How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing - Hardcover

I love the specific ideas and suggestions [Schneider gives] to parents and teachers. The Pinpoint Reading Program is totally non-threatening and very easy to implement. -- Kathy Schwartz, reading specialist, Clarkstown, New York, Board of Education As a parent and a teacher, I understand that it is important to develop the literacy skills of our youngsters for use both at school and at home. The strategies and activities offered in How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores to improve reading and test-taking skills will be valuable to me as an educator. As a parent, I will be better prepared to provide a home environment that encourages my children to become more confident and successful readers. With children spending so much of their free time watching TV and playing computer games, it is refreshing to hear from an author who offers us other options for learning. I have already begun to implement some of Mr. Schneider's suggestions both at home and in class. -- Steven Schulner, New York City Board of Education (retired) Reading teacher Schneider suggests simple strategies parents and teachers can use to help elementary and middle school students score well on standardized reading tests. * Reference and Research Book News * [A] parent-friendly book filled with many inventive strategies, activities, and suggestions to help improve and encourage children's reading abilities. -- Richard Bollinger, education consultant, New York City Department of Education

To meet the goals of No Child Left Behind, standardized testing is preeminent as the sole indicator determining whether states all across America demonstrate adequate yearly progress of student achievement in literacy education. This book will help teachers and parents raise children's scores on standardized reading tests. Using nontechnical language, Steven Schneider shows how parents and teachers can assist children by extending and reinforcing education at home while utilizing a 20-minute literacy workout called Pinpoint Reading. This program features a handy guide with student-friendly activities and strategies for teachers and parents of elementary and middle school children. How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores features: * Suggestions on how to set up a quiet study area * A review of the Pinpoint Reading Program that outlines specific steps and procedures * Probing Strategies * Note-taking skills * A review of critical comprehension skills, metacognitive strategies, and phonics procedures * Effective study skills strategies Parents and teachers-working in a symbiotic relationship-can help children become lifelong readers and learners.