Practice and Preparation for the AzMERIT English Language Arts Tests! This book has been created to cover the language skills in Arizona

Matches the 2015-2016 State Standards and Assessments! This workbook will develop all the language skills that students in Arizona need and help prepare students for the AzMERIT assessments. It includes revising and editing exercises that require students to apply language skills, as well as quizzes that focus on the language skills that students are expected to have. Section 1: Revising and Editing Quizzes - 20 individual quizzes test editing and revising skills - Allows students to apply language skills in context - Prepares students for the language and editing tasks on the AzMERIT assessments Section 2: Language, Vocabulary, and Grammar Quizzes - Individual quizzes allow students to focus specifically on each language skill - Covers both the language skills and the reading foundational skills described in Arizona's English language arts standards - Covers all areas including phonics, word analysis, writing conventions, grammar, and vocabulary - Develops the vocabulary skills assessed as part of reading comprehension tasks Preparing for the AzMERIT Assessments In 2014-2015, Arizona introduced the AzMERIT assessments. Language and vocabulary skills are assessed on the test in two ways. The test includes language and editing tasks where students read short passages and identify errors or opportunities for improvement. Language and vocabulary skills are also assessed as part of the reading comprehension tasks, with some of the questions following passages covering language and vocabulary use. This book will prepare students for both types of questions, as well as ensure that students have the specific language skills that are assessed.

Preparation for the AASA ELA Tests! This book has been created to cover the language skills in Arizona's 2016 English Language Arts standards. It includes revising and editing exercises that require students to apply language skills, as well as quizzes that focus on the language skills that students in Arizona are expected to have. It provides full coverage of the standards, and will develop all the language skills that students need. Key Benefits - Develops the language skills described in the 2016 English Language Arts standards - Covers the language standards, as well as the Reading Foundational Skills and the Writing Foundational Skills - Individual quizzes allow students to focus specifically on each language skill - Covers all areas including phonics, word analysis, grammar, usage, writing conventions, spelling, and vocabulary - Editing and revising tasks give students the opportunity to apply language skills - Provides a strong foundation for the language, vocabulary, and writing skills assessed on the AzMERIT tests Preparation for Arizona'a English Language Arts Assessments - Develops the language and vocabulary skills assessed on the AASA tests - Covers all the writing conventions and grammar skills that may be assessed - Provides practice editing and revising texts - Improves performance on writing tasks

Practice and Preparation for the 2017-2018 AzMERIT ELA tests! This workbook will give students extensive practice completing revising and editing tasks. Students will read full-length examples of student writing that contain errors. Each passage is followed by multiple choice questions that require students to improve the passage or to correct an error. This workbook will prepare students for editing tasks on the AzMERIT ELA test, as well as improve performance on the writing tasks on the test. Extensive Revising and Editing Practice - Provides practice revising to improve writing and editing to correct errors - Revising tasks cover focus, organization, sentence structure, transitions, word use, strong word choices, and more - Editing tasks cover grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling - Covers the skills listed in the writing and language sections of Arizona's English Language Arts stanadards Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - 18 convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Each practice set contains a full-length example of student writing with errors and opportunities for improvement - Editing tasks require students to identify and correct errors in grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling - Revising tasks require students to improve the passage by adding sentences, combining sentences, rewriting sentences, choosing stronger words, adding or replacing transition words or phrases, and more - Format allows for review and feedback after each set Key Benefits - Provides extensive experience completing revising and editing tasks - Identifying errors in context improves language and vocabulary skills - Develops and improves writing skills - Helps ensure student writing follows standard writing conventions - Prepares students for the editing tasks on the AzMERIT ELA tests - Improves performance on the writing tasks on the AzMERIT ELA tests

Preparation for the 2015-2016 AzMERIT Assessments! This practice book will prepare students for the AzMERIT English Language Arts assessments. It will develop all the skills that students need and provide ongoing practice with the types of questions and tasks found on the real assessments. Just like the real assessments, it includes tasks covering reading, writing, listening, and editing. Provides Ongoing Skill Development and Practice - Convenient practice sets allow for ongoing skill development - Flexible format allows practice sets to be completed to suit any schedule - Helps students transition to the more rigorous AzMERIT assessments - Format allows for review after each set to provide feedback and promote improvement Developed to Match the AzMERIT Assessments - Covers all the skills assessed on the AzMERIT assessments - Includes sets covering reading, writing, listening, and editing - Provides practice completing multiple-choice, constructed-response, and technology-enhanced questions - Contains writing tasks for informational essays, opinion pieces, and narratives - More rigorous questions prepare students for the higher difficulty of the new assessments - Strong focus on key features including close reading, using evidence from text, and analyzing and evaluating texts - Full answer key lists the skill assessed by each question Key Benefits of this Book - Builds confidence by helping students prepare before taking the real tests - Develops all the English Language Arts skills that students need - Provides experience answering all types of questions and completing all types of tasks - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - More rigorous tasks encourage deeper understanding and more advanced thinking - Detailed answer key allows for student work to be reviewed and improved on

Preparation for the Spring 2019 AzMERIT ELA Tests! This workbook will give students extensive practice completing revising and editing tasks. Students will read full-length examples of student writing that contain errors. Each passage is followed by multiple choice questions that require students to improve the passage or to correct an error. This workbook will prepare students for the editing tasks on the AzMERIT ELA tests, as well as improve performance on the writing tasks. Extensive Revising and Editing Practice - Provides practice revising to improve writing and editing to correct errors - Revising tasks cover focus, organization, sentence structure, transitions, word use, strong word choices, and more - Editing tasks cover grammar, usage, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling - Covers the skills listed in Arizona

This book will develop and improve the language and vocabulary skills listed in the Georgia Standards of Excellence and help students prepare for the Georgia Milestones English Language Arts assessments. It includes revising and editing exercises that require students to apply language skills, as well as quizzes that focus on the language and vocabulary skills that students are expected to have. Section 1: Revising and Editing Quizzes - 20 individual quizzes test editing and revising skills - Allows students to apply language skills in context - Questions cover errors in grammar, word usage, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure - Provides practice for the revising and editing tasks on the Georgia Milestones ELA tests Section 2: Language, Vocabulary, and Grammar Quizzes - Includes one focused quiz for each skill - Covers the language skills described in the Georgia Standards of Excellence - Also covers the vocabulary skills described as part of the reading standards - Quizzes cover language, word analysis, vocabulary, writing conventions, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling - Questions have a range of formats and styles - Prepares students for language and vocabulary questions on the Georgia Milestones ELA tests Student Learning Made Easy! - Short quizzes allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions - Skill-based quizzes allow students to focus on one specific skill at a time - Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year - Gives students practice identifying and correcting errors in writing - Encourages students to analyze and improve writing - Develops vocabulary and word analysis skills