Preparing for state test - Week 2

Here is my second week blurb for the families on preparing for testing. Again, feel free to copy anything that you might find helpful.
 

Preparing Skills for Testing

• Make sure your child has learned the math vocabulary for next week. Almost all of those words will be included in the test.
• Talk with your child about going through the test slowly. This is not a race. Double check answers.
• For MATH: Have your child talk with you about the 6 types of word problems: 
• combining (+)
• comparing (-)
• you know the whole and are missing a part (-)
• counting equal groups (x)
• making smaller groups (/)
• complex (read one phrase at a time and draw each phrase)
• For READING: Have your child describe the 3 types of reading problems and how to solve each problem:
• Vocabulary - Reread the sentence 4 times with all of the possible answer choices. Choose the one that makes the most sense.
• Main Idea - Look back and count how many times each of the options is talked about in the passage.
• Clue/Fact - Look back and find the words in the passage or things that make