Monday, November 20, 2006

Reading diagnostic tests available

The first round of the reading diagnostic tests is now available. The middle school comprehension 1 diagnostics are now ready. These tests measure comprehension in Lexile levels 400-1000. The topics covered are:

Author’s Purpose, Point of View, and Fact or Opinion
Literal Comprehension
Summarization
Graphic Organizers and Story Sequence

For guidance on using the new diagnostics, refer to the Reading Diagnostic Test Teacher Guide located in the ever-growing PASeries Resource Library. More reading diagnostics will be released before the New Year. Check back here often for updates.

Friday, November 03, 2006

Westward-Ho!

The PASeries team has been at it again; providing even more alignments to state standards. This week PASeries Mathematics was aligned to the Idaho Content Standards.

Idaho has a lot more than potatoes going for it; it has beautiful geography which hosts a myriad of recreational activities. To learn more about Idaho visit here.

Our popular PASeries Algebra I formative assessment was aligned to the state standards of California, Mississippi, and North Carolina.

As always, the alignment guides can be found in the ever-growing PASeries Resource Library. Just scroll down the page to find your state.

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