feeling the pressure of looming crct testing week?

Feeling the pressure of Feeling the pressure of looming CRCT looming CRCT testing week?testing week?

The CRCT is WHEN?????The CRCT is WHEN?????AARGH!!!AARGH!!!

I don’t have enough time to I don’t have enough time to prepare… I have too much prepare… I have too much paperwork to deal with this!paperwork to deal with this!

Relax-Relax-

Here are 3 down and dirty, quick Here are 3 down and dirty, quick and easy steps to help you and easy steps to help you

increase your students’ increase your students’ achievement on our most achievement on our most

beloved yearly assessment!beloved yearly assessment!

STEP 1:STEP 1:Use “The 12 Powerful Words”Use “The 12 Powerful Words”

These 12 words tend to

“trip up”

the at-risk student on standardized tests. Simply

integrate them into your regular daily activities and watch your children’s test

scores rise!

Twelve Words:Twelve Words:

Trace- List in steps

Outline

1 2 3


Analyze- Break Apart

Study


Infer- Read between

the lines


Evaluate- Judge


Formulate- Create


Describe- Tell all about


Support- Back up with

details


Explain- Tell how


Summarize- Give the short

version


Compare- Ways alike


Contrast- Ways different


Predict- What happens

next

12 Words Song – tune Are You Sleeping?12 Words Song – tune Are You Sleeping?(Introduce 1 word at a time; then build to it)(Introduce 1 word at a time; then build to it)

Can you __________? (word)Can you __________? (word)Can you __________? (word)Can you __________? (word)

Yes we can.Yes we can.Yes we can.Yes we can.

SynonymSynonymSynonymSynonym

We can __________. (word)We can __________. (word)We can __________. (word)We can __________. (word)

Example: Can you Example: Can you tracetrace??Can youCan you trace trace??

Yes we can.Yes we can.Yes we can.Yes we can.

Follow the steps.Follow the steps.Follow the steps.Follow the steps.

We can We can tracetrace..We can We can tracetrace..

STEP 2:STEP 2:“Unraavel” “Unraavel”

Use this strategy to increase your students’ reading

comprehension and math problem solving skills for the

CRCT.

UNRAAVELUNRAAVEL Reading Comprehension Strategy Reading Comprehension Strategy

U U nderline the titlenderline the titleN N ow predict the passage ow predict the passage R R ead through the passageead through the passage

A A re the important words circled?re the important words circled?V V enture through the passaenture through the passage

E E liminate wrong answersliminate wrong answersL L et the question be answeredet the question be answered

Double check your work! Double check your work!

IMPORTANT WORDS ARE:IMPORTANT WORDS ARE:

boldbold italicsitalics underlinedunderlined highlighted highlighted ALL CAPITALS (in parenthesis) ALL CAPITALS (in parenthesis)

“in quotation marks” *marked with an asterisk “in quotation marks” *marked with an asterisk in a different in a different fontfont or or colorcolor

UNRAAVELUNRAAVEL Math Word Problem – Solving Strategy Math Word Problem – Solving Strategy

U U nderline the questionnderline the questionN N ow predict what you think you need to do toow predict what you think you need to do to solve the problem solve the problem R R ead the word problemead the word problemA A re the important words circled?re the important words circled? (especially clue words) (especially clue words)A A pply the step(s) you chose to solve thepply the step(s) you chose to solve the problemproblemV V erify your answer (is it reasonable; does iterify your answer (is it reasonable; does it make sense?) make sense?)E E liminate wrong answersliminate wrong answersL L et the answer stay or rework the problemet the answer stay or rework the problem Double check your work! Double check your work!

UNRAAVEL the “CRCT”UNRAAVEL the “CRCT”(Sung to the tune of the “Brady Bunch” tune)(Sung to the tune of the “Brady Bunch” tune)

Draw a line, under the titleDraw a line, under the titleTake your best guess what it’s all aboutTake your best guess what it’s all aboutPut a number next to each paragraphPut a number next to each paragraph

To help you find the answerTo help you find the answerTake some time, and read the questionsTake some time, and read the questions

Circle all, the very important wordsCircle all, the very important wordsWrite down what each word meansWrite down what each word means

And now its time to readAnd now its time to readChorus UNRAAVEL (ing)Chorus UNRAAVEL (ing)

UNRAAVEL (ing)UNRAAVEL (ing)This is how we UNRAAVEL the “CRCT”This is how we UNRAAVEL the “CRCT”

Cross out all the wrong answersCross out all the wrong answersPick the best of all that remainPick the best of all that remainParagraph numbers will prove Paragraph numbers will prove

you know the answersyou know the answersNow double check your workNow double check your work

(Chorus)(Chorus)

STEP 3:STEP 3:Ten Instructional Strategies that Ten Instructional Strategies that

close The Achievement Gap close The Achievement Gap

Use these strategies to increase your students’ achievement levels and

better prepare them for the CRCT.

#1#1Stress reading Stress reading

every day!!!every day!!!

#2#2Use higher order Use higher order

thinking skills thinking skills every day!!!every day!!!

#3#3Make them use Make them use

complete sentences complete sentences every time!every time!

#4#4Have a system to reteach Have a system to reteach

missed questions.missed questions.

#5#5Provide structure in the Provide structure in the

classroom.classroom.

#6#6Make every child Make every child

participate every day.participate every day.

#7#7Use an inclusive/diverse Use an inclusive/diverse curriculum all year long.curriculum all year long.

#8#8Get your audience Get your audience emotionally involved.emotionally involved.

#9#9Teach one grade level Teach one grade level

ahead and tell them ahead and tell them why. Preview.why. Preview.

#10#10

NEVER give NEVER give up!!up!!

And lastly, No And lastly, No matter how tough matter how tough

it gets…it gets…

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