Books in The Test Connection series

Developing communication skills in mathematics is an important part of school curriculum and many standardized tests require written explanations on how math problems are solved. This book provides teachers strategies to engage students in math discussions, integrate the writing process, and assess their work. A writing checklist along with a reflection page is included. For students there are opportunities to solve math problems and practice writing explanations on how the problems were solved. The activities focus on number sense and operations, geometry, measurement, and data analysis. A scoring rubric and answer key is also provided.

Developing communication skills in mathematics is an important part of school curriculum, and many standardized tests require written explanations on how math problems are solved. This book provides teachers strategies to engage students in math discussions, integrate the writing process, and assess their work. A writing checklist and a reflection page are also included. For students, there are opportunities to solve math problems and practice writing explanations on how the problems were solved. The activities focus on number sense and operations, geometry, measurement, and data analysis. A scoring rubric and answer key is also provided.

Developing communication skills in mathematics is an important part of school curriculum and many standardized tests require written explanations on how math problems are solved. This book provides teachers strategies to engage students in math discussions, integrate the writing process, and assess their work. A writing checklist along with a reflection page is included. For students there are opportunities to solve math problems and practice writing explanations on how the problems were solved. The activities focus on number sense, operations, geometry, measurement, and data. A scoring rubric and answer key is also provided.

Are you ready for the next wave of testing? Constructed-response questions are featured on many standardized tests—and the number is growing. The cross-curricular selections allow students to write their own responses to questions in reading, math, science, and social studies. With content pulled from the most commonly tested skills, this book provides comprehensive skill practice. A grading rubric will guide you in scoring open-ended questions, while the sample answers in the answer key give your students a model of what a good answer should include.

Developing communication skills in mathematics is an important part of school curriculum and many standardized tests require written explanations on how math problems are solved. This book provides teachers strategies to engage students in math discussions, integrate the writing process, and assess their work. A writing checklist along with a reflection page is included. For students there are opportunities to solve math problems and practice writing explanations on how the problems were solved. The activities focus on number sense, operations, geometry, measurement, algebra, and data analysis. A scoring rubric and answer key is also provided.

Are you ready for the next wave of testing? Constructed-response questions are featured on many standardized tests—and the number is growing. The cross-curricular selections allow students to write their own responses to questions in reading, math, science, and social studies. With content pulled from the most commonly tested skills, this book provides comprehensive skill practice. A grading rubric will guide you in scoring open-ended questions, while the sample answers in the answer key give your students a model of what a good answer should include.

Developing communication skills in mathematics is an important part of school curriculum and many standardized tests require written explanations on how math problems are solved. This book provides teachers strategies to engage students in math discussions, integrate the writing process, and assess their work. A writing checklist along with a reflection page is included. For students there are opportunities to solve math problems and practice writing explanations on how the problems were solved. The activities focus on number sense and operations, geometry, measurement, and data analysis. A scoring rubric and answer key is also provided. Supports NCTM standards.