Karen Gouge Let’s Talk… Test Talk! Learning More About the End Of Grade (EOG) Tests EQ- How can I perform better on tests using what I know from Reading class?

Karen Gouge Let’s Talk About the EOG… What things make you nervous? What things are you confident about? What do you know about the test? What things do you think you still need to learn?

Karen Gouge What is “Test Talk”? Today you will learn more about the format of the test. What does the test look like? What kinds of things can you expect to see? What things are eye catching? How do the test makers try to trick you? How can you be a smart test taker?

Karen Gouge Let’s Start at the Beginning – What do you think about testing? True or False? You have to be a great reader to do well on the EOG. You have to know every word on the test to pass the EOG. You don’t have to practice reading to do well on the EOG. You can pass the test without reading carefully. You need to know all of the meanings of new vocabulary to pass the test.

Karen Gouge Let’s Think…Do you have to be a “great” reader? Students who do well on the test are not always “GREAT” readers. Instead, they might be: Smart readers Strategic readers Average readers Good readers

Karen Gouge Do you have to know every word? If you already know every word there is to know, you do not need to be in school. You do need to know what to do when you come to a word you don’t know. /files/PDF_KB_Fix_Up_Strateg ies_Cards_ pdfhttp:// /files/PDF_KB_Fix_Up_Strateg ies_Cards_ pdf

Karen Gouge Do I have to practice? YES! Like anything else you want to be good at, you need practice with testing to become a better test taker.

Karen Gouge Can you pass the test without reading carefully? Reading carefully involves becoming a strategic reader…you have a strategy to follow for every genre you read. The strategy you use might be different for each genre. Testing strategies can be used in other genres, but you won’t see certain test formats in regular reading.

Karen Gouge Do you need to know the meanings of every word on the test? If you knew all of the meanings, you would be a walking dictionary! You need to know how to figure out the meaning of those words to help you understand what you are reading.

Karen Gouge Let’s Look At A Test Selection… With a partner, mark anything on your paper that “sticks out” or that you notice about this selection. Be ready to talk about what you marked and explain why you marked it. Think – What can I learn from marking this selection?

Karen Gouge So Let’s Review… True or False? You have to be a great reader to do well on the EOG. You have to know every word on the test to pass the EOG. You don’t have to practice reading to do well on the EOG. You can pass the test without reading carefully. You need to know all of the meanings of new vocabulary to pass the test.

Karen Gouge There You Have It… Now YOU have what you need to be a good test taker! Try your best and you’ll do GREAT on the test!