1. A fourth-grader needs help with reading comprehension. What are 3 things you will show him on Learning Express?
I would click on 'Reading Skills Improvement' and there is a drop-down menu of five different tests that the student would be able to work on. The ones I would recommend for him/her would be: '4th Grade Reading Practice', '4th Grade Reading Diagnostic Tests', and 'STAAR Grade 4 Reading Practice Test'. All three of these tests will help him/her with Reading Comprehension. After the student took the tests, I would go back to see how he/she scored on certain areas to see where he/she needs the most work.
2. A recent high school graduate has her eye on an office manager job, but she knows she needs to improve her skills before she applies. What do you recommend for her in Learning Express?
I would first look under the 'Job Search & Workplace Skills' tab. Here it would give her options to buff up on her Business Writing Skills, Grammar for communicating with peers, and Spelling Vocabulary Practice. She could also take the WorkKeys Practice Tests, and the TOEIC Practice Tests if she needs help with any language barriers.
3. A high school student comes to you for help on his report on careers. He is interested in being either a nurse or a pharmacist someday. What do you show him on Learning Express?
I would show him the tests under the 'Jobs and Careers' tab, and then go to the section of 'Nursing and Allied Health'. This area has 'Entrance Test Preparation', 'Licensure and Certification Test Preparation, and 'Career Guidance', with the most important one being, 'Career Guidance' to give him an idea if this is where he really belongs. It gives him information on becoming a health care professional.
Common Core Connections
Set-up an account in Learning Express and browse through the available exams. Choose one or more tests or courses to see what they are like. On the bottom right of the home page, click “Browse our complete library of ebooks,” and see what’s there. Consider how you would use this resource to meet a Common Core standard.
Set-up an account in Learning Express and browse through the available exams. Choose one or more tests or courses to see what they are like. On the bottom right of the home page, click “Browse our complete library of ebooks,” and see what’s there. Consider how you would use this resource to meet a Common Core standard.
These tests and ebooks would be an excellent resource for a lot of reviewing material covered in various content areas. It would help students in Language Arts courses review Grammar and Context Clues. It would help with Vocabulary in History and Science, and it would help with a TON of Math concepts. I am having a problem just listing one, so I'll list a couple.
RI: Craft and Structure: 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative,connotative, and technical meanings.
RI: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity: 10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
For the two previous Reading Standards, I would have the students take some of the Vocabulary Review tests as a guide to their base level of understanding vocabulary.
I would also give them some of the Math Practice tests to determine their level of their understanding at the beginning of the year, at semester time, and at the end of the year.
Kristi, you would have some satisfied customers if they followed through with your advice! You are also very right in your assessment of how Learning Express and Common Core go together--building skills! Thanks for your work!
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