Funny that I posted that last post about what we are doing to prep for STAAR and the district is doing the same thing...Here is a link to what the district is doing to prep for STAAR...should answer most questions that you may have...
Friday, February 3, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Math, Reading and Writing...
Hey Gang,
We are coming up on the STAAR tests pretty soon and I would like to reitterate how important practice is to student success- and not just in MATH! Some of the best practice students can get is just by talking to them about what they are studying and getting them to explain to you what they are doing. This should give you a clear picture if they are understanding what they are doing and if they need more help or practice.
For reading we are really concerned about FLUENCY- or how well your child reads with relation to speed, accuracy, and intonation. The rule of thumb is their age times 10- so if your child is 10 then 10 x 10 is 100, so they should be reading about 100 words per minute.
In writing we are continuing to work on both expository and narrative writing prompts. Students are getting comfortable editing and revising passages, but now we need to get them focused on editing and revising their own writing- which is our current focus.
Math has moved into geometry and will soon venture into measurement. Give your students a ruler and have them measure everything in the house and chart it on a table from smallest to greatest items...any practice with real life is a great tool for testing...
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