Preparing for the Reading FCAT Test

The FCAT reading test is normally in the second week of March.

First and foremost, it is important to read, read, read! In our class, you have a reading log that your parents initial whenever you read at home. The goal is to have you read at least ten books this school year, basically one a month. The more you read, the better chance you have of doing your best on standardized tests.

Here are some resources for you to prepare you for doing your best...

Websites-

  • Practice Your Vocabulary- Play Word Jungle
  • Comparing and Contrasting
  • Inferences
  • Inferences, Part 2
  • Significant and Minor Details
  • Using Photos
  • Character Motives
  • Similarities and Differences in Events
  • Plot Development
  • Word Study
  • Prefixes and Suffixes, Contractions and Compound Words, and Plural Nouns
  • Using Reading Strategies You Have Learned
  • FCAT Testing Strategies

    [Look at all 29 FCAT Explorer Skills Lessons]

    Printables-

  • Reading Skill Cards
  • Test Skills in Everyday Life- Last two pages of this packet
  • Page 22- Main Ideas of Paragraphs
  • Page 24- Comics and You- See how you are similar to a comic strip character.
  • FCAT Bookmark- from the Division of Language Arts/Reading
  • Elementary FCAT Reading Vocabulary- from MDCPS Language Arts/Reading
  • FCAT Reading Levels of Complexity- Also from MDCPS

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    Parents, these resources can be used to help your child prepare for FCAT. Most are kid-friendly sites that are easy to use. Encourage him or her to visit a few of the websites once a week.