| This Parent Guide is designed
to highlight student grade-level expectations. These expectations
have been aligned with the Washington State Essential Academic Learning
Requirements (EALRs) and the Grade Level Expectations (GLEs). These
expectations provide specific learning standards for students in
grades K-10. They clarify the skills and strategies all students
need to demonstrate proficiency in each content area.
Additionally, the assessments used to determine student achievement
are outlined for reading, writing, and math.
Reading
Students broaden and deepen their skills adjusting their comprehension
and vocabulary strategies to become better readers. They read, reflect,
discuss, and respond to fiction and nonfiction using evidence from
the text. Students read for pleasure and information, choosing books
based on personal preference, topic, genre (types of text), theme,
or author.
Grade Level Expectations
Students are expected to meet one of the two following expectations
by the end of the year:
ASSESSMENT |
EXPECTATION |
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
OR |
Level 50
with a minimum score
of 87 points |
| Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
OR
Degrees of Reading Power (DRP)
(Independent Score) |
46 |
Writing
Students write to describe, tell a story, explain, and
persuade. They use precise, specialized vocabulary appropriately
in content-area writing. They have developed a strong personal voice
by experimenting with sentence length, complex sentence structures,
and varying introductions and conclusions. Students continue to
improve their personal writing through the use of the six trait
writing process.
Grade Level Expectations
Students are expected to meet the expectation on the district writing
assessment or through trait scores on classroom writing samples
by the end of the year:
ASSESSMENT |
EXPECTATION |
Regular Classroom Writing Assignments
OR |
Score of 16
or higher on two classroom samples with a third sample at
least an 18 |
| District Writing Assessment |
16 of 24 points
|
Math
Students become very fluent in addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division. They become proficient using whole numbers, fractions,
and decimals to solve problems. They apply procedures to measure
a variety of geometric shapes. In statistics students collect, display,
and analyze data calculating the mean, median, and mode. Students
examine the basis of probability. They solve problems involving
area and perimeter using standard units and the metric system. They
develop algebraic sense through the use of variables.
Grade Level Expectations
Students are expected to meet the following expectations by the
end of the year:
ASSESSMENT |
EXPECTATION |
Unit Review Tests
(No Unit 5 or 9)
AND |
75% on 6 of
8 required Unit Review Tests |
| Written Assessment
AND |
Score a Level
3
on three required units |
Multiplications Timed Test
(Fact to 12)
AND |
50 problems with
90% accuracy
in 3 minutes |
Division Timed Tests
(Facts to 12) |
50 problems with
90% accuracy
in 3 minutes |
Glossary
Degrees of Reading Power (DRP)
A standardized assessment given to determine how well they understand
what students read.
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
The DRA helps teachers pinpoint students' strengths and reading
abilities in a one-on-one conference.
Six Trait Writing
In the Sumner School District six distinct traits of writing are
taught and assessed:
Ideas
When ideas are strong, the message is clear and easy to follow.
Things make sense because the writer includes detail.
Organization
Organization is the structure of writing. A writer with strong
organization stays focused on the main idea. They have a sense
of sequencing and the reader sees a distinct beginning, middle,
and end.
Conventions
Conventions fall under the heading of spelling, punctuation,
grammar, and capitalization. Neatness, while important, is not
considered part of the six-trait model.
Voice
Voice is the uniqueness of each writer. Voice lets the reader
know the writer is personally engaged in the topic and is aware
that they are communicating with an audience.
Word Choice
Word Choice is the use of rich, colorful, and precise language.
It is free of awkward sentences that slow a reader down. Strong
word choice paints a picture in the reader’s mind. It
uses everyday language naturally and in a fresh or unexpected
way.
Sentence Fluency
Sentence Fluency is the rhythm and flow of the language. Sentences
vary in length and style and are so well crafted that reading
aloud is a pleasure.
Parent Guide To Student
Learning Grade 5 
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