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Many students complain about getting low ACT Reading scores that tend to range from 14-24 when they usually target a score of 26. This is the standard required by their chosen colleges. According to Test Prep Toolkit, the ACT Reading test can quite be demanding, especially because it deals with meaning, unlike other subjects in the test. Then again...See MoreMany students complain about getting low ACT Reading scores that tend to range from 14-24 when they usually target a score of 26. This is the standard required by their chosen colleges. According to Test Prep Toolkit, the ACT Reading test can quite be demanding, especially because it deals with meaning, unlike other subjects in the test. Then again, it would help if the test taker reads the questions first. He or she shouldn't give up while tackling this section, but instead motivate themselves to be an expert. A test taker shouldn't be caught up with jargon or any highfalutin language either, but rather choose the most appropriate answer. It can be tricky. Practice is always important in an ACT Reading test prep where the student should be in the know about the scoring system, the test structure and the types of questions used in the ACT Test.
Hello. I am looking for support as I improve as a writing teacher. This year I have been tasked with supporting students writing the Writeplacer/Accuplacer test and I realize how much I still need to learn.
Any thoughts, resources, support is welcome. Thank you!
I'm looking for opinions regarding the reading program CKLA for grade 4? Does anyone use this?
by luvtoteach
May 15, 2017
I am trying to find the reading levels for SRA. I have used an old RFU assessment but don't have the chart with the levels....anyone know how to score this??
has anyone ever created a IF Then Lesson plan if so do you have any tips or strategies ?
4 Easy Teaching Strategies for Summarizing Skills By Susan Fitzell Summarizing is a life-long skill that greatly affects student learning. It is also a skill that students struggle with significantly. One of the worst consequences of a lack of summarizing skills is the ease with which students will mistakenly plagiarize. Early in my teaching career...See More4 Easy Teaching Strategies for Summarizing Skills By Susan Fitzell Summarizing is a life-long skill that greatly affects student learning. It is also a skill that students struggle with significantly. One of the worst consequences of a lack of summarizing skills is the ease with which students will mistakenly plagiarize. Early in my teaching career, I noticed that when students were assigned a summarizing assignment, they would simply copy sentences from the book – rearranged. Rather than read a sentence and tell it in their own words, they simply switched the wording around.
Not only were they simply copying, they were doing it poorly. When I’d question their methodology and suggest that they were plagiarizing, they were adamant that they were not plagiarizing because what they wrote did not look exactly the same as the text from which they were copying. Finally, through trial and error, I discovered that if students read a paragraph, then covered it, then stated what they read in one sentence, they could often summarize the paragraph in their own words.
Summarizing allows students to re-frame their understanding by identifying key facts and concepts, filing information away in long-term memory in a more concise way. Much research has been done on the efficacy of summarizing. Marzano, Pickering, and Pollack do an excellent job of compiling and presenting that research in teacher-friendly terms.
Here are four great ways to teach summarizing skills to your students. {Click below for the full article. Our content is always free, but please do support our sponsors.)
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