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Helpful TIPS for TAKS

Create a regularly scheduled time for you and your child to study together.  During this time, change the concepts being studied often to maintain interest and eagerness to participate.  For example, it doesn't always have to be a 30 min block where your child is reading a passage and answering questions.  



How to Help Before the Test

  • Focus on what your child is doing right
  • Let your child know that you are proud of his or her efforts and have confidence in what he or she can accomplish
  • Explain how important the test is but do not put pressure on your child
  • Make sure your child sleeps well for several nights before the test
  • Have your child eat a good breakfast
  • Make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather and classroom climate to avoid discomfort during the test
  • Make sure your child arrives on time on the day of the test with needed materials to avoid unnecessary stress

Helpful LINKS for TAKS

Reading

Read and discuss a variety of materials with your child. Help your child understand the meanings of new words. Ask who, what, where, when, and why questions to help your child understand the main idea, purpose, and meaning of what is read.

Work with the teacher and school librarian to identify appropriate reading materials that will interest your child.

 

Help your child make connections between personal experiences and the events and characters in a story. Ask if a story is similar to other stories and how.

Helpful website for Reading TAKS: Interactive Study Guide (Click Here)
Math
It is very critical for students to know their basic math facts such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts to become successful with all math concepts. Practicing and studying on a regular basis will help each student become better problem solvers as well as boost their confidence levels.
 
Here are some additional tips on how you can help as a parent:
  • Encourage your child to talk about the steps used when solving a math problem. Play math games with your child by asking questions that combine addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to encourage thinking about how numbers work together to form new numbers.
  • Ask questions about what is represented in the tables and graphs found in different sections of magazines and newspapers, such as the weather page.
  • Find ways to incorporate math skills into everyday situations like shopping, counting money, adding and comparing prices on a menu, measuring ingredients for cooking, doing home repairs, and estimating time and distance when traveling.
Helpful website for Math TAKS: Interactive Study Guide (Click Here)
                                          
 
Science
Understanding vocabulary is extremely important!  Please make sure your child knows the vocabulary words that are listed each week on the science page.  Also, ensure that your child is using their strategies to answer the "questions of the week" they receive each week for homework.  These questions are laid out like those they will see on the TAKS test.  Studying their science journal is also very helpful! 
 
Helpful website for Science TAKS: Interactive Study Guide (Click Here)
 

 



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