I keep searching for the best way to prepare for this annual event that challenges students and teachers. In my searching, I came across the article by Guthrie at this site:
http://www.education.umd.edu/literacy/Home/Faculty/book2.htm
It's long, but filled with lots of great points. A few (familiar) points are with putting on posters in the teachers' lounge!
* Students who read widely and frequently are higher achievers (Guthrie, Wigfield, Metsala, & Cox, 1999).
* When students are provided opportunities to connect reading and writing in integrated language arts, their reading increases and achievement improves (Morrow, Pressley, Smith, & Smith, 1997).
* Scores may be low for motivational reasons (Sugrue, 1995; Waid, Kanoy, Blick, & Walker, 1978).
* While some exposure is effective, excessive time in format practice is not (Yen & Ferrara, 1997).
* Effective teaching strategies (encouraging, connecting, questioning, modeling, scaffolding) for reading and writing are the best way to prepare for high stakes assessments!
Got a poster maker?
4 comments:
Nice! Slap those posters up on the walls.
My building is now officially done the reading and math portions. Whew.
Thanks for the reminder! We too in Florida have these looming.
I do wish state tests could be given after I've covered the entire year. And with the children who have been in my class all year. I think my mobility rate is around 30%.
Everyone works so hard yet is so stressed by the prospect of these high stakes tests. There must be a better way to truly assess the learning.
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