Get Ready! for Standardized Tests Reading Grade 3

Name: Get Ready! for Standardized Tests Reading Grade 3
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ISBN: 9780071374071

ISBN-10: 0071374078

ISBN-13: 9780071374071

Edition: 2001

Authors: Louise Ulrich, Joanne Baker, Carol Turkington

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This text aims to help parents help their kids to develop the core skills they need to do well in their classes and to perform at grade level on standardized tests.

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List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 6/26/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Louise Ulrich, B.S., M.E. has more than 27 years of experience in public and private elementary schools. A graduate of West Virginia University with a B.S. in elementary education, she also holds a master's degree in education from Millersville University.Carol Turkington, Series Editor, specializes in developmental psychology. Her articles on parenting and health have appeared in "Parents", "Psychology Today", and "The New York Times".

Carol Turkington is a medical writer whose previous books include The Poisons and Antidotes Sourcebook, Skin Deep, and The Brain Encyclopedia. She lives in Morgantown, PA.

Skills Checklist	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Types of Standardized Tests	p. 1
The Major Standardized Tests	p. 2
How States Use Standardized Tests	p. 2
Valid Uses of Standardized Test Scores	p. 3
Inappropriate Use of Standardized Test Scores	p. 3
Two Basic Assumptions	p. 4
A Word about Coaching	p. 4
How to Raise Test Scores	p. 4
Test Questions	p. 5
Test-Taking Basics	p. 7
What This Book Can Do	p. 7
How to Use This Book	p. 8
Basic Test-Taking Strategies	p. 8
Vocabulary	p. 11
Vocabulary	p. 11
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 11
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 11
What Tests May Ask	p. 13
Practice Skill: Vocabulary	p. 13
Analogies	p. 15
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 16
What Tests May Ask	p. 16
Practice Skill: Analogies	p. 16
Word Meanings in Context	p. 19
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 19
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 19
What Tests May Ask	p. 20
Practice Skill: Word Meanings in Context	p. 20
Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homophones	p. 23
Antonyms and Synonyms	p. 23
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 23
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 23
What Tests May Ask	p. 24
Practice Skill: Synonyms	p. 24
Practice Skill: Antonyms	p. 26
Homophones	p. 27
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 28
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 28
Practice Skill: Homophones	p. 28
Word Sounds	p. 31
Consonant Sounds	p. 31
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 31
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 31
What Tests May Ask	p. 32
Practice Skill: Beginning Word Sounds	p. 32
Practice Skill: Ending Word Sounds	p. 33
Consonant Blends	p. 34
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 34
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 34
What Tests May Ask	p. 34
Practice Skill: Consonant Blends	p. 35
Vowel Sounds	p. 36
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 36
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 36
What Tests May Ask	p. 36
Practice Skill: Vowel Sounds	p. 36
Spelling	p. 39
Spelling	p. 39
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 39
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 39
What Tests May Ask	p. 41
Practice Skill: Spelling	p. 41
Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes	p. 42
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 43
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 43
What Tests May Ask	p. 43
Practice Skill: Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes	p. 43
Compound Words	p. 46
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 46
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 46
What Tests May Ask	p. 46
Practice Skill: Compound Words	p. 46
Capitalization and Punctuation	p. 49
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 49
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 49
What Tests May Ask	p. 50
Practice Skill: Capitalization	p. 50
Practice Skill: Punctuation	p. 52
Grammar Rules	p. 53
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 53
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 53
What Tests May Ask	p. 55
Practice Skill: Parts of Speech	p. 56
Practice Skill: Adjectives	p. 57
Breaking It Down	p. 59
Main Idea and Details	p. 59
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 59
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 59
What Tests May Ask	p. 60
Practice Skill: Main Idea and Details	p. 60
Sequence	p. 61
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 62
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 62
What Tests May Ask	p. 62
Practice Skill: Sequence	p. 62
Characters and Settings	p. 63
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 63
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 63
What Tests May Ask	p. 64
Practice Skill: Characters and Settings	p. 64
Reading Comprehension	p. 65
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 65
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 65
Predicting Outcomes	p. 66
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 66
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 66
What Tests May Ask	p. 66
Practice Skill: Predicting Outcomes	p. 66
Drawing Conclusions	p. 68
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 68
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 68
What Tests May Ask	p. 68
Practice Skill: Drawing Conclusions	p. 69
Cause and Effect	p. 69
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 70
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 70
What Tests May Ask	p. 70
Practice Skill: Cause and Effect	p. 70
Literary Genres	p. 73
Facts versus Opinions	p. 73
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 73
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 73
What Tests May Ask	p. 74
Practice Skill: Facts versus Opinions	p. 74
Reality versus Fantasy	p. 75
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 75
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 75
What Tests May Ask	p. 75
Practice Skill: Reality versus Fantasy	p. 75
Biography	p. 75
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 75
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 76
What Tests May Ask	p. 76
Practice Skill: Biography	p. 76
Poetry	p. 77
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 77
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 77
What Tests May Ask	p. 77
Practice Skill: Poetry	p. 78
Study Skills	p. 81
Alphabetizing	p. 81
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 81
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 81
What Tests May Ask	p. 82
Practice Skill: Alphabetizing	p. 82
Using the Dictionary	p. 82
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 83
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 83
What Tests May Ask	p. 83
Practice Skill: Using the Dictionary	p. 83
Reading Graphs	p. 84
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 84
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 84
What Tests May Ask	p. 84
Practice Skill: Reading Graphs	p. 84
Recognizing Parts of a Book	p. 85
What Third Graders Should Know	p. 85
What You and Your Child Can Do	p. 86
What Tests May Ask	p. 86
Practice Skill: Parts of a Book	p. 86
Web Sites and Resources for More Information	p. 87
Read More about It	p. 91
What Your Child's Test Scores Mean	p. 93
Which States Require Which Tests	p. 101
Testing Accommodations	p. 111
Glossary	p. 113
Answer Keys for Practice Skills	p. 115
Sample Practice Test	p. 117
Answer Key for Sample Practice Test	p. 161
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