Lesson Handouts
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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
- Ten Top Tips
- Steps for Writing a Narrative Paragraph
- Steps for Expository Paragraph
- Sample Letter to Parents
References and Web sites
- Help your child improve test-taking. (1993). U.S. Department of Education: Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Retrieved March 9, 2005, from http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/TestTaking/index.html
- Abbamont, G. W., & Brescher, A. (2002). Test smart!: Ready-to-use test-taking strategies and activities for grades 5-12. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
- Allen, J. (2004). "Test-smart language users: Understanding the language of testing" (Word Market). Voices from the Middle 10 (1), 56-57. Retrieved March 9, 2005, from http://www.ncte.org/library/files/Publications/Journals/Inbox/03-08-05/vm2-030805.html
- Duke, N. K., & Richhart, R. (1997). "Standardized test preparation." Instructor 10.
- Glenn, R. E. (2004). "Teach kids test-taking tactics." The Education Digest 70(2), p. 61-3.
- Gruber, G. R. (1986). Essential guide to test taking for kids: Grades 3-4-5. New York: Quill Press.
- Gulek, C. (Winter 2003). "Preparing for high-stakes testing." Theory into Practice 42 (1), 42-50.
- Harris, C. (1998). "Preparing for a timed essay (what works for me)." Teaching English in the Two-Year College 24 (1), 56-57. Retrieved March 9, 2005
- Lam, L. T. (2004). "Test success, family style." Educational Leadership 61(8), 44-7.
- Perry, A. (Fall 2000). "Coaching for a reading test? Yes, it is possible and necessary." Reading Improvement 37 (3), 119-25.
- Scruggs, T. E., & Mastropieri, M. A. (1992). Teaching test-taking skills. Cambridge: Brookline Books.
- Taylor, K., & Walton, S. (2001). "Testing pitfalls (and how to help kids avoid them)." Instructor 3 (26), 84-6.
- Wolf, S. A., & Kenneth, P. W. (2002). "Teaching true and to the test in writing." Language Arts 79 (3), 229-240. Retrieved March 9, 2005, from http://www.ncte.org/library/files/Publications/Journals/Inbox/03-08-05/la1-030805.html
