How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing

To meet the goals of No Child Left Behind, standardized testing is preeminent as the sole indicator determining whether states all across America demonstrate adequate yearly progress of student achievement in literacy education. This book will help teachers and parents raise children's scores on standardized reading tests. Using nontechnical language, Steven Schneider shows how parents and teachers can assist children by extending and reinforcing education at home while utilizing a 20-minute literacy workout called Pinpoint Reading. This program features a handy guide with student-friendly activities and strategies for teachers and parents of elementary and middle school children. How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores features: · Suggestions on how to set up a quiet study area · A review of the Pinpoint Reading Program that outlines specific steps and procedures · Probing Strategies · Note-taking skills · A review of critical comprehension skills, metacognitive strategies, and phonics procedures · Effective study skills strategies Parents and teachers-working in a symbiotic relationship-can help children become lifelong readers and learners.