Quick Tips for Test Prep: Supporting Your Students for Success!
Prepare your students to excel on standardized tests.
Are you working to support your students to excel on standardized tests? In this 2-day training, learn how to deepen students’ understanding of the demands of standardized tests so they can respond confidently and successfully!
- Literacy Coaches & Teacher Leaders
- Classroom Teachers & Interventionists
Testing is a reality in our students’ lives, but preparing them to take standardized tests need not interrupt powerful literacy instruction. Join us to learn key strategies to boost student performance and confidence on standardized tests. Examine how to create opportunities that strengthen students’ performance on reading and writing tasks while keeping them motivated.
Topics:
- Examine characteristics and requirements of test questions and tasks
- Teach students how to transfer their learning from their reading and writing instruction to the test
- Explore minilessons and small group instruction that strengthens test-taking skills
- Develop test-taking strategies for multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and extended responses
You will earn 10 clock hours upon completion of this training.
Linda Murphy, Associate Director, Literacy Programs
Linda has worked in school districts in New York in a variety of roles and settings. Prior to her joining the center at Lesley University, Linda held positions as a principal of an intermediate school, a Director of English Language Arts, Social Studies and Reading, a district trainer for Literacy Collaborative Intermediate, a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader and a classroom teacher. Linda holds licenses in Elementary Education and School District Administration.
Nikki Drury, Literacy Trainer
Nikki worked as a literacy coach and teacher in public school for many years before joining the Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative as an Intermediate Trainer. She has experience as a primary and intermediate classroom teacher and literacy instructional coach at the intermediate level. Over the years, she has worked with students, educators, and administrators to improve literacy outcomes.
You may choose to attend this training in-person at Lesley University or virtually.
If you choose to attend in-person, the training room will have Lesley University’s HyFlex Classroom Technology to support an engaging learning environment for in-person and virtual participants. If you have questions about in-person or virtual attendance, please email us at CRRLC@lesley.edu.
Cancellation Deadline & Refund Policies
You have until one week before the first day of this offering to cancel your registration. The cancellation deadline is February 4, 2025. There is a $50 cancellation fee. If you request a cancellation after the deadline, you will not be issued a refund. Substitution requests are acceptable. Please email CRRLC@lesley.edu if you have a cancellation or substitution request.
Registration Deadline
The registration portal closes at 5pm ET on February 10, 2025.
Requirements for Participation
After the training, you will receive a certificate of attendance for your participation. To receive a complete certificate, participation during the specified times is required. Additional work may be assigned to meet the clock hours.
Interested in professional learning at your school or district? Schedule a meeting with one of our faculty trainers.
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