Title: A teacher's guide to standardized reading tests : knowledge is power /
Authors: Calkins, Lucy McCormick.; Montgomery, Kate.; Santman, Donna.; Falk, Beverly.
Publisher: Heinemann,
Year: 1998
Subjects: Reading (Elementary) Ability testing United States; Test-taking skills United States.
Abstract: Lucy Calkins, Kate Montgomery, and Donna Santman meet us in the true trenches, offering companionship and guidance in the most lonely, complex, and sometimes heartbreaking area of our teaching: preparing students for standardized reading test. A Teacher's Guide to Standardized Reading Test reflects the authors' belief that in order to be less victimized by tests, we need to be more knowledgeable about them.
Contents: Confronting the tests -- Teaching reading in the shadow of standardized tests -- A curriculum for test preparation -- Politics of testing: a guide to survival.