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Nassau County 3-5 B.E.S.T. Standards Training  (2)

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Final Copy

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University of Florida College of Education

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ELA B.E.S.T. Standards   Parent Guides  

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ELA B.E.S.T. Standards   Parent Guides  

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The B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) are literacy standards for Florida students that will shape their education and make Florida the most literate state in the nation. The B.E.S.T. Standards will pave the way for Florida students to receive a world-class education and prepare them for a successful future.

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The B.E.S.T. Standards for English Language Arts (ELA) are literacy standards for Florida students that will shape their education and make Florida the most literate state in the nation. The B.E.S.T. Standards will pave the way for Florida students to receive a world-class education and prepare them for a successful future.

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A practice guide is a publication that presents recommendations for educators to address challenges in their classrooms and schools. They are based on reviews of research, the experiences of practitioners, and the expert opinions of a panel of nationally recognized experts.

To search by Topic or Keyword, use the Practice Guide Search.

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A practice guide is a publication that presents recommendations for educators to address challenges in their classrooms and schools. They are based on reviews of research, the experiences of practitioners, and the expert opinions of a panel of nationally recognized experts. To search by Topic or Keyword, use the Practice Guide Search.

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Foundation Skills           Practice Guide    

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Foundation Skills           Practice Guide    

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Karen Porter
State Regional Literacy Director, Region 7
karen.porter@stjohns.k12.fl.us

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On September 14, 2021, Governor DeSantis announced that the state will file Legislation to eliminate the common-core based, end-of-year Florida Statewide Assessment and create the new Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (F.A.S.T.). By creating the F.A.S.T. plan, Florida is becoming the first state in the nation to fully implement progress monitoring instead of end-of-year standardized testing, and will fully eliminate Common Core.

By switching to the F.A.S.T. plan, Florida will restore the ability for parents and teachers to have impactful conversations about students' growth by:

Eliminating the Florida Statewide Assessment.

Protecting Florida's #1 in the nation accountability system, that has lifted Florida to the top 3 in the nation and has done more to protect low income families, African American and Hispanic students, and children with unique abilities.

Utilizing progress monitoring to empower educators, parents, and most importantly students to a level never seen before.

Becoming the 1st state in the nation to switch from end-of-the-year assessments to state standards-aligned progress monitoring for accountability.

Reducing testing time, and minimizing the stress of testing to three much shorter "check-in" assessments in the Fall, Winter and Spring.

What FAST Does:

Timeline

Understanding Florida's Assessment of Student Thinking

Resources

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Florida's Assessment of Student Thinking

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On September 14, 2021, Governor DeSantis announced that the state will file Legislation to eliminate the common-core based, end-of-year Florida Statewide Assessment and create the new Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (F.A.S.T.). By creating the F.A.S.T. plan, Florida is becoming the first state in the nation to fully implement progress monitoring instead of end-of-year standardized testing, and will fully eliminate Common Core.

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Welcome

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom.

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Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified.

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Learning Ally | Florida Education - Print Disabilities - Audiobooks

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Learning Ally and the Florida Department of Education have partnered to help FL students with dyslexia or print disabilities succeed with reading, in school, and beyond.