Getting Ready for the 4th Grade Assessment Test: Help Improve
Your ChildÆs Math and English Skills û Many parents
are expressing a demand for books that will help their children
succeed and excel on the fourth grade assessment tests in
math and English ûespecially in areas where children
have limited access to computers. This book will help students
practice basic math concepts, i.e., number sense and applications
as well as more difficult math, such as patterns, functions,
and algebra. English skills will include practice in reading
comprehension, writing, and vocabulary. Rubrics are included
for self-evaluation.
With standardized, state-mandated testing starting as early
as the first grade and continuing through high school, parents
are concerned that their children may not be able to perform
at grade level. Developed by professionals, here is the first
and only grade-specific test preparation series geared toward
parent and child, including expert tips for optimizing children's
test performances.
Features:
Information on how schools use standardized tests
Explanations of the types of questions found on standardized
tests
Practice sections on necessary verbal and math skills
Exercises, drills, and a full-length sample test with
answers explained
From the Back Cover
On Your Mark for Grade 4
The Grade-Specific Test Preparation Every Child Needs
Remember those standardized tests you took back in grade
school, filling in your answers with a number-two pencil,
never knowing what became of your test results or even how
well you fared? Now your child is taking those same tests,
but this time you have the tools you need to help improve
his or her test-taking skills and scores.
The complete home-study program to help children practice
the essential math skills they learn in school. Matches the
math curriculum so your children will reach their full potential
in school -- and on important standardized tests! The successful
way to improve your child's math. These workbooks have been
compiled and tested by a team of math experts to increase
your child's confidence, enjoyment, and success at school.
Fourth Grade: Provides practice at all the major topics for
Grade 4 with emphasis on multiplication and division of larger
numbers. Includes a review of Grade 3 topics and a preview
of topics in Grade 5. Includes Times Tables practice.
Grade by grade, these groundbreaking and successful books
provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a good education
for first to sixth graders.
B & W photographs, linecuts, and maps throughout; two-color
printing. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable
edition of this title.
Integrating a few of these short exercises into
each day's classroom schedule will help your students get
better results on standardized tests. The exercises are based
on the most recent versions of several widely used tests.
Also incluced are test-taking strategies and helpful tips.
This book prepares teachers, students, and parents for this
increasingly important test. It is based on California's state
standards, which is what the SAT 9 is testing. This book is
full of test taking tips and strategies, parent tips, the
actual state standards, and lots of practice problems based
on the standards. A must for anyone concerned about their
child or school's preformance on the SAT 9
Highlighting updated maps, timelines, charts, graphs, a detailed
index, and additional visual aids, an accessible reference
brings world history up to date. Original."
Every household needs this book!, October 24, 2001
Reviewer: homeschoolmum (see more about me) from California
This is a very concise, yet thorough look at our language.
It starts with the history of languages, the percentage of
the world population that speak the most common languages,
a diagram of Indo-European languages and which one evolved
from what. It defines terms like "semantics", "phonetics",
"phonemics", "phonics", "morphemics",
etc. It gives nine different alphabets, including sign language,
smoke signals and morse code. It gives examples of Hebrew
and Japanese. There are some very informative drawings of
the mouth, and how sounds are made.
And that's just the first 15 pages.
If you want to know what the "CAT" in CAT scan
stands for, or why we write "please R.S.V.P." on
party invitations, you can find the answers here.
This book is very nicely laid out, easy to read and aesthetic,
with nice pictures and lots of color. There is just tons of
information in this book, but it's not weighty or difficult
to understand. Unlike a typical textbook, one piece can be
understood at a time - one doesn't need to start from the
beginning and read all the way through it.
I knew this book would be useful for my kids, but when I
read the page that completely - and simply - defined "past
perfect tense", "present perfect tense" and
"future perfect tense", I was sold. I immediately
called my friend who is the head teacher at a K-12 school,
and told her she needed to get this book! (Turns out she already
has it, and uses it all the time with her students.)
I can't say enough good things about this book!
Awesome English Reference, April 11, 2000
Reviewer: A reader from Georgia
As a home schooler I continually search for quality books
at an affordable price. This book was an excellent find. The
amount of information included here is exceptional. One look
at the table of contents, I was sold. It covers topics from
the history of language and alphabets to creative writing
and reading literature, and of course, all the basics are
here too. Each section is color coded for quick and easy reference.
"Everything You Need To Know About English" makes
English easy and understandable. This little book is not just
a great value for the home schooling household, but should
be in every home with school aged children or where anyone
may need a well prepared English reference book.
