Please read the following news announcement aloud during your school's daily news broadcast. To print the news announcement, copy and paste the text into a separate document. Feel free to edit the content to best fit your programming schedule.
There's good news for all students taking the FCAT this year: you can get free reading and math practice on the FCAT Explorer. That's right: free practice for the FCAT at www.fcatexplorer.com.
The FCAT Explorer is an online practice program made for Florida's public school students by the Florida Department of Education. It features three practice programs created especially for middle school students: Reading Island, Reading Boardwalk, and Math Navigator.
All three programs offer practice for the skills tested on the FCAT and feature lots of stuff to help you get the most out of your study time. You'll receive helpful feedback to the answers you choose and a second chance to answer questions and apply what you've learned. The FCAT Explorer also features helpful online tools like a calculator, a formula reference sheet, and a glossary that defines and pronounces the glossary words.
Best of all, the FCAT Explorer is online, which means you can use it on any computer connected to the Internet: at school, at the library, even at home.
Your performance on the test can benefit from the extra time you spend studying math and reading on the FCAT Explorer. To get your free FCAT Explorer sign-in name and password, see your guidance counselor or media specialist, or visit the Web site at www.fcatexplorer.com. Log on today!
Please print the following news article in your school newspaper to inform your middle school students about the FCAT Explorer. To print the news article, copy and paste the text into a separate document. Feel free to edit the content to best fit your publication.
FCAT Explorer: Free FCAT Practice On The Internet
The FCAT Explorer is a free, online practice program from the Florida Department of Education. It features three practice programs created especially for middle school students: Reading Island, Interactive Library, and Math Navigator.
All three programs offer practice for the skills tested on the FCAT and feature lots of stuff to help you get the most out of your study time. Reading Island offers 37 reading passages with over 250 practice questions. Reading Boardwalk contains 60 reading passages and over 500 practice questions to help you do your best on the FCAT. Math Navigator contains 140 math questions and features an online calculator and a handy formula reference sheet.
Best of all, the FCAT Explorer is online, which means you can use the FCAT Explorer on any computer connected to the Internet: at school, at the library, even at home.
Your performance on the test can benefit from the extra time you spend studying math and reading on the FCAT Explorer. To get your free FCAT Explorer sign-in name and password, see your guidance counselor or media specialist, or visit the Web site at www.fcatexplorer.com. Log on today!
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Do you love to read? Have you read a great book that captured your imagination and
made you want to read more? Recommend YOUR favorites now! Just Read, Florida! is
pleased to announce the Middle School For Teens, by Teens recommended reading
list for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Simply login to create your own
password so that you may begin sharing today! Your recommendations will be part
of a statewide reading list created For Teens, by Teens! Please click the link
below to access the database and recommend your favorite book titles. Thanks for
shooting for the stars...you make a difference!
Click here to download the PDF.
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