How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing
Steven Schneider's newly revised second edition of How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing highlights the most recent literacy initiatives in America since the federal act of No Child Left Behind. His book has been redesigned to further help teachers and parents navigate through the maze of newly developed state standardized testing in reading and writing, so students may be able to achieve greater success. By using the proactive methods shown in this book and by following easily understood step-by-step instructions, parents and teachers can begin to help their children take the first steps down the road to literacy and to understanding the Common Core language arts subjects.

This book features time-tested activities, suggestions, and a plethora of practical advice to assist teachers and parents in raising children's scores on standardized state reading tests. By utilizing the highly prescriptive “Pinpoint Reading Program,” newly revised in this second edition, parents and teachers will gain new insights into the format, style, and objectives of these tests and how they can assist children to score higher. Most importantly, this book instills the confidence that children need to achieve the success that they rightfully deserve and for which their parents and teachers have come to expect.
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How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing
Steven Schneider's newly revised second edition of How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing highlights the most recent literacy initiatives in America since the federal act of No Child Left Behind. His book has been redesigned to further help teachers and parents navigate through the maze of newly developed state standardized testing in reading and writing, so students may be able to achieve greater success. By using the proactive methods shown in this book and by following easily understood step-by-step instructions, parents and teachers can begin to help their children take the first steps down the road to literacy and to understanding the Common Core language arts subjects.

This book features time-tested activities, suggestions, and a plethora of practical advice to assist teachers and parents in raising children's scores on standardized state reading tests. By utilizing the highly prescriptive “Pinpoint Reading Program,” newly revised in this second edition, parents and teachers will gain new insights into the format, style, and objectives of these tests and how they can assist children to score higher. Most importantly, this book instills the confidence that children need to achieve the success that they rightfully deserve and for which their parents and teachers have come to expect.
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How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing

How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing

by Steven Schneider
How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing

How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing

by Steven Schneider

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Overview

Steven Schneider's newly revised second edition of How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing highlights the most recent literacy initiatives in America since the federal act of No Child Left Behind. His book has been redesigned to further help teachers and parents navigate through the maze of newly developed state standardized testing in reading and writing, so students may be able to achieve greater success. By using the proactive methods shown in this book and by following easily understood step-by-step instructions, parents and teachers can begin to help their children take the first steps down the road to literacy and to understanding the Common Core language arts subjects.

This book features time-tested activities, suggestions, and a plethora of practical advice to assist teachers and parents in raising children's scores on standardized state reading tests. By utilizing the highly prescriptive “Pinpoint Reading Program,” newly revised in this second edition, parents and teachers will gain new insights into the format, style, and objectives of these tests and how they can assist children to score higher. Most importantly, this book instills the confidence that children need to achieve the success that they rightfully deserve and for which their parents and teachers have come to expect.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610489607
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 12/18/2013
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 190
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Steven Schneider has been a licensed teacher of literacy in New York serving many schools throughout his career. His teaching experience spans graduate level philosophy of education, content area courses, and children's literature in local area colleges at Manhattanville College and for Long Island University. Currently, he teaches writing, reading and children's literature to undergraduate students at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: The Road To Literacy
  1. What Are Standardized Tests?
  2. Understanding The New Standards
  3. Parents Can Make The Difference
  4. What To Expect Students Will Encounter on a Standardized Test
  5. Taking Another Look
  6. The Flip Side of Testing
  7. A Quiet Place
  8. Pinpoint Reading Overview: Review-Read-Reinforce-Retell
  9. The Art of Questioning
  10. Pairing and Sharing
  11. Note Taking
  12. Probing
  13. Phonics
  14. The Strategic Reader
  15. Writing
  16. Writing With the New Common Core Standards in Mind
  17. Keeping It Positive
  18. The Night Before
  19. Getting The Results
  20. Pinpoint Reading Bibliography
  21. E-Books
  22. Making Literature Come Alive
  23. A Troubleshooting Guide
  24. Toolbox: The Top Twelve Skills
  25. Useful Websites
  26. Final Thoughts
Appendix A: Graphic Organizers, Templates, Forms
Appendix B: Lesson Plans for Short Story: “The Coat My Father Wore”
References
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