Help students gain confidence and learn how to tackle tests that measure reading and writing proficiency. The research-based SPOTLIGHT Program provides explicit instruction in elements common to test-taking through three comprehensive books:
Each of the three series includes books for Levels A–H (Grades 1–8). There is a student book and corresponding teacher guide for each grade level and series. Teacher Guides include a pacing chart, research summary, 4- and 6-point scoring rubrics, student and teacher assessments, student tracking chart, and answer key.
A similar topic links each pair of nonfiction and nonfiction, fiction and fiction, or nonfiction and fiction passages. Students practice with common test-taking items:
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With modeled instruction, guided practice, and independent practice, students learn to write on demand for rubric scoring. Each lesson includes:
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Students learn to improve poor writing and correct errors in writing samples through modeled instruction, guided practice, and independent practice. Students learn why each answer is correct or incorrect. Multiple-choice questions are common to those found on tests. Areas covered include:
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