Classroom Package, Level A

Ages: Grades K through 2

Testing Time: 30-45 minutes

Administration: Individual

Test for Success builds student confidence as it familiarizes students with a variety of question formats found on standardized tests. The instructional emphasis in Test for Success is on fundamental test-taking strategies and important academic skills. The four levels, A through D, teach students proven strategies for approaching any test content, rather than drilling content and exercise for a specific test. The program presents strategies for test taking, clear and concise instructional lessons, and provides appropriate and ethical preparation for taking any test. Each level includes test-taking strategies, such as pacing, using clues, and making the best choices among possible answers. Each level also covers important content-area thinking strategies to help students use effective reasoning and problem solving skills. Content-area lessons include drawing conclusions, ordering ideas, developing paragraphs, solving problems, and interpreting data.

Teacher’s Guides help teachers prepare lessons and focus their instruction. A lesson-based transparency set – customized to each level – provides meaningful support to classroom instruction.

Level A

This level is designed to familiarize younger students with standardized testing prior to their first encounter with a standardized test. It is organized into five 30- to 45-minute orally administered lessons:

1.Listening Carefully and Making the Best Choices
2.Looking at Words
3.Choosing the Best Words
4.Using Clues
5.A Closer Look at Numbers

Complete TFS Classroom Package, Level A Includes:

• Level A Student Workbook
• Level A Teacher’s Guide with Transparency

Test for Success Teacher’s Guide with Transparency is also available separately in Spanish (#13375).