Monday, April 23, 2012

Common Core Assessment FAQs


1. How well aligned are your books with the SAT and Common Core? Mirrors & Windows covers 100% of the SAT Literature skills and recommended preparation, and is 100% aligned with The Common Core State Standards (covering 100% of the required range of text types for grades 6-12 in the student edition in every level).
2. Do you provide any form of data analysis? All selection tests and unit tests in ExamView are correlated to the Common Core. In addition, the Formative Assessments provided in the Assessment Guide (and on the Teacher’s Resource CD) are correlated to the Common Core and aligned with remediation rubrics that teachers can use to gather and analyze data to prescribe intervention activities found within the program.
3. Other assessment resources for teachers, etc.? Reading Assessment questions provided after the selections in the student text provide test practice modeled after the ACT and SAT test questions. Test Practice workshops in each unit provide test practice in SAT and ACT formats. Exceeding the Standards: Test Practice provides timed, unit-based practice tests in SAT and ACT formats. The Assessment Guide also provides oral Reading Fluency assessments.