I know that all the children studied hard for the test and there was much disappointment with the test results. Please realize that this type of assessment is new for third grade and we know the children need to have more practice and exposure to tests like this and the language they will find in test questions.
We, the third grade teachers, are working to give the children more opportunities to have this exposure, as well as expressing our concerns about the test. In an effort to give the children more exposure to test language, we plan to give more short quizzes, as well working on test taking strategies.
Please realize that this test was only one grade and we will have more assignments for them to show their knowledge of the material.