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1 Copyright by The mcgraw - hill Companies, rights reserved. The contents, or parts thereof, may be reproduced in print form for non-profit educational use with mcgraw - hill Reading Wonders provided such reproductions bear copyright notice, but may not be reproduced in any form for any other purpose without the prior written consent of The mcgraw - hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, network storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance all inquiries to: mcgraw - hill EducationTwo Penn PlazaNew York, New York The mcgraw - hill Companies, of ContentsTeacher Introduction vUnit 1 Week 1 Assessment 1 Week 2 Assessment 12 Week 3 Assessment 23 Week 4 Assessment 34 Week 5 Assessment 45 Unit 2 Week 1 Assessment 56 Week 2 Assessment 67 Week 3 Assessment 78 Week 4 Assessment 89 Week 5 Assessment 100 Unit 3 Week 1 Assessment 111 Week 2 Assessment 122 Week 3 Assessment 133 Week 4 Assessment 144 Week 5 Assessment 155 Program: Core ReadingVendor: AptaraComponent: AWA_FMGrade.

2 3 PDF Page iii 03/04/12 3:53 AM Page iii 03/04/12 3:53 AM sf-028/Volumes/110/GO00975_WA/CORE_READI NG_2014 The mcgraw - hill Companies, Inc. Table of Contents Cont 4 Week 1 Assessment 166 Week 2 Assessment 177 Week 3 Assessment 188 Week 4 Assessment 199 Week 5 Assessment 210 Unit 5 Week 1 Assessment 221 Week 2 Assessment 232 Week 3 Assessment 243 Week 4 Assessment 254 Week 5 Assessment 265 Unit 6 Week 1 Assessment 276 Week 2 Assessment 287 Week 3 Assessment 298 Week 4 Assessment 309 Week 5 Assessment 320 Program: Core ReadingVendor: AptaraComponent: AWA_FMGrade: 3 PDF Page iv 03/04/12 3:53 AM Page iv 03/04/12 3:53 AM sf-028/Volumes/110/GO00975_WA/CORE_READI NG_2014 The mcgraw - hill Companies, Weekly AssessmentApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment is a valuable differentiation option in the complete assessment program aligned with mcgraw - hill Reading Wonders and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

3 Purpose of Approaching-Level Weekly AssessmentApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment offers the opportunity to assess Approaching-Level students on their understanding of key skills and strategies and not their ability to read On-Level assessment allows you to monitor student progress in a steady and structured manner while providing formative assessment data; to verify or update student grouping and leveling decisions; to inform future instruction; and to use student performance as a guide to entry into On-Level instruction. Focus of Approaching-Level Weekly AssessmentApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment focuses on the same key CCSS areas as Weekly Assessment Reading and Language.

4 Students will read two selections each week and respond to items focusing on Comprehension Skills and Vocabulary Strategies. These items assess the ability to access meaning from the text and demonstrate understanding of unknown and multiple-meaning words and Approaching-Level Weekly AssessmentEach assessment should be administered once the instruction for the specific week is completed. Make copies of the assessment for the Approaching-Level students in your class. You will need one copy of the Answer Key page for each student taking the assessment. The scoring table at the bottom of the Answer Key provides a place to list student scores. The accumulated data from each assessment charts student progress and underscores strengths and each student has a copy of the assessment, provide a version of the following directions: Say: Write your name and the date on the question pages for this assessment.

5 (When students are finished, continue with the directions.) You will read two selections and answer questions about them. Read each selection and the questions that follow it carefully. For the multiple-choice items, completely fill in the circle next to the correct answer. When you have completed the assessment, put your pencil down and turn the pages over. You may begin now. Answer procedural questions during the assessment, but do not provide any assistance on the items or selections. After the class has completed the assessment, ask students to verify that their names and the date are written on the necessary IntroductionProgram: Core ReadingVendor: AptaraComponent: AWA_FMGrade: 3 PDF ProofApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment Teacher Introduction Page v 03/04/12 3:53 AM Page v 03/04/12 3:53 AM sf-028/Volumes/110/GO00975_WA/CORE_READI NG_2014 The mcgraw - hill Companies, Inc.

6 Teacher IntroductionOverview of Approaching-Level Weekly AssessmentEach assessment is comprised of the following 2 Cold Read selections 10 multiple-choice items assessing Comprehension Skills 10 multiple-choice items assessing Vocabulary StrategiesReading SelectionsEach assessment features two selections on which the assessment items are based. (In instances where poetry is used, multiple poems may be set as a selection.) The selections reflect the unit theme and/or weekly Essential Question to support the focus of the classroom instruction. Selections increase in complexity as the school year Multiple Choice ItemsEach selection is followed by five items, for a total of ten items in a week, that assess student understanding of the text through the use of Comprehension Skills both that week s Comprehension Skill focus and a review Comprehension Skill.

7 The review skill is taken from a week as near as possible to the current week and aligns with the instruction, , skills that are more suited to Reading for Information will not be used to assess Reading for Literature even though they are in the closest proximity in the program scope and sequence. In Unit 1, Week 1 no review skills are featured, and during the course of the year some weeks feature additional review questions to best assess student comprehension of the Multiple Choice ItemsEach selection is followed by five items, for a total of ten items in a week, that ask students to demonstrate the ability to uncover the meanings of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases using Vocabulary Strategies both that week s Vocabulary Strategy focus and a review Vocabulary Strategy.

8 The review strategy is taken from a week as near as possible to the current week and aligns with the instruction, , strategies used to identify and gain meaning from figurative language may not be readily available for use in an informational text. In Unit 1, Week 1 no review strategies are featured, and during the course of the year some weeks feature additional review questions to best assess student language : Core ReadingVendor: AptaraComponent: AWA_FMGrade: 3 PDF Proofvi Approaching-Level Weekly Assessment Teacher Page vi 03/04/12 3:53 AM Page vi 03/04/12 3:53 AM sf-028/Volumes/110/GO00975_WA/CORE_READI NG_2014 The mcgraw - hill Companies, IntroductionKey Distinctions Between Approaching-Level Weekly Assessment and Weekly AssessmentAlthough these components share a similar instructional focus the skills and strategies on which students are assessed are the same in each and the selections share the same subject matter, there are important differences that should determine the proper assessment for each AdministrationApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment is for students who have evidenced the need for Approaching-Level instruction and support.

9 Weekly Assessment is for students who are recognized as being On-Level and are progressing through the curriculum without obvious SelectionsApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment features the selections found in Weekly Assessment differentiated in the following manner: Word Count Reduced by 20 to 30 percent Readability and Complexity Approximately one grade level below the matching Weekly Assessment selectionAssessment ItemsApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment vocabulary items mirror those featured in Weekly Assessment except for the selection-specific context being supplied to items have been differentiated for Approaching-Level Weekly Assessment in the following manner: Simplified language in item stems Reducing language in the answer choices Using more familiar vocabulary in item stems and answer choicesConstructed ResponseApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment does not include the optional constructed response item from Weekly Assessment.

10 However, you may administer it at your discretion if you feel written performance will clarify a student s current achievement : Core ReadingVendor: AptaraComponent: AWA_FMGrade: 3 PDF ProofApproaching-Level Weekly Assessment Teacher Introduction Page vii 8/1/12 8:03 AM Page vii 8/1/12 8:03 AM GG-016/Volumes/110/GO00975_WA_R2/CORE_RE ADING_2014/ The mcgraw - hill Companies, Inc. Teacher IntroductionEvaluating Approaching-Level Weekly Assessment ScoresMultiple-choice items are worth one point each, for a total of twenty points in each assessment. The focus of each assessment is to evaluate student progress toward mastery of previously-taught skills and strategies and to determine which students might be ready for entry into On-Level expectation is for students to score 80% or higher on the assessment as a whole.