Test taking skills

1. Review- ALL year long! We all know that kids need practice! There are so many ways to review content year round: Morning Work Center Time Guided Reading or Small Groups Spiral Review I now teach virtual school, so I include one problem a day as a warm up every math class. Now, I plan on spending a bit more time incorporating my version of morning work or spiral review at the start of my live lessons everyday. My students can go into separate "breakout" rooms to work independently. I can…

State tests are approaching quickly. It’s time to make sure your students have the test-taking strategies they need to succeed. We teach these strategies all year long, but this is a good time for a quick review. Read on to find the top test-taking strategies to teach your upper elementary students.

When it comes to test prep, your students need explicit instruction to do basic test taking skills like restating the question, citing evidence, planning their writing, and managing their time.

Preparing students to take online tests does not have to be difficult or frustrating. This post shares multiple and authentic online testing strategies.

Whether it's the SATs, the Regents, the ACTs, any of the many state exams (here in Massachusetts we have the MCAS) or our teacher exams staying confident before and throughout the test is so important. In this post is a free PDF printout with tips for staying confident while taking tests.

Every teacher has their way of teaching things. One of those things is test taking strategies. There are a million things that you could say or do, but this year, I thought I would create a foldable for the kids that explains these strategies the Brazell way. I got the idea for a test taking skills foldable from this pin on Pinterest... http://savvyschoolcounselor.com/8-tips-new-test-takers-should-know/ My creative juices were flowing a little bit better than with the bulletin board I made…

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Test taking strategies can build confidence and help students show what they know on state tests. Read more and sign up for FREE teaching resources!

There are many valuable test-taking strategies to teach upper elementary students before they take a standardized reading test. Check out this blog post to read about the test strategy that I think is most beneficial for students. It includes a FREE reading comprehension practice passage!