FCAT

This is a very important year for your child. As you know, your child will be taking the FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test). Below, you will find links and valuable information regarding the FCAT.

The Reading Process is an area in which your child will be tested on the FCAT. The Reading Process is composed of:

Phonics/Word Analysis
Fluency
Vocabulary Development
Comprehension

Your child will also be tested in the area of Literary Analysis. Literary Analysis is composed of:

Fiction
NonFiction

Your child will also be tested in the following areas:

Writing Process
Writing Analysis
Communication
Information and Media Literacy

For more information on the FCAT, including practice tests (released tests from prior years), click on the link below.

http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/sample/0910/reading/Fl517293_G3_Rdg_TB_WT_r2g.pdf