[MOSAIC] Student Teacher Posting-Amy

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Amy
You touch on an important issue. Many of us have district mandates  regarding 
test prep that we need to work around. I believe that we should teach  test 
taking as a genre. I teach the strategies well in all the other. A few days  
before the test, I spend a little time familiarizing kids with the format of the 
 tests and how to apply their strategies. No more prep than that is really  
needed. In fact, when I heard Roger Farr speak last spring, he said that more  
than a few hours of "bubble practice" is counterproductive and actually lowers 
 test scores. 
Jennifer
In a message dated 8/1/2007 3:59:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Creecher12 at aol.com writes:

My  question then, is how much  do we stray from class 
content to cover  "standardized testing content"? As a new  teacher I am at a 
loss  
between the two. Any suggestions or ideas on how to  prepare for  
standardized 
tests without "straying too far" or cutting too much   course content?
Thank you in advance for your help, advice, and   expertise.







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