Preparation for North Carolina's READY End-of-Grade Assessments for 2015-2016! This practice test book is the perfect preparation tool for the READY End-of-Grade Assessments for English Language Arts/Reading. It includes six mini-tests to introduce students to the test, as well as two complete full-length practice tests. Complete Preparation for the READY English Language Arts/Reading Assessments - Begins with 6 short mini-tests to give students practice answering test questions - Mini-tests develop key Common Core skills, including close reading, using evidence from texts, and analyzing and evaluating texts - Mini-tests provide practice responding to literary and informational texts - Two complete practice tests allow students to take a test just like the actual READY ELA/Reading test - Practice tests cover all the skills assessed on the real state tests - Full answer key lists the Common Core standard assessed by each question Key Benefits of this Workbook - Builds confidence by helping students prepare before taking the real test - Develops all the English Language Arts and reading skills needed - Provides experience answering reading comprehension questions - Helps students know what to expect when taking the real tests - Reduces test anxiety by allowing low-stress practice - Detailed answer key allows missing skills to be identified

New and Updated for 2012-2013 -The increased difficulty will prepare students for the more rigorous End-of-Grade Reading Comprehension test. -The wider range of exercises will challenge students and help students master reading comprehension skills. -The core skills exercises will develop the reading, writing, and language skills described in the Common Core State Standards. About the Book This workbook is designed to develop the skills that students need to succeed on North Carolina's End-of-Grade Reading Comprehension test. It offers a simple system for ongoing practice that will help students develop the reading comprehension skills that all North Carolina students need. Each set in the workbook includes reading comprehension questions, plus a core skills exercise focused on one key reading, writing, or language skill. The 40 sets in the book allow students to gradually develop the key skills they will need, while building confidence and reducing test anxiety. Students will be prepared and ready for the North Carolina EOG Reading Comprehension test! Key Features -40 reading mini-tests to make test preparation simple -Short passages and question sets allow for easy 20-minute practice sessions -Easily integrates with student learning throughout the year -Covers the same skills tested on the state test -Includes exercises focused on developing the reading, writing, and language skills described in the Common Core State Standards -Includes additional information and teaching notes on the key reading skills that North Carolina students need to master About the Common Core Standards The state of North Carolina has adopted the Common Core State Standards. These standards describe what students are expected to learn. Student learning is based on these standards throughout the year, and the state test includes questions that assess whether students have the skills described in the standards. This workbook has been expanded to include core skills exercises focused on the reading, writing, and language skills described in the Common Core State Standards. The exercises have a range or formats and are designed to challenge students. As students gain the reading comprehension skills that will assist them on the state test, they will also develop these broader skills that will help them in all areas.

This book has been specifically created to cover the language skills in the Common Core State 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 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 Common Core standards - Individual quizzes allow students to focus specifically on each language skill - Covers all areas including phonics, word analysis, grammar, writing conventions, and vocabulary - Editing and revising tasks give students the opportunity to apply language skills - Provides a strong foundation for the vocabulary and reading comprehension skills assessed on the state test About the Common Core State Standards The state of North Carolina has adopted the Common Core State Standards. These standards describe what students are expected to know, and student learning throughout the year is based on the content of these standards. The English Language Arts standards are divided into the following areas: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language. This book focuses specifically on developing and applying the Language standards. However, this also overlaps with all other areas, as language skills are essential for effective reading comprehension, speaking, listening, and writing.

This workbook focuses on developing a thorough understanding of informational texts. It contains a wide range of informational texts organized by type. Each passage is followed by a complete full-length question set. This workbook will ensure that students have strong reading comprehension skills and can respond to challenging passages. Students will also be fully prepared for the informational text reading tasks on the End-of-Grade ELA/Reading tests. Focuses on Understanding and Analyzing Informational d104s - Includes 18 practice sets containing a wide range of informational texts - Includes science and history articles, reviews, interviews, speeches, flyers, advertisements, biographies, opinion pieces, and how-to articles - Complex passages include features like charts, tables, graphs, diagrams, quotations, sidebars, and photographs - Each passage is followed by a full set of 15 questions with a range of formats - Complete reading comprehension question sets provide extensive practice responding to and analyzing texts Advanced Skill Development - Covers the skills listed in the Reading Informational d104s section of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study - Challenging passages build strong reading comprehension skills - Encourages close reading and using evidence from texts - Focuses on advanced skills like evaluating texts, making connections, and looking at texts critically - Provides experience with a wide range of question types Preparation for the End-of-Grade ELA/Reading Assessments - Provides experience with a wide range of informational text types - Develops the student's ability to respond to and analyze complex texts - Ensures that students are able to analyze complex text features - Wide range of question formats challenge students and encourage strong skill development - Ongoing practice builds confidence

It's all new and updated for North Carolina's 2011-2012 End-of-Grade Reading Comprehension test! This practice test book is the perfect preparation tool for the EOG Reading Comprehension test. It contains 6 reading mini-tests to ease students into test preparation and help students develop the reading comprehension skills they will need for the state test. It includes 6 focused vocabulary quizzes that cover all the vocabulary skills that are assessed on the state test. It includes a full-length EOG Reading Comprehension test just like the real state test. There is no better way to prepare for the EOG Reading Comprehension test than to take it! - Build confidence by using the tests to improve student performance - Reduce text anxiety by allowing the student to practice taking the EOG Reading Comprehension test - Find out what score a student is likely to get before they take the real test - Use the tests in revision so students develop the skills to answer all types of reading comprehension questions - Use the full answer key and skills list to identify exactly what skills the student is missing - Use the included teaching notes to ensure that students have a full understanding of the key reading skills that North Carolina students need