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Students practice test taking strategies in their classroom by setting up their desks appropriately, and discussing proper focus strategies. They discuss was to reduce test anxiety. They complete a practice test following directions properly, and decide what to do when they encounter words that they cannot read or decode. Full Review »
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Students participate in a reading of "Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer" by Aaron Shepard in the form of a reader's theater script. They discuss how to decode unknown words when reading, and read the script. A rubric for checking reading fluency is included. Full Review »
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Students receive a copy of a reader's theater script and read it aloud as reading any other piece of literature. They then practice as a clas re-reading, doing an echo reading and a choral reading activity. Once they have practiced, they choose and read parts as in a play and put together props and costumes and invite others to attend the performance. Full Review »
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Students read a question on the board and watch as the teacher models a test strategy with them. They cover the answer choices, read the question, and try to answer it; then they select the choice that most closely matches their answer. Full Review »
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Students learn the "I'm Stuck!" test strategy. They discover that they should re-read the question to make sure they understand it, and then try to solve it the best way they know how. They move on if they still feel stuck and come back to it later. If they still have no idea, they review their options and make the best guess they can, only if they don't lose points for wrong answers. Full Review »
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Students listen as the selection is read to them by the teacher and mark-up the text; circling the words they had trouble reading or understanding. They use the words to as a foundation for class discussion and underline the most important words in the selection. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine test taking strategies by participating in this lesson. They identify "Look-alike choices" in which one is correct and the other choices are eliminated. They also identify "I'm Done" in which they check the clock and then go back and review their answers. Finally, they identify "echo options" in which if they identify two choices as opposite, chances are one is the correct choice. Full Review »
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Students understand that different reading genres have different characteristics discussing a and definining a list of types. They then match the writing type to the correct definition by printing the capital letter of the correct answer in the blank. Full Review »
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Students read and discuss a short story about penguins and identify the differences between fantasy and reality and the main idea of the story. They listen to the teacher read a short story outloud and model how to identify the main idea. Students then independently read the penguin story, answer story discussion questions, and complete a story map. Full Review »
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Students read and analyze a short story about how the months of the year got their names, and identify the significant and supporting details in the story. With a partner they read the story and answer story comprehension questions and complete a worksheet. Students then create a banner displaying their "quality characteristics." Full Review »
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