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Test Prep

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Common Core Test Prep Resources

February 17, 2015

The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CASPP) requires students to CREATE answers, not just select them. Knox Education has designed new tools to help teachers show students how to share their thinking in writing.

The Cue Card and Great Answers posters remind students of the steps in these complex tasks. The handbook suggests how to teach the written response skills and includes a backwards map to the testing days for including these lessons in your spring teaching plan.

The teacher and student versions of Smarter Balanced (SBAC) documents include the academic language used, sample question stems, and sample questions for review and practice so your students will be ready.

If you would like any of these materials customized for your school or district, or if you would like Charlotte Knox to deliver onsite training for these techniques to improve your results, please contact us!

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CASPP Test Prep Docs

February 17, 2015
  • HANDBOOK: Getting Ready for Common Core Assessments 2017
  • HANDBOOK: Games to Play with the SBAC 2016
  • SBAC Construct Relevant Vocabulary Grades 3-8
  • Great Answers Poster 8x11
  • Great Answers Poster 11x17
  • Constructed Response Practice Template
  • DOK Question Stems Poster 8x11
  • Warm It Up Posters 11x17 - Informational Text & Literature
  • Sample Constructed Response Practice - Clean Energy-STUDENTS
  • Sample Constructed Response Practice - Gold Rush - STUDENTS
  • Sample Constructed Response Practice - Clean Energy - TEACHERS
  • Sample Constructed Response Practice - Gold Rush - TEACHERS
  • A.C.E. Answer-Cite-Extend Cue Card half sheet size
  • Constructed Response Cue Card 3 across
  • A.C.E. Poster (Answer, Cite, Extend)
  • C.E.R. Poster-Worksheet (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning)
  • R.A.C.E. Poster (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)
  • R.A.C.E. Bookmark (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain)
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SBAC Resources – Student Versions

February 17, 2015

The Academic Language documents have samples of the academic words used in SBAC CAASPP tests that students need to understand in order to be able to answer effectively.

The Constructed Response Practice Student Versions have only the text they are supposed to read and a flexible box in which to type in their written responses that expands as they type. These questions have been taken from current SBAC practice tests on the SBAC website.

  • Grade 3 Academic Language for Students
  • Grade 4 Academic Language for Students
  • Grade 5 Academic Language for Students
  • Grade 6 Academic Language for Students
  • Grade 7 Academic Language for Students
  • Grade 8 Academic Language for Students
  • 5-Star Checklist for Paragraphs
  • Grade 3 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2016-17
  • Grade 3 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2014
  • Grade 3 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2013
  • Grade 4 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2016-17
  • Grade 4 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2014
  • Grade 4 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2013
  • Grade 5 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2016-17
  • Grade 5 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2014
  • Grade 5 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2013
  • Grade 6 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2016-17
  • Grade 6 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2013-14
  • Grade 7 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2015-16
  • Grade 7 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2013-14
  • Grade 8 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2015-16
  • Grade 8 Constructed Response Practice for Students 2013-14
  • How to Write a Perfect Paragraph to Answer a Test Question 11x17
  • How to Write a Perfect Paragraph to Answer a Test Question 8x11
  • How to Write a Perfect Paragraph to Answer a Test Question Bookmark
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SBAC Resources – Teacher Versions

February 17, 2015

The Teacher Version of Academic Language lists includes the academic language as used in SBAC tests alongside the standards being addressed with the testing language.

The Teacher Version of the Constructed Response Practice documents includes the samples taken from current SBAC practice tests available as well as the SBAC rubric used and explanation and exemplars for the answers to the questions.

  • Grade 3 Academic Language with Standards - Teachers
  • Grade 4 Academic Language with Standards - Teachers
  • Grade 5 Academic Language with Standards - Teachers
  • Grade 6 Academic Language with Standards - Teachers
  • Grade 7 Academic Language with Standards - Teachers
  • Grade 8 Academic Language with Standards - Teachers
  • Grade 3 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2016-17
  • Grade 3 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2014
  • Grade 3 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2013
  • Grade 4 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2016-17
  • Grade 4 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2014
  • Grade 4 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2013
  • Grade 5 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2016-17
  • Grade 5 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2014
  • Grade 5 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2013
  • Grade 6 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2016-17
  • Grade 6 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2013-14
  • Grade 7 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2015-16
  • Grade 7 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2013-14
  • Grade 8 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2015-16
  • Grade 8 Constructed Response Practice Teacher Version 2013-14
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