Test Taking Strategies ELA Reading | Test Prep | Analyzing Texts

It has taken me over ten years to find the PERFECT way to teach my students to analyze, infer, and then to put those skills into effectively answering TDA open-ended responses, EBSR (Evidence Based Selected Response) questions, and multiple choice questions that are JAM PACKED with challenging testing terminology.

With this download, I am handing you what I have found works. I consider this my "treasure chest" of ELA test prep knowledge and materials! My students have continually shown growth and success on our state exams, and I truly believe that it has something to do with my approach, teaching tactics, and analytical practices that I have been doing with them for years, and that's what I am included for you...and THEN SOME!

I have been teaching since 2007, and have been teaching ELA in solidarity for five years. I can’t tell you HOW MUCH I love teaching this subject. I love everything about it, including the preparation for the dreaded state exams that inevitably come every spring.

So here's what's included: (PLEASE SEE MY PREVIEW FOR A DETAILED LOOK!)

★ 40 PAGES that offer...

• a table of contents
• 3 test prep quick checks for your students to use as they get more confident in this process
• 1 TDA - 1/2 page checklist for your students to use as they write out their open-ended TDA responses, making sure they analyze, write, and edit everything to perfection!
• a detailed look at what I do in my classroom
• SEVERAL PRINTABLES to help guide the process from start to finish! - Each of them are offered in three different ways to fit whatever type of passage you are working with (passages with only questions, passages with only open-ended TDAs, and passages with both!)
• Additional printables that allow you to pick and choose how your students break down information and respond to open-ended responses.
• 1 Literary Transitions Menu - This is a great tool in guiding your students on what transition words they should use and when they should use them.

★ 60 + TEXT EVIDENCE POSTERS - offered in black and white and color / also offered in two sizes. I made sure to include a picture of how I display them in my own classroom.

★ 34 PAGE TEST PREP TIPS AND TRICKS PRESENTATION which includes:

• 18 test prep terms that our students MUST know in order to be prepared
• 13 pages that meticulously break down the writing process for those tricky open-ended TDA responses (A focus on the steps that I offer, along with ways to brainstorm, write incredible introductions, bodies, and conclusions, and let's not forget editing!)

★★★YOU CAN USE THIS RESOURCE WITH YOUR STATE EXAM SAMPLERS, OR ANY OTHER PASSAGE THAT YOU MAY CHOOSE!★★★

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You may find that you do some of the things that I do, and you may find that there are some things that are new to you! Either way, you’ll have them all in one place, ready to print, view, and practice with your students for years to come, and that's a beautiful thing!

If you're looking for more test prep materials, you may want to check out these resources!

• Test Prep Vocabulary/Printables
• Math Practice for an Entire Year!
• BEST SELLING Interactive Writing Center

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