Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section 1: Building Understandings About Tests; Chapter 1: Helping Students Build a Test Vocabulary; Chapter 2: Helping Students Become Test Savvy; Section 2: Exploring Strategies for Reading Tests; Chapter 3: Vocabulary Development; Chapter 4: Important Ideas; Chapter 5: Literary Elements; Chapter 6: Literary Techniques; Chapter 7: Interpretations; Chapter 8: Text Matters; Section 3: Putting Strategies to Work; Section 4: Demonstrating Understandings with Reading Activities; Activities for Vocabulary Development
Activities for Important IdeasActivities for Literary Elements; Activities for Literary Techniques; Activities for Interpretations; Activities for Text Matters; Conclusion; Appendix A: Vocabulary Development; Appendix B: Important Ideas; Appendix C: Literary Elements; Appendix D: Literary Techniques; Appendix E: Interpretations; Appendix F: Text Matters; References; Index
Summary
Tests require a special kind of savvy, a kind of critical thinking and knowledge application that is not always a part of classroom reading experiences. Who better to teach you how to prepare your students for reading tests than someone who has written them? Charles Fuhrken has spent years working with several major testing companies and contributing to the reading assessments of various testing programs. What he's learned about testing can help teachers who are interested in teaching effective reading strategies as well as preparing students for reading tests. What Every Middle School Teacher
