GEORGIA CRCT PRACTICE TESTS AND TIPS
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Samples
from the CRCT Official Site
–http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/curriculum/testing/crct.asp
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down the page on the right hand side and see sample items in .pdf format.
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CRCT
Test Score Interpretation Guide - .pdf format
Tips for Helping Your Child Be
a Successful test taker:
- Do praise your child for the things he or
she does well, and be supportive of his or her efforts, especially in
areas or activities that are challenging. Kids who feel good about
themselves and their abilities-and who aren't fearful about making
mistakes-will fell more confident, and less anxious, when taking the test.
- Do talk with your child about what
they're doing in class and ask what he or she is reading. Studies show
that kids who talked with their families on a weekly basis about school
and what they were reading scored higher on the national standardized
reading test than kids who talked about these things with their families
less often.
- Do limit your child's TV time.
Studies show that kids who watched fewer than three hours of television a
day scored higher on the national reading test than those who watched
more.
- Do express a positive attitude about the
test and confidence in your child's ability to do well on it.
Research shows that parents' and teachers' attitudes influence children's
attitudes. So if you're upbeat and encouraging about the test, your
child is likely to feel good about it.
- Do encourage your child to read-newspapers,
magazines, food labels, recipes, letters, and instructions, in addition to
fiction and non-fiction books. Test makers draw on a wide variety of
formats when choosing items to evaluate reading comprehension skills.
- Do realize that putting too much emphasis
on the test and the results can increase your child's anxiety about the
test. Too much anxiety can prevent your child from doing his or her
best.
- Do reassure your child that test scores are
only one measure of his or her abilities, not the whole picture.
Don't judge your child on the basis of his or her test score.
- Do ensure that your child gets a good
night's sleep the night before the test and eats a nutritious breakfast
the day of the test.
*These tips were taken from
the January issue of "Creative Classroom".