Readability Levels (Writing and Testing)
By Beth Hammett
What are readability levels, how do you turn on the function in MS Word, and how can knowing the information help student writers? These questions are answered in this interactive presentation that uses screenshots and step-by-step directions to turn on readability and check sentences and passages. Benefits of knowing and using readability levels include: Understanding Audience Understanding Computerized Testing Scoring Understanding and Using Types of Sentences Understanding and Using Syllable Counts Building and Using Higher Level Vocabulary Objectives are: Build vocabulary through synonyms Identify and use sentence clarity Identify and use sentence variety in writing Understand audience and their reading levels Understand computerized essay tests grading Understand syllable counts within words Easy to follow and assessment included! Excellent for anyone about to take a computerized standardized graded essay or who will be focused on addressing and writing to specific target audience grade levels. Great for AP students, flipped classes, GT, homeschool, Pre-Ap, and college level students.
7 Quick and Easy Civics EOC Practice Questions
By History Guru
Start your review with some simple EOC bellwork/ exit questions.
ESL BOY Beginning of Year Assessments & Progress Monitoring Tools--Higher ELLs
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Are you struggling to know what level your secondary ELL multilingual students are currently? Do you need a beginning of year assessment tool to track and monitor their growth throughout the year? This tool is a GREAT way to track and assess student skills and growth!
This resource will help teachers:
This resource includes:
Graphic Organizer for ACT/SAT and Expository
By Beth Hammett
New standardized tests, such as ACT and SAT, ask students to define the problem, sort through solutions, find the best solution, and explain why they chose their answers. This free graphic organizer will help students with working through the process!
Civics EOC Florida Category Two Study Guides and Tests {History Guru}
By History Guru
These zipped files are full of tests and study guides that are divided into the four major reporting categories and questions are grouped by the standards on the Item Specs. The standards are clearly labeled on each section. This study guide is a mix of questions, diagrams that need to be filled out, graphic organizers, crossword puzzles, etc. Each Category zipped out. This specific one is for Reporting Category Two: Government Policies and Political Processes. This is all the work you will ever need to do for test prep for each section of Category Two. If you would like more, please visit my TeachShare store for the other 3 Categories. You wont be let down.
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TELPAS Practice - Test Prep - Warm Up & Mini Lessons - Author's Purpose
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Do you need a way to challenge and prepare your secondary ESL ELL multilingual learners for the TELPAS test? These Warm Ups/Mini Lessons are the perfect way to help your students get prepared for the formatting, rigor and content of the TELPAS test!
Your students will feel more confident taking the TELPAS after completing these activities that focus on Author’s Purpose and inform.
Your Students Will:
This resource is LOADED with activities to help your students prepare for the TELPAS.
What’s Included:
Look what other educators are saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Matthew T. wrote, “Fantastic test prep for my high schoolers for TELPAS! This really mimicked the test and students were challenged. Thanks!”
This TELPAS practice will ease everyone’s stress as you work towards completing the TELPAS! You don’t want to miss out on the HELPFUL resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.
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➡️ Bundle & SAVE TELPAS Practice - Test Prep Bundle
Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing
Westward Expansion Learning Goal Chart
By History Guru
Administrators always say to put the tracking in the student's hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard breakdown sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC's to ensure all students are learning the content & you are on the same page. this has made our team meetings go SO much smoother! This is my favorite tool in my classroom. Students will track themselves unit by unit & standard by standard with the use of "I can" statements. Instructions: Step By Step 1. Find the unit we are in right now. 2. Based on the work we have done thus far, please put an x in the box that best describes your knowledge of the "I can" statement. 3. Be sure to revisit this before your test to ensure that You've Got This Down! This is what the US History team is creating your test off of. If you can move yourself to the final column of "Yes, I can." Then you should score 80% or higher on the test. I will be checking on these :) 4. If you get assigned to an intervention. You will need to edit this on the last day of that cycle
ESL ELL Argumentative Writing Unit Part 2---Intermediate to Advanced--NO PREP!
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Are you hunting for a FUN way to get your ESL ELL secondary multilingual students using argumentative writing? This argumentative unit includes resources to break down teaching writing and provides examples and aids! This unit is connected to the WIDA KEY USE: ARGUE standards and will help get your expanding and long term ELLs the practice they need to test out of the ELL program!
4 weeks of lessons in this mini unit - NO PREP STUDENT WORKBOOK!
Your Students Will:
This resource is ENGAGING and will have your secondary ESL students excited about writing!
TOPICS:
1) School Uniforms or Student Choice?
2) Can AI Make Better Decisions than Humans?
3) Is the US a Good Place to Live? (Uses a video---great for an independent work day to grade or for a sub!)
What’s Included:
Google Drive FL Civics EOC Category 1, 2, 3, & 4 Study Guides {History Guru}
By History Guru
Civics EOC Prep!
Student Study Guides for EACH category and Study Games.
The best COMPLETE bundle out there for GREAT Test Scores!
43 Files of awesomeness!
REPORTING CATEGORY 1:
ORIGINS AND PURPOSES OF LAW AND GOVERNMENT
REPORTING CATEGORY 2:
ROLES, RIGHTS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS
REPORTING CATEGORY 3:
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND POLITICAL PROCESSES
REPORTING CATEGORY 4:
ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT
These Google Drive is full of digital files with tests and study guides that are divided into the four major reporting categories and questions are grouped by the standards on the Item Specs. The standards are clearly labeled on each section. This study guide is a mix of questions, diagrams that need to be filled out, graphic organizers, teacher guide, etc. Each Category has a Digital Notebook in Google Slides for students. Teacher copies and items to print for paper based students are provided. Teacher copies guide students through each Category Study Guide with built in Youtube videos as well. This specific one is for Reporting Category One, Two, Three, and Four. This is all the work you will ever need to do for test prep for each section of all Four Categories. If you would like more, please visit my TeachShare store for the other Civics items. You won't be let down.
Civics EOC Category Study Guides and Tests:
These google files are full of tests and study guides that are divided into the four major reporting categories and questions are grouped by the standards on the Item Specs. The standards are clearly labeled on each section.
This study guide is a mix of:
Also included:
If you would like more, please visit my TeachShare store for all 4 Categories individually.
You wont be let down.
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WIDA ACCESS Test Prep - Developing & Expanding - TELPAS - ESL ELL
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Do you need a test prep resource that will get your secondary developing and expanding ELL students completely prepared for the ACCESS test? The 60 Google student slides will allow Developing & Expanding ELL students to practice independently with the help of recorded directions, prompts, and visuals.
They will practice Writing, Reading, Listening, and Speaking to prep for the ACCESS test!
Your Students Will:
This resource is LOADED with slides to help your students prepare for the ACCESS.
What’s Included:
Look what other educators are saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Matthew T. wrote, “These slides were awesome. The voice recording links were well done and the formatting is just like ACCESS. Thanks!”
This ACCESS practice will ease everyone’s stress as you work towards completing the ACCESS! You don’t want to miss out on the HELPFUL resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.
Check out these resources:
ELL WIDA ACCESS Test Prep - Tier A
Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing
Road to Revolution Learning Goal Chart
By History Guru
Administrators always say to put the tracking in the student's hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard breakdown sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC's to ensure all students are learning the content & you are on the same page. this has made our team meetings go SO much smoother! This is my favorite tool in my classroom. Students will track themselves unit by unit & standard by standard with the use of "I can" statements. Instructions: Step By Step 1. Find the unit we are in right now. 2. Based on the work we have done thus far, please put an x in the box that best describes your knowledge of the "I can" statement. 3. Be sure to revisit this before your test to ensure that You've Got This Down! This is what the US History team is creating your test off of. If you can move yourself to the final column of "Yes, I can." Then you should score 80% or higher on the test. I will be checking on these :) 4. If you get assigned to an intervention. You will need to edit this on the last day of that cycle
WIDA ACCESS Test Prep - Entering & Emerging - ESL ELL
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Do you need a test prep resource that will get your secondary entering and emerging ELL students completely prepared for the ACCESS test? The 60 Google student slides will allow Entering and Emerging ELL students to practice independently with the help of recorded directions, prompts, and visuals.
They will practice Writing, Reading, Listening, and Speaking as the prep for the ACCESS test!
Your Students Will:
This resource is LOADED with slides to help your students prepare for the ACCESS.
What’s Included:
Look what other educators are saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Shanna McCauley (TeachShare Seller). wrote, “I'm so happy I found this. The activities mirrored ACCESS. My students were actively engaged. This was awesome!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sarah A. wrote, “This was a HUGE help for my Level 1 and 2 ELL students! This took them several days to complete and I was shocked they were able to do the slides independently! This is a fantastic resource!”
This ACCESS practice will ease everyone’s stress as you work towards completing the ACCESS! You don’t want to miss out on the HELPFUL resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.
Check out these resources:
ELL WIDA ACCESS Test Prep - Tier A
Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing
Enlightenment and DOI learning Goal checklist 1.1 1.3 & 1.4
By History Guru
Administrators always say to put the tracking in the student's hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard breakdown sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC's to ensure all students are learning the content you are on the same page. This has made our team meetings go SO much smoother! This is my favorite tool in my classroom. It does come in both English and Spanish Students will track themselves unit by unit & by standard by standard with the use of "I can" statements. Instructions: Step By Step 1. Find the unit we are in right now. 2. Based on the work we have done thus far, please put an x in the box that best describes your knowledge of the "I can" statement. 3. Be sure to revisit this before your test to ensure that You've Got This Down! This is what the Civics team is creating your test off of. If you can move yourself to the final column of "Yes, I can." Then you should score 80% or higher on the test. I will be checking on these :) 4. If you get assigned to an intervention. You will need to edit this on the last day of that cycle SS.7.C.1.1 Recognize how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu's view of separation of power and John Locke's theories related to natural law and how Locke's social contract influenced the Founding Fathers. SS.7.C.1.3 Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. SS.7.C.1.4 Analyze the ideas (natural rights, role of the government) and complaints set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
WIDA ACCESS Writing Practice - Test Prep - Tier A - ESL ELL
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Do you need a test prep resource that will get your secondary ELL multilingual students completely prepared for the formatting and the reading, writing, listening and speaking demands of the ACCESS test? These 20 Warm Ups/Mini lessons are everything you need to prepare your TIER A students for ACCESS!
Your students will feel more confident taking ACCESS after completing these activities that focus on writing.
Your Students Will:
This resource is LOADED with activities to help your students prepare for the ACCESS.
What’s Included:
Look what other educators are saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sarah A. wrote, “These were way more extensive than I thought! This gave us WEEKS of Warm Ups. I used a lot of them as rotations and pulled students into small groups for some of the slides. Everything was really well made and mimicked ACCESS really well, especially the formatting. Very glad I found these! Thank you!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Terri S. wrote, “My students enjoyed this work. I scaffolded it so that it got harder each day. Thank you for the amazing resource”
This ACCESS practice will ease everyone’s stress as you work towards completing the ACCESS! You don’t want to miss out on the HELPFUL resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.
Check out these resources:
➡️Bundle & SAVE - WIDA ACCESS Test Prep
Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing
The Early Republic Learning Goal Chart
By History Guru
Administrators always say to put the tracking in the student's hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard breakdown sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC's to ensure all students are learning the content & you are on the same page. this has made our team meetings go SO much smoother! This is my favorite tool in my classroom. Students will track themselves unit by unit & standard by standard with the use of "I can" statements. Instructions: Step By Step 1. Find the unit we are in right now. 2. Based on the work we have done thus far, please put an x in the box that best describes your knowledge of the "I can" statement. 3. Be sure to revisit this before your test to ensure that You've Got This Down! This is what the US History team is creating your test off of. If you can move yourself to the final column of "Yes, I can." Then you should score 80% or higher on the test. I will be checking on these :) 4. If you get assigned to an intervention. You will need to edit this on the last day of that cycle
TELPAS Test Student Goal Setting for Multilingual Learners *Editable*
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Do you need a way to help your ELL multilingual students prepare for the Texas TELPAS test, reflect on past tests, and set structured goals (with language supports and goal setting ideas)?? Then this resource has everything you need for grades 6-12!
This resource includes:
Impact on Colonial Government Learning Goal Chart 1.2 & 1.3
By History Guru
Administrators always say to put the tracking in the student's hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard breakdown sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC's to ensure all students are learning the content you are on the same page. This has made our team meetings go SO much smoother! This is my favorite tool in my classroom. It does come in both English and Spanish Students will track themselves unit by unit & by standard by standard with the use of "I can" statements. Instructions: Step By Step 1. Find the unit we are in right now. 2. Based on the work we have done thus far, please put an x in the box that best describes your knowledge of the "I can" statement. 3. Be sure to revisit this before your test to ensure that You've Got This Down! This is what the Civics team is creating your test off of. If you can move yourself to the final column of "Yes, I can." Then you should score 80% or higher on the test. I will be checking on these :) 4. If you get assigned to an intervention. You will need to edit this on the last day of that cycle SS.7.C.1.2 Trace the impact that the Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, and Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" had on colonists' views of government. SS.7.C.1.3 Describe how English policies and responses to colonial concerns led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence
ELL WIDA ACCESS Writing Practice-Test Prep -Tier A B/C-Secondary-Narrate & Argue
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Do you need a test prep resource that will get your secondary ELL multilingual students completely prepared for the formatting and the reading, writing, listening and speaking demands of the ACCESS test? These 20 Warm Ups/Mini lessons are everything you need to prepare your TIER A & B/C students for ACCESS using the WIDA KEY USE Narrate & Argue skills!
Your students will feel more confident taking ACCESS after completing these activities that focus on writing.
Your Students Will:
This resource is LOADED with activities to help your students prepare for the ACCESS**.**
What’s Included:
Look what other educators are saying:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alyson D. wrote, “This resource is amazing. I love all of the different activities and topics that are included in this resource. I love that it hits different areas of the test and gives the students the opportunity to work on their speaking with recordings. This has definitely come in handy when it comes to working with my EL students for the WIDA test.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lauren B. wrote, “I credit this so much in helping my 10th graders on ACCESS! It was the most extensive test prep material I've seen on TeachShare and was SO SIMILAR to the test itself. Thank you for pushing my students and creating something that helped use prepare so well!”
This ACCESS practice will ease everyone’s stress as you work towards completing the ACCESS! You don’t want to miss out on the HELPFUL resource. Make sure to add this resource to your cart.
Check out these resources:
ELL WIDA ACCESS Test Prep - Tier A
Newcomer Personal Narrative Writing
Citizenship Learning Goal Checklist SS.7.C.2.1 & 2.2
By History Guru
Administrators always say to put the tracking in the student's hands, make sure you are keeping data, and never offer ways to help you do these! Well, that's where I come in! I sat down with the test specs, essential standards, and standard breakdown sheet to create this awesome excel sheet that you could easily print, distribute, or put in a google sheet that your students can track THEMSELVES! Plus this is also a great tracker for PLC's to ensure all students are learning the content you are on the same page. This has made our team meetings go SO much smoother! This is my favorite tool in my classroom. Students will track themselves unit by unit & standard by standard with the use of "I can" statements. Instructions: Step By Step 1. Find the unit we are in right now. 2. Based on the work we have done thus far, please put an x in the box that best describes your knowledge of the "I can" statement. 3. Be sure to revisit this before your test to ensure that You've Got This Down! This is what the Civics team is creating your test off of. If you can move yourself to the final column of "Yes, I can." Then you should score 80% or higher on the test. I will be checking on these :) 4. If you get assigned to an intervention. You will need to edit this on the last day of that cycle SS.7.C.2.1 Define the term "citizen," and identify legal means of becoming a United States citizen. SS.7.C.2.2 Evaluate the obligations citizens have to obey laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, and serve on juries. Also Assesses: SS.7.C.2.3—Experience the responsibilities of citizens at the local, state, or federal levels. Also Assesses: SS.7.C.2.14—Conduct a service project to further the public good.
ELPAC Progress Monitoring Tools, Descriptors & Scoring Rubric 6-12th grades
By Curly Girl ELD Shop
Need a resource to help you progress monitor your secondary ELLs and clearly understand ELPAC Standards? This resource has it all!
This resource includes:
This easy to use resource will help you assess and monitor your ELLs more efficiently and effectively!