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Now that the No Child Left Behind Act has left its mark on public education, educators across the United States are all the more invested in preparing their students for state and national assessments. In Tests That Teach: Using Standardized Tests to Improve Instruction, Karen Tankersley guides you with proven tips and instructional strategies to help your students perform to their potential. Covering all core contents areas language arts, social studies, math, and science and respecting all levels of student performance, Tankersley
Examines the various types of questions that routinely appear on these assessments;
Provides sample multiple-choice and constructed-response questions from the tests;
Offers guidelines on how to create daily lessons that encourage students to practice the skills and demonstrate the knowledge they ll need to use on the high-stakes tests;
Suggests word lists, games, discussion topics, and testing ideas for your classroom; and
Describes how school staff can create a learning community that fosters collaboration among teachers and high performance in students.
Also included are a wealth of online resources for lesson plans, daily classroom activities, and virtual field trips, as well as links to every state s released materials on its own assessment. As Tankersley explains, teaching students the skills they need to do well on constructed-response tests will better prepare students both to score well on state and national assessments and to take their place as thoughtful and organized thinkers in a rapidly changing, competitive society.
Examines the various types of questions that routinely appear on these assessments;
Provides sample multiple-choice and constructed-response questions from the tests;
Offers guidelines on how to create daily lessons that encourage students to practice the skills and demonstrate the knowledge they ll need to use on the high-stakes tests;
Suggests word lists, games, discussion topics, and testing ideas for your classroom; and
Describes how school staff can create a learning community that fosters collaboration among teachers and high performance in students.
Also included are a wealth of online resources for lesson plans, daily classroom activities, and virtual field trips, as well as links to every state s released materials on its own assessment. As Tankersley explains, teaching students the skills they need to do well on constructed-response tests will better prepare students both to score well on state and national assessments and to take their place as thoughtful and organized thinkers in a rapidly changing, competitive society.
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Tankersley is currently in her fifth year as Associate Superintendent for Educational Services in a rapidly growing school district in Surprise, Arizona. Originally, a linguist with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in French and a minor in German and English, she has an extensive background in language and language acquisition issues. Tankersley also holds a Master of Arts in Reading and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Arizona State University.
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