1. PARCC Test Preparation
Resources for Students

2. Go to http://parcc.pearson.com/
This is the hub for many useful resources.

3. Choose Test Preparation from the top menu or page menu to get the dropdown menu, including Sample Items, Tutorials, & Practice Tests.

4. The following tutorials are available.
TestNav 8 Tutorial
Provides basics about the testing platform
Equation Editor Guides
PDFs by grade band
Equation Editor Tutorials
Guided Practice
by grade band
Online Student Tutorials
- High School ELA
- High School Math
Text to Speech Tutorial
This is only for those students with this accommodation.
TI Graphing Calculator Software
Download for 90 Day Free Use of Software

5. Key Point about Test Nav 8
DO NOT attempt to “esc,” open another program or leave the testing program while in session. This will kick you out of the test.
Not all tools will be available for each section
“Review” is a good tool for moving back and forth in each section/Unit of the test. You can “flag” a question and come back to it later and see which questions you haven’t answered
Students may review previous questions, until the student selects “continue” at the end of the unit. This will end that section of the test.
Only “submit my final answers” when all sections/units are complete (last day of testing)!
Multiple Choice questions are denoted by a circle next to the answer choices.
Multiple Item select is denoted by a square next to the answer choices.

6. Sample Items are available for both ELA & Math by grade band
Sample Items are available for both ELA & Math by grade band. Generic rubrics for ELA are also available by grade band.

7. Practice Tests are available in both ELA & Math.
Practice EOYs for grades 3-11 are currently available.
Sample PBAs should be available in January 2015.
ELA
Practice PBAs for grades 3-11 are currently available.
Sample EOYs should be available in January 2015.

8. Testing Components

9. PBA Middle School (March 2nd – March 27th) Testing Units and Times

10. EOY Middle School (April 27th – May 22nd) Testing Units and Times

11. PBA High School (March 2nd – March 27th) Testing Units and Times

12. EOY High School (April 22nd – May 15th) Testing Units and Times