Author: C. Hawas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781726164719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Prepares Students for the 2018-2019 Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. The workbook covers all the Common Core writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the SBAC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the SBAC writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous SBAC assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
CALIFORNIA TEST PREP Writing Skills Workbook SBAC Guided Practice Grade 5
Author: C. Hawas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781726164719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Prepares Students for the 2018-2019 Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. The workbook covers all the Common Core writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the SBAC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the SBAC writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous SBAC assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781726164719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Prepares Students for the 2018-2019 Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. The workbook covers all the Common Core writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the SBAC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the SBAC writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous SBAC assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
CALIFORNIA TEST PREP Writing Skills Workbook SBAC Guided Practice Grade 6
Author: C. Hawas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781726164726
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Prepares Students for the 2018-2019 Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. The workbook covers all the Common Core writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the SBAC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the SBAC writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous SBAC assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781726164726
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Prepares Students for the 2018-2019 Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments! This workbook provides extensive guided practice with a complete range of writing tasks, and will prepare students for the more rigorous reading and writing tasks on the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) assessments. The workbook covers all the Common Core writing skills that students need. Students will write in response to passages, as well as write narratives, opinion pieces, and essays. Students will also gain experience completing research projects and editing and revising their work. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Ten convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains two reading comprehension tasks where students write in response to passages - Each practice set contains two writing tasks where students write a short story, personal narrative, opinion piece, or essay - Guided writing tasks include hints, planning activities, and review checklists to guide students and encourage strong skill development - Each set includes additional core skills exercises that focus on key writing skills Preparation for the SBAC English Language Arts/Literacy Assessments - Provides extensive experience providing written answers to reading comprehension questions - Guided tasks teach students how to write effective essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - Builds higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing and evaluating texts - Develops the strong reading comprehension skills needed for the new assessments - Provides the skills and experience needed for the SBAC writing tasks Key Benefits of this Workbook - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous SBAC assessments - Develops the writing skills that are emphasized by the new Common Core standards - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Tips, planning, and review activities teach the key features expected of student writing - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Full Coverage of the Common Core Standards - Covers all the types of writing in the Common Core standards, including opinion pieces, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives - Includes exercises for additional Common Core skills, including completing research projects and gathering information from sources - Reading comprehension tasks develop strong Common Core reading skills
Antoine of Oregon : A Story of the Oregon Trail
Author: James Otis
Publisher: JAMES OTIS KALER
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Antoine of Oregon : A Story of the Oregon Trail The author of this series of stories for children has endeavored simply to show why and how the descendants of the early colonists fought their way through the wilderness in search of new homes. The several narratives deal with the struggles of those adventurous people who forced their way westward, ever westward, whether in hope of gain or in answer to "the call of the wild," and who, in so doing, wrote their names with their blood across this country of ours from the Ohio to the Columbia. To excite in the hearts of the young people of this land a desire to know more regarding the building up of this great nation, and at the same time to entertain in such a manner as may stimulate to noble deeds, is the real aim of these stories. In them there is nothing of romance, but only a careful, truthful record of the part played by children in the great battles with those forces, human as well as natural, which, for so long a time, held a vast 4 portion of this broad land against the advance of home seekers. With the knowledge of what has been done by our own people in our own land, surely there is no reason why one should resort to fiction in order to depict scenes of heroism, daring, and sublime disregard of suffering in nearly every form.
Publisher: JAMES OTIS KALER
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Antoine of Oregon : A Story of the Oregon Trail The author of this series of stories for children has endeavored simply to show why and how the descendants of the early colonists fought their way through the wilderness in search of new homes. The several narratives deal with the struggles of those adventurous people who forced their way westward, ever westward, whether in hope of gain or in answer to "the call of the wild," and who, in so doing, wrote their names with their blood across this country of ours from the Ohio to the Columbia. To excite in the hearts of the young people of this land a desire to know more regarding the building up of this great nation, and at the same time to entertain in such a manner as may stimulate to noble deeds, is the real aim of these stories. In them there is nothing of romance, but only a careful, truthful record of the part played by children in the great battles with those forces, human as well as natural, which, for so long a time, held a vast 4 portion of this broad land against the advance of home seekers. With the knowledge of what has been done by our own people in our own land, surely there is no reason why one should resort to fiction in order to depict scenes of heroism, daring, and sublime disregard of suffering in nearly every form.
Getting Ready for the 4th Grade Assessment Tests
Author: Erika Warecki
Publisher: Learning Express (NY)
ISBN: 9781576854167
Category : Education, Elementary
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Getting Ready for the 4th Grade Assessment Test: Help Improve Your Child’s Math and English Skills – Many parents are expressing a demand for books that will help their children succeed and excel on the fourth grade assessment tests in math and English –especially in areas where children have limited access to computers. This book will help students practice basic math concepts, i.e., number sense and applications as well as more difficult math, such as patterns, functions, and algebra. English skills will include practice in reading comprehension, writing, and vocabulary. Rubrics are included for self-evaluation.
Publisher: Learning Express (NY)
ISBN: 9781576854167
Category : Education, Elementary
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Getting Ready for the 4th Grade Assessment Test: Help Improve Your Child’s Math and English Skills – Many parents are expressing a demand for books that will help their children succeed and excel on the fourth grade assessment tests in math and English –especially in areas where children have limited access to computers. This book will help students practice basic math concepts, i.e., number sense and applications as well as more difficult math, such as patterns, functions, and algebra. English skills will include practice in reading comprehension, writing, and vocabulary. Rubrics are included for self-evaluation.
6th Grade California Caaspp, Math, Test Prep - 2019
Author: Mark Shannon
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781726473170
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Includes 3,000 videos showing solutions to all problems Book is perfect for kids who are struggling, and saying "I don't know where to start" when they read the problem Updated to reflect changes made in 2017/2018 school year
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781726473170
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Includes 3,000 videos showing solutions to all problems Book is perfect for kids who are struggling, and saying "I don't know where to start" when they read the problem Updated to reflect changes made in 2017/2018 school year
Test Prep: Grade 7 (Flash Kids Harcourt Family Learning)
Author: Flash Kids
Publisher: Spark Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781411404038
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Standardized test-taking skills for reading, math and language for grade 7.
Publisher: Spark Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781411404038
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Standardized test-taking skills for reading, math and language for grade 7.
SBAC Test Prep: 5th Grade Math Common Core Practice Book and Full-length Online Assessments
Author: Lumos Learning
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940484839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This Book Includes: Access to Online SBAC Practice Assessments Two Performance Tasks (PT) Two Computer Adaptive Tests (CAT) Self-paced learning and personalized score reports Strategies for building speed and accuracy Instant feedback after completion of the Assessments Inside this book, you will find practice sections aligned to each CCSS. Students will have the ability to review questions on each standard, one section at a time, in the order presented, or they can choose to study the sections where they need the most practice. Includes: Hundreds of standards aligned practice questions 30+ Skills foundational to success on Smarter Balanced assessments Five CCSS Domains: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Numbers and Operations in Base Ten, Numbers and Operations - Fractions, Measurement and Data, and Geometry Engaging reading passages to make learning fun! Detailed answer explanations for every question Teachers Get FREE Access to Lumos StepUp Basic Account Create up to 30 students accounts and monitor their online work Share information about class work and school activities through stickies Easy access to Blogs, Standards, Student Reports and More.. Lumos Study Program is used by the leading schools and libraries to improve student achievement on the standardized tests and supplement classroom learning."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940484839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This Book Includes: Access to Online SBAC Practice Assessments Two Performance Tasks (PT) Two Computer Adaptive Tests (CAT) Self-paced learning and personalized score reports Strategies for building speed and accuracy Instant feedback after completion of the Assessments Inside this book, you will find practice sections aligned to each CCSS. Students will have the ability to review questions on each standard, one section at a time, in the order presented, or they can choose to study the sections where they need the most practice. Includes: Hundreds of standards aligned practice questions 30+ Skills foundational to success on Smarter Balanced assessments Five CCSS Domains: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Numbers and Operations in Base Ten, Numbers and Operations - Fractions, Measurement and Data, and Geometry Engaging reading passages to make learning fun! Detailed answer explanations for every question Teachers Get FREE Access to Lumos StepUp Basic Account Create up to 30 students accounts and monitor their online work Share information about class work and school activities through stickies Easy access to Blogs, Standards, Student Reports and More.. Lumos Study Program is used by the leading schools and libraries to improve student achievement on the standardized tests and supplement classroom learning."
Sbac Test Prep Grade 4 Math
Author: Smarter Balanced Test Prep Team
Publisher: Smarter Balanced Test Prep Team
ISBN: 9781948255301
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The objective of our Smarter Balanced Test Prep Grade 4 math book is to provide students, educators, and parents with practice materials focused on the core skills needed to help students succeed on the SBAC Grade 4 Math Assessments in 2017-18. A student will fare better on a test when s/he has practiced and mastered the skills measured by the assessment. A student also excels when s/he is familiar with the format and structure of the test. This book helps students do both. Students can use this 4th Grade workbook for the State assessments to review key material and practice with standard-tethered skill-building exercises. They can also take math practice tests that reflect the rigor and format of the Grade 4 Math SBAC. Students will become accustomed to how the content of the test is presented, which will enhance their test-taking skills. By SBAC testing day, students will feel confident and adequately prepared to do their best on this challenging mathematics exam. CCSS Math Grade 4 - Smarter Balanced Test Prep Grade 4 The Smarter Balanced (SBAC) math summative assessments are administered by elementary/middle schools in grades 3 through 8. The grade 4 SBAC math test determines if students have mastered fourth grade Common Core mathematics standards, and makes sure that they are getting ready for fifth grade. What You Get When You Purchase this SBAC Practice Book Grade 4 Skill building exercises organized by standard to help students learn & review concepts in the order they will be presented in class. These worksheets also help identify weaknesses and strengthen the skills needed to excel on the actual exam. Students will be exposed to 4th grade math practice problems in all areas of the curriculum including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and measurement. We include a variety of question types to help build skills in answering questions in multiple formats, so students don't get tripped up by unfamiliar questions on test day. Two SBAC Practice Tests Grade 4. Our math practice tests are based on the official assessments, and include similar question types (e.g: selected response, constructed response, and non-traditional response items) and the same rigorous content found on the SBAC tests. Practice with "Technology Enhanced Items" (TEIs) in a paper-based format. By using this Smarter Balanced workbook, students become familiar with item types & response formats on the SBAC tests for 4th grade. Performance Tasks (PTs) 2 PTs provide targeted practice and preparation for students in this challenging aspect of the Smarter Balanced assessment. Answer keys that contain detailed explanations to help students not make the same mistake twice. If a student is having difficulty in one area, encourage the student to improve in that area by practicing the specific set of skills in the relevant worksheet. Test prep tips so students approach the test strategically & with confidence. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California, which is not affiliated with Origins Publications. SBAC and the Regents of University of California have not endorsed the contents of this book.
Publisher: Smarter Balanced Test Prep Team
ISBN: 9781948255301
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The objective of our Smarter Balanced Test Prep Grade 4 math book is to provide students, educators, and parents with practice materials focused on the core skills needed to help students succeed on the SBAC Grade 4 Math Assessments in 2017-18. A student will fare better on a test when s/he has practiced and mastered the skills measured by the assessment. A student also excels when s/he is familiar with the format and structure of the test. This book helps students do both. Students can use this 4th Grade workbook for the State assessments to review key material and practice with standard-tethered skill-building exercises. They can also take math practice tests that reflect the rigor and format of the Grade 4 Math SBAC. Students will become accustomed to how the content of the test is presented, which will enhance their test-taking skills. By SBAC testing day, students will feel confident and adequately prepared to do their best on this challenging mathematics exam. CCSS Math Grade 4 - Smarter Balanced Test Prep Grade 4 The Smarter Balanced (SBAC) math summative assessments are administered by elementary/middle schools in grades 3 through 8. The grade 4 SBAC math test determines if students have mastered fourth grade Common Core mathematics standards, and makes sure that they are getting ready for fifth grade. What You Get When You Purchase this SBAC Practice Book Grade 4 Skill building exercises organized by standard to help students learn & review concepts in the order they will be presented in class. These worksheets also help identify weaknesses and strengthen the skills needed to excel on the actual exam. Students will be exposed to 4th grade math practice problems in all areas of the curriculum including arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and measurement. We include a variety of question types to help build skills in answering questions in multiple formats, so students don't get tripped up by unfamiliar questions on test day. Two SBAC Practice Tests Grade 4. Our math practice tests are based on the official assessments, and include similar question types (e.g: selected response, constructed response, and non-traditional response items) and the same rigorous content found on the SBAC tests. Practice with "Technology Enhanced Items" (TEIs) in a paper-based format. By using this Smarter Balanced workbook, students become familiar with item types & response formats on the SBAC tests for 4th grade. Performance Tasks (PTs) 2 PTs provide targeted practice and preparation for students in this challenging aspect of the Smarter Balanced assessment. Answer keys that contain detailed explanations to help students not make the same mistake twice. If a student is having difficulty in one area, encourage the student to improve in that area by practicing the specific set of skills in the relevant worksheet. Test prep tips so students approach the test strategically & with confidence. Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is a registered trademark of the Regents of the University of California, which is not affiliated with Origins Publications. SBAC and the Regents of University of California have not endorsed the contents of this book.
Test Prep: Grade 3 (Flash Kids Harcourt Family Learning)
Author: Flash Kids
Publisher: Spark Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781411403994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Standardized test-taking skills for reading, math and language of grade 3.
Publisher: Spark Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781411403994
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Standardized test-taking skills for reading, math and language of grade 3.
California Test Prep Smarter Balanced Practice Sbac English Language Arts Grade 5
Author: C. Hawas
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781726111058
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Prepares Students for the 2018-2019 Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments! This practice book will prepare students for the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) English Language Arts/Literacy assessments. It will develop all the skills that students need and provide ongoing practice with the types of questions and tasks found on the real assessments. Just like the real SBAC assessments, it includes tasks covering reading, writing, listening, and research. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Includes sets covering literary texts, informational texts, sets with writing tasks, listening sets, and sets with research tasks - Division into sets allows the book to be used to prepare for the Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) as well as the complete summative assessments - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Developed Specifically to Match the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments - Covers all the Common Core skills assessed on the real SBAC assessments - Includes sets covering reading, writing, listening, and research - Provides practice completing multiple-choice, constructed-response, and technology-enhanced questions - Contains writing tasks for informational essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - More rigorous questions prepare students for the higher difficulty of the new assessments - Strong focus on key Common Core features including close reading, using evidence from text, and analyzing and evaluating texts - Full answer key lists the Common Core skill assessed by each question Key Benefits of this Book - Builds confidence by helping students prepare before taking the real tests - Develops all the English Language Arts skills that students need - Provides experience answering all types of questions and completing all types of tasks - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Detailed answer key allows for student work to be reviewed and improved on
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781726111058
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Prepares Students for the 2018-2019 Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments! This practice book will prepare students for the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) English Language Arts/Literacy assessments. It will develop all the skills that students need and provide ongoing practice with the types of questions and tasks found on the real assessments. Just like the real SBAC assessments, it includes tasks covering reading, writing, listening, and research. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Includes sets covering literary texts, informational texts, sets with writing tasks, listening sets, and sets with research tasks - Division into sets allows the book to be used to prepare for the Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) as well as the complete summative assessments - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Developed Specifically to Match the Smarter Balanced (SBAC) Assessments - Covers all the Common Core skills assessed on the real SBAC assessments - Includes sets covering reading, writing, listening, and research - Provides practice completing multiple-choice, constructed-response, and technology-enhanced questions - Contains writing tasks for informational essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - More rigorous questions prepare students for the higher difficulty of the new assessments - Strong focus on key Common Core features including close reading, using evidence from text, and analyzing and evaluating texts - Full answer key lists the Common Core skill assessed by each question Key Benefits of this Book - Builds confidence by helping students prepare before taking the real tests - Develops all the English Language Arts skills that students need - Provides experience answering all types of questions and completing all types of tasks - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Detailed answer key allows for student work to be reviewed and improved on