Getting Ready for Getting Ready for the CRCTthe CRCT

What to do to prepare What to do to prepare your childyour child

Have your child get at least 9 hours Have your child get at least 9 hours of sleep each night.of sleep each night.

Eat a good balanced breakfast each Eat a good balanced breakfast each morning.morning.

Arrive to school on time.Arrive to school on time. Minimize stress on test morningsMinimize stress on test mornings Assure your child that they will do Assure your child that they will do

their best and that is what you their best and that is what you expect from them.expect from them.

Reading and Language Reading and Language CRCTCRCT11stst Grade Grade

Reading section will be given Mon., April Reading section will be given Mon., April 1212thth. .

Language section will be given Tues., Language section will be given Tues., April 13April 13thth..

Teacher will be permitted to read Teacher will be permitted to read questions in Reading and Language questions in Reading and Language sections a maximum of 2 times.sections a maximum of 2 times.

Students will Students will read passages read passages independentlyindependently..

Areas of Content- Areas of Content- Reading & LanguageReading & Language

READINGREADING Vocabulary - 20%Vocabulary - 20% Comprehension – 80%Comprehension – 80%

LANGUAGELANGUAGE Grammar/Phonemic Awareness/Phonics- 72%Grammar/Phonemic Awareness/Phonics- 72%

Sentence Construction- 16%Sentence Construction- 16% Research- 12%Research- 12%

What Students Should What Students Should Know!Know!

VocabularyVocabulary Word Parts (syllables)Word Parts (syllables) Synonyms- words that mean the same.Synonyms- words that mean the same.

Mad & angryMad & angry

Antonyms- words that mean the opposite.Antonyms- words that mean the opposite. Hot & coldHot & cold

Rhyming words (ending sound)Rhyming words (ending sound) Root wordsRoot words

Add –s, -ed, -ingAdd –s, -ed, -ing

What Students Should What Students Should Know!Know! Reading Comprehension-Reading Comprehension-

After reading with your child, ask him/her…After reading with your child, ask him/her… What type of writing? (fiction, non-fiction, What type of writing? (fiction, non-fiction,

letter, poem, etc.)letter, poem, etc.) What is the story mostly about? (main idea)What is the story mostly about? (main idea) What is the setting? (Where and when does What is the setting? (Where and when does

it take place?)it take place?) What would be another good title for this What would be another good title for this

story?story? What happened first, next, last? (sequence)What happened first, next, last? (sequence) Who are the characters? Main character?Who are the characters? Main character?

What Students Should What Students Should Know!Know!

Reading Comprehension, cont’dReading Comprehension, cont’d Parts of the book:Parts of the book:

CoverCover TitleTitle Title pageTitle page AuthorAuthor IllustratorIllustrator Table of ContentsTable of Contents

REMINDERREMINDER!!

PLEASE remind your child to …PLEASE remind your child to … listen to and read the questions listen to and read the questions

carefully.carefully. look at the pictures carefully.look at the pictures carefully. go back to the story to locate the go back to the story to locate the

answers.answers.

What Students Should What Students Should Know!Know!

LanguageLanguage Verbs (action words)Verbs (action words)

The cat The cat climbsclimbs the tree. the tree.

Adjectives (describing words)Adjectives (describing words) The The blackblack cat sleeps on the cat sleeps on the fluffyfluffy couch. couch.

Nouns (person, place, thing, animal)Nouns (person, place, thing, animal) The The teachersteachers work at the work at the schoolschool..

What Students Should What Students Should Know!Know!

LanguageLanguage Subjects/Naming partsSubjects/Naming parts Who? Who?

Simple (1): Simple (1): MomMom cooks dinner. cooks dinner. Compound (2): Compound (2): Mom and DadMom and Dad cook dinner. cook dinner.

Predicate/Telling part Predicate/Telling part Did What? Did What? Simple (1): Billy Simple (1): Billy runsruns.. Compound (2): Billy Compound (2): Billy runs and jumps.runs and jumps.

Complete sentences Complete sentences naming part/subject and telling part/predicatenaming part/subject and telling part/predicate Capitals and punctuationCapitals and punctuation

Dr. Seuss wrote many books.Dr. Seuss wrote many books.

What Students Should What Students Should Know!Know!

LanguageLanguage Combining Sentences with Combining Sentences with

conjunctions: andconjunctions: and The boy ran. The girl walked. The boy ran. The girl walked. The boy The boy

ran and the girl walked.ran and the girl walked.

Types of Sentences:Types of Sentences: Declarative (telling): I am going to school.Declarative (telling): I am going to school. Interrogative (asking): Where is my shoe?Interrogative (asking): Where is my shoe?

READ, READ, READ, READ, READ!READ!

Please read to Please read to and with your and with your

child!!!!child!!!!

Math CRCT 1Math CRCT 1stst grade grade

Math section will be given on Wed. April 14Math section will be given on Wed. April 14thth Math section will be approximately 2-2 1/2 Math section will be approximately 2-2 1/2

hours in length.hours in length. Teacher will be permitted to read math Teacher will be permitted to read math

section to students a section to students a maximummaximum of 2 times of 2 times for each question. for each question.

Students will be permitted to use scrap Students will be permitted to use scrap paper and are encouraged to do so.paper and are encouraged to do so.

We will practice using scrap paper in class We will practice using scrap paper in class to model problems, etc.to model problems, etc.

Scrap paper will be collected with each test.Scrap paper will be collected with each test.

Areas of Content- MathAreas of Content- Math Number and OperationsNumber and Operations -story problems-story problems -adding and subtracting 1digit and 2 digit numbers without -adding and subtracting 1digit and 2 digit numbers without

regroupingregrouping - combinations of coins- combinations of coins

MeasurementMeasurement -length, weight, capacity,temperature, telling time-length, weight, capacity,temperature, telling time

GeometryGeometry -plane shapes, 3 dimensional shapes, characteristics of -plane shapes, 3 dimensional shapes, characteristics of

these shapes.these shapes.

Data Analysis and ProbabilityData Analysis and Probability -reading and interpreting information using tally marks, -reading and interpreting information using tally marks,

graphs, data tables.graphs, data tables.

Internet Resources for Internet Resources for practicing the math section practicing the math section of the CRCTof the CRCT

www.effinghamschools.com/reswww.effinghamschools.com/res www.gadoe.orgwww.gadoe.org www.henry.k12.ga.us/wle/Home/www.henry.k12.ga.us/wle/Home/

CRCT/CRCT/crctcrct__practicepractice_test1.htm _test1.htm

Ideas to help you practice Ideas to help you practice math skills at home…..math skills at home…..

Review papers that come home Review papers that come home nightly. Ask your child what the nightly. Ask your child what the directions were, have them explain directions were, have them explain quickly how they got the answers.quickly how they got the answers.

Practice counting money, telling Practice counting money, telling time, quick recall of addition and time, quick recall of addition and subtraction facts. Small little doses subtraction facts. Small little doses work great as a review.work great as a review.

Fun games to play Fun games to play

Flashcard racesFlashcard racesPlace addition and Place addition and

subtraction flashcards subtraction flashcards face down around a room. face down around a room. Set timer and race to see Set timer and race to see how many you or your how many you or your child can turn over and child can turn over and get correct. Race against get correct. Race against each other.each other.

Game can also be used with Game can also be used with coin identification, coin identification, vocabulary, etc.vocabulary, etc.

Change JarChange Jar**Allow your child to reach into a jar or Allow your child to reach into a jar or

cup that holds extra change. If they cup that holds extra change. If they can count it correctly, they may keep can count it correctly, they may keep the change. Have them decide about the change. Have them decide about buying something and determining buying something and determining how much more money they will how much more money they will need, or how much change they will need, or how much change they will get back once they buy the item.get back once they buy the item.

**Look for shapes everywhere. Play who can find the Look for shapes everywhere. Play who can find the shape first while you are driving, waiting for an shape first while you are driving, waiting for an appt., etc. appt., etc.

*Make up story problems and have your children *Make up story problems and have your children solve them. Ex. Molly is going to the store and solve them. Ex. Molly is going to the store and sees some shoes that she likes. She buys a pair of sees some shoes that she likes. She buys a pair of red shoes and a pair of blue shoes. How many red shoes and a pair of blue shoes. How many shoes does she have in all?shoes does she have in all?

*Estimate when you can. Show a container of an *Estimate when you can. Show a container of an object and ask your child to make a reasonable object and ask your child to make a reasonable guess as to how many are in the container. The guess as to how many are in the container. The goal is to make a REASONABLE guess.goal is to make a REASONABLE guess.

Measure in the kitchen using cups, Measure in the kitchen using cups, pints, etc. Allowing your child to help pints, etc. Allowing your child to help you make a recipe will allow them to you make a recipe will allow them to show you how well they measure and show you how well they measure and it will allow them to practice using it will allow them to practice using what they know.what they know.