Under No Child Left Behind, nearly every teacher faces a
high-stakes balancing act; managing the often incompatible
responsibilities of teaching students meaningfully or preparing
them for standardized tests. Through their experiences teaching at
a school that struggled to meet state test standards driven by
NCLB, authors Amy Greene and Glennon Melton discovered a way to
raise scores without compromising their strong beliefs about good
teaching and learning. In "Test Talk," Amy and Glennon share their
story and their proven approach.
This compelling book shows that teachers don't have to choose
between best practice teaching and test preparation; effective
test-taking strategies can be integrated into authentic reading
instruction. The authors demonstrate how to improve performance on
tests without resorting to "teaching to the test," mnemonic
devices, or other gimmicks. Instead, they focus on encouraging
student readers to explore tests as a specific genre containing
unique language, format, and cues.
Concise and easy-to-use, "Test Talk" includes lesson plans and
practice passages, as well as sample questions and suggested
language to use during lessons. Throughout the book, classroom
vignettes show how seamlessly one can weave the test genre into
reading workshop and connect those specialized skills to more
general reading strategies. It is an invaluable resource for any
teacher who struggles with how to prepare kids for tests without
sacrificing real teaching and learning.
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