Practice
ELA
2019 Released CAASPP Questions
TOSA Tips
We recommend using the slides at the top of this page with explicit whole-class or small-group instruction — one or two questions or tasks per week. This will help students understand CAASPP structures, including:
✔ various types of questions they will see
✔ 2-part multiple-choice tasks
✔ "more than one answer" tasks (don't forget circles and squares give hints!)
✔ length and rigor of their reading passages
✔ amount of writing expected
2019 Released Performance Tasks
Writing Rubrics for ELA Performance Tasks
Argumentative (PDF) Explanatory (PDF) Informational (PDF) Narrative (PDF) Opinion (PDF)
Extra Insight on ELA Performance Tasks
"Understanding Performance Tasks" by WestEd really digs into the Peformance Tasks (above) to give more examples of student work, scored and annotated by teachers, to illustrate proficiency across the range of score levels. Videos of teachers discussing student work are included for ELA.
Students Unpack a Learning Target
Students Discuss the Power of Learning Targets.mov
Vocabulary on CAASPP
Students will read specific academic terms on their CAASPP assessments. These words are considered essential to the construct of English language arts or mathematics. Teachers who embed these terms into their regular instruction, assessments and activities are building student efficacy.
CAASPP Teacher Guide
The teacher guides help deepen the understanding of the CAASPP and their alignment with the California Common Core Standards. They explain how student skills and knowledge are assessed and reported through collecting and scoring evidence and provide examples of the range and types of items that appear on the assessments.
English Language Arts (ELA)
CAASPP Practice and Training Tests
Opportunities to become familiar with the types of test questions that may appear on the CAAs for ELA and mathematics
Direct access to practice tests, available for all subjects and grade levels.
http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html
Step-by-step instructions for how to access and start a training test.
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/caaqrgtraining.pdf (PDF)
Step-by-step instructions for how to access and start a practice test
https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/documents/caaqrgpractice.pdf (PDF)
Smarter Balanced website that provides sample test questions for the ELA and mathematics tests at each grade
https://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/
Are you familiar with the accommodations offered on the CAASPP?
Check out the accommodations guide.
Are you familiar with the CAASPP accessibility resources?
Check out the accessibility resources.