Well, we just finished our End of Grade Reading test today. This is the biggie! It was a brand new test. In the past there have always been several very long 2-3 page selections but this year, every single one (eight in all) was that long! We had more kids shut down this year than we have ever had in the past. I know it is a stamina problem. We do Self-Selected Reading for 30 minutes every day so I know these kids can read that long but sitting down to read selection after selection seems to get to them. Any thoughts or suggestions for things I can do to build up their test taking stamina for next year? I really hate giving "practice tests" and try to avoid it at all costs. Is this what I'm going to have to do to prepare them for what they will see on these type of assessments? Any help is appreciated!
Angela Hatley Almond Fourth Grade East Albemarle Elementary School _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
