Hi all, I am thinking about how to best prepare my kids for the state reading test this year. I don't want to do a very traditional, "here are the 12 types of questions and I'll cram passages down your throat for 12 weeks" approach - I'd like to make it as authentic and workshop-esque as possible.
Does any recommend *A Teacher's Guide to Standardized Reading Tests *: *Knowledge is Power*<http://www.amazon.com/Teachers-Guide-Standardized-Reading-Tests/dp/032500000X/ref=sr_1_1/102-8169924-2470553?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185051526&sr=8-1>by Lucy Calkins et al.? A review says it is strategies-based, but there isn't much more information about it. I did read *Test Talk: Integrating Test Preparation into the Reading Workshop *on the Stenhouse website, but it was too general for my taste. I'd like to figure out, very specifically, when and how to integrate these lessons. Anyone have ideas or know the Calkins book? Thank you! ~Maggie 5th/TX -- Maggie Dillier "If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
