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Standardized Test-Taking Tips & Strategies: Part II – Test-Taking Skills

March 5, 2009 TCR Staff 1 Comment

Every student in your class needs good test-taking skills, and almost all of them will need to be taught these skills. Even fluent readers and extremely logical students will fare better on standardized tests if they are taught a few simple skills for taking tests. Test-Taking Skills The ability to follow complicated and sometimes confusing … Continue reading Standardized Test-Taking Tips & Strategies: Part II – Test-Taking Skills »

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Standardized Test-Taking Tips & Strategies: Part I – Introduction

March 2, 2009 TCR Staff 1 Comment

Standardized tests have not only been the subject of intense controversy among educators, but also the cause of much teeth-gnashing among students. And it’s understandable. If individuals are unique and learning styles and ways of understanding varied, how then can a standardized test accurately measure what a student knows? There is a story of a … Continue reading Standardized Test-Taking Tips & Strategies: Part I – Introduction »

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School Year Lesson Reminder Binders

February 27, 2009 TCR Staff 1 Comment

Reminder Binders Sometimes we wonder where the school year goes. Time seems to fly. Teachers start to think, “Are the children even aware of all they have learned and experienced by January, or even June for that matter?” To aid their memory, have a reminder binder to browse through throughout the year and especially at … Continue reading School Year Lesson Reminder Binders »

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Ideas to Get Students Participating in the Classroom

February 3, 2009 TCR Staff 2 Comments

Are some students not participating enough? Are the same students always participating while others just sit? Try a tally device to make the teacher and students aware of how often they are participating in whole-class activities and/or discussions. For each activity, place three of anything on each student’s desk—right in front for easy access and … Continue reading Ideas to Get Students Participating in the Classroom »