Winning Strategies for Test Taking, Grades 3-8: A Practical Guide for Teaching Test Preparation - Softcover

Denstaedt, Linda; Kelly, Judy Cova; Kryza, Kathleen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412967031 ISBN 13: 9781412967037

Verlag: Corwin, 2009

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Develop students' test-taking skills with a fun, three-week instructional unit that helps them excel in multiple test formats while building strong metacognitive skills for lifelong learning.

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Linda Denstaedt has co-directed the Oakland Writing Project since 2002, where she has also been Writer in Residence for the past two years. Prior to her work for the Oakland Intermediate School District, Denstaedt taught 10^th- 12^th grade English for 31 years. Denstaedt also taught creative writing, 5^th grade, and physical education, and she was both the Reading Coordinator and the Language Arts Coordinator for the Clarkston Community Schools at different points throughout her career. Since 1996 Denstaedt has been a prolific author of material on literacy and language arts education. She has also presented at over 50 international, national, regional, state, and county consulting workshops.

Judith J. Cova Kelly is currently an independent literacy consultant with experience teaching elementary, middle, and higher education classes. Kelly has presented at national and statewide professional conferences on classroom structure, writer¿s workshops, reading comprehension instruction, and statewide assessment training. For the Michigan Department of Education, Kelly sat on a committee to revise grade level content expectations. She has published one article on literacy in the Language Arts Journal of Michigan and she has another pending publication in the Michigan Reading Journal, and In 2004 Kelly wrote and determined the implementation of a state grant for more than $1 million for the Monroe Public Schools.

Kathleen Kryza consults internationally for her company, Infinite Horizons, and also presents nationally for the Bureau of Education and Research (BER). Kathleen has more than 20 years experience in motivating and reaching children, educators, and others through her teaching, consulting, coaching, and writing. Her expertise is in working with students in special education, gifted education, alternative education, and multicultural education. She has a Masters Degree in Special Education and is an adjunct professor in Special Education at University of Michigan-Dearborn. Kathleen is an active volunteer for the Challenge Day programs in Washtenaw Country. She resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her partner, Roger, and their "kids" Rennie (the dog) and Sasha (the cat).

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• Verlag: Corwin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1412967031
• ISBN 13: 9781412967037
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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