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To succeed on the FCAT, your child must develop strong reading comprehension skills. The FCAT does not test a student's intelligence or prior knowledge. Instead, it tests a student's ability to understand the meaning of what he or she reads.

Reading comprehension skills improve only with PRACTICE. Your child can use a number of simple, every day activities to practice the Reading Benchmarks tested on the FCAT. Click a benchmark number to see the every day activities for the selected Reading Benchmark.

LA.A.1.3.2	Word Structures and Context Clues
LA.A.2.2.7	Compare/Contrast
LA.A.2.4.1	Main Idea
LA.A.2.3.2	Author's Purpose/Point of View
LA.A.2.4.4	Reference and Research
LA.A.2.3.8	Validity and Accuracy of Information
LA.E.2.2.1	Cause and Effect
LA.E.2.3.1	Literary Elements

Encourage Your Child to Practice Reading

To help your child perform well in school and on the FCAT, the best (and simplest) thing to do is to encourage "practice" reading at home. The more time your child spends reading, the more improvement you will see in vocabulary, comprehension, and knowledge.

To encourage practice reading, help your child find easy-to-read materials that match your child's interests. A child who hates reading a literature assignment may read a magazine on fashion, sports, or music from cover to cover. Finding stories related to a child's interests can tempt even the most reluctant child to start reading more.