Testing Strategies
Supplemental Aides
Reading Strategies
STAAR Ready
Test Accommodations
100
Read ALL text, reread questions, and use POE for answer choices
What is how can I take my test successfully?
100
POE, TPRSITG, PIE, BME, MI
What is what is a mnemonic device?
100
TPRSITG, Maybe-Baby, No-Way Jose, POE, TE
What is what are reading strategies I can use?
100
Be alert!
What is get a good night's rest?
100
Text to Speech and Play Button
What is how do I have something read to me?
200
Read the entire selection and take notes!
What is how can I check my understanding?
200
'Cheat sheets' that help you recall information in a VISUAL way
What is what is a supplemental aide?
200
REREAD and underline key words
What is how do I attack (understand) the question?
200
Brain Energy
What is eat a healthy breakfast?
200
Color Contrast Feature
What is how do I change the color of my test?
300
Take your time and take 'brain' and 'stretch' breaks
What is how can I pace myself while reading and remain focused?
300
What the TEXT says + What YOU know =
What is how do I make inference?
300
Textual Evidence (referring back to story)
What is how do I justify or prove my thinking (answer)?
300
Have confidence
What is how can I stay POSITIVE during the test?
300
Pop Up and Pictures
What is how are words defined or text pointed out?
400
PROVE it so I can select the right answer
What is if I cannot PROVE it, I can't use it!
400
Main idea, Inferencing, Plot, Story Map VISUALS
What is what is a graphic organizer?
400
Process of Elimination (POE)
What is how do I "feel good" about my answer?
400
Best Effort!
What is how can I ensure improvement?
400
Rollover without Text to Speech
What is rollovers cannot be read. What is a teacher must read rollovers to me.
500
Keep tabs of your "smiley face" answers!
What is how can I anticipate a good score?
500
Refresh your Memory
What is how I can use my SA's as reminders?
500
Supplemental Aides or Notepad Feature
What is how can I take notes on a computer test?
500
100% of My "Toolkit"
What is how do I pass and make progress on my STAAR?
500
Flag for Review
What is how can I mark a test question for review prior to submitting my test?