and demonstrate accountability. STAR READING ASSESSMENT Standardized, computer-adaptive assessments created for use in K–12 education. TERRANOVA TerraNova is a series of standardized achievement tests used in the United States designed to assess K–12 student achievement in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, vocabulary, spelling, and other areas. 16
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NOTE: Parts of these Made Smart Steps are derived from the Common Core standards. Learn more: www.corestandards.org/the-standards
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