Guided Test Prep
Review pertinent reading skills in preparation for raising test scores.
Ms. Nori
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(159)
What's included
3 live meetings
3 in-class hours per weekHomework
Homework might be assigned during the week, if assigned tasks are not completed during the class session.Assessment
No formal assessment will be given.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 7
Guided Test Prep is designed to assist students in reviewing pertinent reading skills that are found on state standardized yearly tests and to specifically increase their scores. During this eight-week course, students will be fully immersed and engaged in completing aligned and specific exercises that will be helpful in passing the reading portion of a standardized test.
The course is driven by REVIEWING standard reading skills and strategies found on current reading assessments for elementary and middle school students and will be delivered by using a Power Point Presentation. Additionally, students will use a Texas STAAR Practice workbook which will provide the necessary exemplars for student practice. In this ongoing course, you are at liberty to take as many or as few classes as you would like.
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SOME READING SKILLS ADDRESSED:
`GRAMMAR:
`Mechanics & Parts of Speech
`READING:
`Drawing Conclusions
`Evaluating Arguments
`Citing Evidence
`Text Organization/Structure
`Word Recognition - context clues, multiple & technical meanings
- connotative & denotation meanings
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COURSE AGENDA
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WEEK 1
DATES: TBA
FOCUS: chapter 2 - determining correct word usage
multiple meanings, figures of speech
context clues, roots, affixes, style & tone
WEEK 2
DATES: TBA
FOCUS: chapter 2 - determining correct word usage
subject & verb agreement, pronouns,
adjectives & adverbs, mechanics
WEEK 3
DATES: TBA
FOCUS: chapter 3 - comprehension skills - word knowledge
technical meanings, connotative & denotative
WEEK 4
DATES: TBA
FOCUS: chapter 3 - comprehension skills - word knowledge
development of ideas, analyze people, places, things
central ideas of text, summarize
WEEK 5
DATES: TBA
FOCUS: chapter 3 - evaluating arguments, setting, analysis of key events,
drawing conclusions
WEEK 6
DATES: TBA
FOCUS: chapter 3 - textual evidence, author's purpose, point of view,
figurative language
chapter 4 - author's purpose & craft
WEEK 7
DATES: TBA
FOCUS: chapter 5 - sentence variety, headings, descriptive details
sensory language, revising, editing
WEEK 8
DATES: TBA
FOCUS: chapter 5 - descriptive details, sensory language, revise & edit
chapter 6 - information from multiple sourcesLearning Goals
Students will practice reading skills in order to reach their objective of increasing their reading score on the reading portion of standardized testing.
Other Details
Supply List
Parents must purchase the following text.
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TITLE: Texas English Language Arts Literacy
STAAR Practice - GRADE 6
BY: Lumos Learning
ISBN: 978-1-949855-35-7External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
English, Literature, Reading, Writing, and Grammar are the subject areas that my baccalaureate and master's degree training encompasses. I have more than twenty-five years of teaching Language Arts ranging from Kindergarten to College level courses. A multiple of those years were spent with successfully helping students to achieve reading test scores in the 80% percentile or more on a consistent basis. Reviews
Live Group Class
$75
weekly ($25 per class)3x per week
60 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
3-3 learners per class
