It's January. How did the start of the school year fly by so fast? With the school year coming closer and closer to the 100 day mark, it's time to start thinking about some other major school events that are coming up for many of us. I'm talking about the impending state assessments. Now, I am not one to ever teach to the test---but I think some quality lessons can be taught,and at the same time, help students to do well on the state exams.
In my class, I teach test-taking as another genre. I make a promise to my students that we will not only learn the material on the test, but what the test looks like too. Reading strategies and critical thinking skills do have a place in the testing arena. Tips are good, but if you are serious about teaching through the test and not to it...it is important to start sooner then later. I wrote an article for the Really Good Stuff Blog about it last year, and I'm posting it now for anyone who is interested.
Questions? Ask away :)
Here it is, hope it helps: Test Taking as a Genre by Nichole Rozakos
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