7 Test-Taking Tips for Student Preparation and Success

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I don’t know about you, but every time test prep season started to creep up, I became anxious, overwhelmed, and stressed. And honestly, so did my students. But with preparation and tools in their toolbox, they became more confident, calm, and ready for the test. In order to get your students prepared as well, I’m sharing 7 test-taking tips to use in your classroom during test prep season. 

With each tip that I provide, it can easily be implemented in your already established literacy routine and instruction. Keep in mind that these test-taking tips might be ideas and activities you’ve already used throughout the year, but are specifically targeted for success on the test. Additionally, each tip has positive benefits for every student in your classroom.

Strategies truly are the key to student success. So whether you are searching for new ways to prepare your students or different ideas to try with your students who are struggling, these simple test taking tips will help prepare your students for standardized test success!

In this episode on test-taking tips, I share:

• Why strategies are truly the key to student success
• 7 test-taking strategies to use with your students ahead of your state test
• Activities and examples of each strategy
• Why these strategies can be used for all students
• How each strategy will make your students calm and confident during the test

Resources Mentioned:

• The Daily Writing Disguise
• Reading Comprehension Activities Bundle
• Student Response Cards
• Simple Student Response Cards Freebie
• Episode 54, How to Teach Context Clues
• Episode 53, 7 Context Clues Strategies Every Student Should Know

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About The Literacy Dive Podcast:

Do you find yourself seeking new ideas when it comes to literacy instruction in elementary classrooms? The Literacy Dive Podcast was created to offer actionable steps and to share information for teachers, like you, who are always looking to improve their craft! ELA is our jam and we are excited to dive into all things reading and writing with you!

Your host, Megan Polk, is the creator and owner behind The Literacy Dive and loves to support students and their teachers with curriculum, literacy instruction, best practices, and engaging literacy activities.

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