Preparing Students for Success: Test Preparation and EDI
The Importance of Test Prep for English Learner Students The Role of Test Preparation in Academic Achievement Test preparation is essential for helping students perform at their best during assessments. Whether for state exams, standardized tests, or subject-specific... read more
Common Core Assessment Analysis: Fifth Grade Write an Opinion Piece
Each state that has adopted Common Core State Standards will select an assessment consortium to assess how children are progressing in school. The two options most widely chosen at this point are: Smarter Balanced and PARCC. Each assessment consortium has provided... read more
How to use Sample Test Questions in the Classroom
Every spring, kids in the U.S. take a bevy of standardized tests. Teachers and administrators fret over the results. A great deal of time and energy is invested in preparing students for the tests. Unfortunately, the only real official material of any direct use is... read more
Common Core Assessment Analysis: Sixth Grade Context Clues
Each state that has adopted Common Core State Standards will select an assessment consortium to assess how children are progressing in school. The two options most widely chosen at this point are: Smarter Balanced and PARCC. Each assessment consortium has provided... read more
Assessments Do Not Define a Student
Redefining Student Success When Rachel Tomlinson, headteacher of a primary school in Lancashire, England, sent out a letter with her Year 6 students’ test results, she never expected all the attention it would generate. In it, she tells her students that they are... read more