PSAE

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PSAE

• Grade 11 - Reading

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Components

• Day1 - ACT Reading 40 multiple choice
• 35 minutes
• Day 2 - WorkKeys Reading for Information
• 33 multiple choice 45 minutes
• Aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards and
  the PSAE Illinois Assessment Framework for
  Reading

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ACT Reading

• Four passages
• 2 literary
• 2 informational
• Difficulty ranges from uncomplicated, to
  challenging, to complex.

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ACT Reading (cont.)

• Assesses the following
• Main idea
• Significant details
• Comparison/contrast
• Cause/effect
• Vocabulary
• Inference
• Authors tone

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WorkKeys

• 15 Reading samples
• Memos
• Policy statements
• Procedures
• Government regulations
• Other business-type memos
• Passages are arranged in 5 levels of increasing
• difficulty.

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WorkKeys (cont.)

• Assesses the following
• Main idea
• Significant details
• Vocabulary
• Applying information and instructions
• Reasoning

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Proposed ACT Writing 2007

• Persuasive/Expository Genres
• Scoring Criteria
• 1. Take a position
• 2. Maintain FOCUS throughout.
• 3. Present SUPPORT using specific detail.
• 4. ORAGANIZE and present idea logically.
• 5. Observe the CONVENTIONS of standard English.

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ACT Writing Scoring

• Current ACT Reports
• ACT English
• ACT Writing
• ACT English/Writing Combined
• Essay Comments

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ACT Writing

• Required for college admission
• 6 Illinois colleges in 2006
• Surrounding states
• See sample essays at www.act.org.

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Contact

• Judie Steinhauser
• justeinh_at_isbe.net
• 217/782-4823