There’s a new test in town, and it will replace the state’s long-standing FCAT.The new Florida Standards Assessment will test students on their knowledge…

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Every teacher has their way of teaching things. One of those things is test taking strategies. There are a million things that you could say or do, but this year, I thought I would create a foldable for the kids that explains these strategies the Brazell way. I got the idea for a test taking skills foldable from this pin on Pinterest... http://savvyschoolcounselor.com/8-tips-new-test-takers-should-know/ My creative juices were flowing a little bit better than with the bulletin board I made…

There are many valuable test-taking strategies to teach upper elementary students before they take a standardized reading test. Check out this blog post to read about the test strategy that I think is most beneficial for students. It includes a FREE reading comprehension practice passage!

1. Review- ALL year long! We all know that kids need practice! There are so many ways to review content year round: Morning Work Center Time Guided Reading or Small Groups Spiral Review I now teach virtual school, so I include one problem a day as a warm up every math class. Now, I plan on spending a bit more time incorporating my version of morning work or spiral review at the start of my live lessons everyday. My students can go into separate "breakout" rooms to work independently. I can…

Testing season will soon be here, so I thought I would put together a few new ideas for getting your students motivated to take those standa...

Let's talk about something we all deal with but don't always love - test taking. It's like that one veggie we know is good for us but doesn't always taste

I've been blogging recently about how I prepare my students for the end of year reading test during small groups (you can read more about this here and here), so I thought that today I'd flip the script. Let's talk about the top 5 things I do during my whole group time to prep my

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